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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Milford Track. Tess Brunton / RNZ The popular Milford Track was mostly sold out within half-an-hour of bookings opening, with thousands queuing online to secure a spot. There were about 7000 available for the ‘Great Walk’. Last year, the Department of Conservation (DOC) upgraded its online booking system to include a ... <a title="Thousands queue as Milford Track spots book out in minutes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/thousands-queue-as-milford-track-spots-book-out-in-minutes/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands queue as Milford Track spots book out in minutes">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Kiwibank has been instructed by the government to once again look at its options for long-term growth, including revisiting the possibility of partial privatisation. The taxpayer-owned bank had previously looked at raising $500 million in capital from local investors, but ditched that plan last year. The new ... <a title="Partial sell-off of Kiwibank back on the government’s agenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/partial-sell-off-of-kiwibank-back-on-the-governments-agenda/" aria-label="Read more about Partial sell-off of Kiwibank back on the government’s agenda">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Originally built as a bathing pavilion in 1938, the Oriental Bay Band Rotunda housed several restaurants and bars from the 1980s until it was found to be quake prone. RNZ / Nick James A multimillion-dollar Wellington Pavilion project, reviving a heritage waterfront spot, has lost its high-profile chef. The developer Watson ... <a title="High-profile chef cuts ties with Wellington Pavilion project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/high-profile-chef-cuts-ties-with-wellington-pavilion-project/" aria-label="Read more about High-profile chef cuts ties with Wellington Pavilion project">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash/ Ina Ramos Aged care provider Radius Residential Care has reported a strong full year result with net profit up 36 percent on the back of 14 percent revenue growth. The company, which operates 24 aged care homes, made a full year profit for the year ended March of just over ... <a title="Radius Residential Care lifts occupancy rates, net profit up 36%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/radius-residential-care-lifts-occupancy-rates-net-profit-up-36/" aria-label="Read more about Radius Residential Care lifts occupancy rates, net profit up 36%">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stuart Davies says with McCain’s shutting up shop he’s looking at scaling down by cutting one worker and possibly selling one of his spraying machines. RNZ / Alexa Cook A group of Hawke’s Bay growers is looking at whether it could take over the McCain vegetable processing factory and save the ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay growers mull McCain takeover bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/hawkes-bay-growers-mull-mccain-takeover-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay growers mull McCain takeover bid">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Figures show the cost of living crisis is not being felt equally across New Zealand. Quin Tauetau Soaring petrol prices could be deepening the cost-of-living divide between urban and rural communities, with new data suggesting households in parts of rural New Zealand are spending nearly a quarter of their total discretionary ... <a title="Rural consumers spending as much as a quarter of household budget on fuel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/rural-consumers-spending-as-much-as-a-quarter-of-household-budget-on-fuel/" aria-label="Read more about Rural consumers spending as much as a quarter of household budget on fuel">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Across the country, 12.2 percent of sales in the first quarter of this year were for less than the sellers had paid for them. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Almost 20 percent of Auckland sellers lost money on properties they sold in the first quarter of this year, Cotality says – and ... <a title="Strong ‘buyer’s market’ is working against anyone trying to sell an apartment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/strong-buyers-market-is-working-against-anyone-trying-to-sell-an-apartment/" aria-label="Read more about Strong ‘buyer’s market’ is working against anyone trying to sell an apartment">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand will avoid slipping into recession, but faces a difficult year, Westpac says. RNZ / Michelle Tiang New Zealand will avoid slipping into recession, but faces a difficult year of weak growth, rising unemployment and higher interest rates as global energy prices surge, according to Westpac’s latest Economic Overview. The ... <a title="NZ economy to dodge recession but faces ‘rocky’ year – Westpac" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/nz-economy-to-dodge-recession-but-faces-rocky-year-westpac/" aria-label="Read more about NZ economy to dodge recession but faces ‘rocky’ year – Westpac">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The number of people aged under 17 in KiwiSaver has halved in the past decade. Unsplash KiwiSaver providers say kids are missing out on a chance to have time to supercharge their returns. The number of people aged under 17 in KiwiSaver has halved in the past decade. In June 2015, ... <a title="Number of kids in KiwiSaver halves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/number-of-kids-in-kiwisaver-halves/" aria-label="Read more about Number of kids in KiwiSaver halves">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Xero chief executive Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. Supplied/Xero The chief executive of accounting software company Xero says it does not tolerate sexual harassment or misconduct in the workplace. It comes amid allegations of misconduct and inappropriate behaviour from multiple women against its founder Sir Rod Drury. Former Xero staffer Ally Naylor first ... <a title="Xero CEO speaks out amid allegations against founder Sir Rod Drury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/xero-ceo-speaks-out-amid-allegations-against-founder-sir-rod-drury/" aria-label="Read more about Xero CEO speaks out amid allegations against founder Sir Rod Drury">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau A growing number of New Zealanders are investing in share markets as a way to build their wealth. But what do you need to know if you’re just getting started? Here are five things to think about. What are your goals? A good starting point is to ... <a title="Getting started in investing? Here are five things to think about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/getting-started-in-investing-here-are-five-things-to-think-about/" aria-label="Read more about Getting started in investing? Here are five things to think about">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson The Commerce Commission says work is underway to introduce stronger sector-specific regulation to improve competition in some critical industries. The commission’s first State of Competition report provides an evidence‑based assessment of how competition was working across New Zealand’s economy, indicating a need for increased oversight. Commission chair ... <a title="Work underway to improve competition in some critical industries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/work-underway-to-improve-competition-in-some-critical-industries/" aria-label="Read more about Work underway to improve competition in some critical industries">Read more</a>
