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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Workers at Tiwai Point aluminium smelter say they are sick of waiting after more than two years of unsuccessful bargaining. E tū union members at the Rio Tinto-owned smelter in Southland have been in bargaining for a new collective employment agreement since 2024. Rio Tinto said it ... <a title="Tiwai Point workers go on strike over slow pace of collective employment agreement talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/tiwai-point-workers-go-on-strike-over-slow-pace-of-collective-employment-agreement-talks/" aria-label="Read more about Tiwai Point workers go on strike over slow pace of collective employment agreement talks">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand BNZ. (File photo) A one-off adjustment related to how it accounts for software spending has seen BNZ post a 38 percent drop in profit for the half year to March, to $494m. Underlying earnings, however, excluding the one-off adjustment, were down just $48m to $747m. The company said revenue for the ... <a title="BNZ profit takes hit on one-off accounting adjustment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/bnz-profit-takes-hit-on-one-off-accounting-adjustment/" aria-label="Read more about BNZ profit takes hit on one-off accounting adjustment">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Intermodel transport involves the efficient movement of a container between two or more modes, such as rail, sea and road. Andrew Campbell. Global transport company AP Moller – Maersk has raised some of its freight charges by 27 percent to cover a surge in global energy prices associated with the conflict ... <a title="Freight prices soar as shipping giant AP Moller – Maersk faces Iran costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/freight-prices-soar-as-shipping-giant-ap-moller-maersk-faces-iran-costs/" aria-label="Read more about Freight prices soar as shipping giant AP Moller – Maersk faces Iran costs">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The site which was planned to be used by Amazon in Westgate, Auckland. Google Maps / Screenshot Amazon’s New Zealand data centre arm has taken a roughly $45 million hit after shelving a planned West Auckland development, newly filed accounts show. Financial statements for Amazon Data Services New Zealand Ltd for ... <a title="Amazon takes $45m hit, abandons planned West Auckland data centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/amazon-takes-45m-hit-abandons-planned-west-auckland-data-centre/" aria-label="Read more about Amazon takes $45m hit, abandons planned West Auckland data centre">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Queenstown (file photo) 123RF The fast-track referral of a sprawling gondola and housing proposal – despite council warnings about missing details and limited benefit – is being described by a Queenstown councillor as a real disappointment. Bowen Peak Ltd is planning to build two gondolas and a cable car extending up ... <a title="Queenstown gondola and housing plan raises ‘more questions than solutions’ -councillor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/queenstown-gondola-and-housing-plan-raises-more-questions-than-solutions-councillor/" aria-label="Read more about Queenstown gondola and housing plan raises ‘more questions than solutions’ -councillor">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand US Supreme Court has reversed tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. 123RF NZ exporters may be in for a refund of up to $1 billion, following a US Supreme Court decision to reverse President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs on the basis they were unlawful. The Supreme Court’s ... <a title="NZ exporters scramble for US tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/nz-exporters-scramble-for-us-tariff-refunds-after-supreme-court-ruling/" aria-label="Read more about NZ exporters scramble for US tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Eighty-five percent of retail sales rely on foot traffic. Ke-Xin Li / RNZ Most retailers fear they won’t meet their sales targets this quarter. Retail NZ’s latest survey finds the ongoing fuel crisis has business owners feeling pessimistic, as consumers spend less at retail. Chief executive Carolyn Young said the last ... <a title="Pessimistic retailers predict they won’t meet targets this quarter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/pessimistic-retailers-predict-they-wont-meet-targets-this-quarter/" aria-label="Read more about Pessimistic retailers predict they won’t meet targets this quarter">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Burtfield’s brand is imported from the United States by Dairyworks and packaged at their Christchurch site in the suburb of Hornby. supplied Cut-price American butter on supermarket shelves is causing confusion among some shoppers because it’s packaged exactly like the Kiwi product. The Burtfield’s & Co brand is sold at ... <a title="Cut-price American butter causing confusion among some shoppers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/cut-price-american-butter-causing-confusion-among-some-shoppers/" aria-label="Read more about Cut-price American butter causing confusion among some shoppers">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand IKEA’s first Auckland store opened on December 4. Marika Khabazi / RNZ Homeware and furniture shops around Auckland and nearby regions appear to be losing some of their traffic to Swedish retail giant Ikea. Data from Dot Loves Data shows that, as a category, home and furnishings is growing significantly. Director ... <a title="Ikea changing pattern of Auckland shopping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/ikea-changing-pattern-of-auckland-shopping/" aria-label="Read more about Ikea changing pattern of Auckland shopping">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will meet with counterpart Lawrence Wong in Singapore. RNZ / Louis Dunham Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, and two of his most trusted and senior ministers landed in Singapore on Sunday night for a two-day sprint to strengthen a relationship New Zealand’s fuel security is so dependent on. ... <a title="Luxon’s Singapore visit to formalise crucial trade relationship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/luxons-singapore-visit-to-formalise-crucial-trade-relationship/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon’s Singapore visit to formalise crucial trade relationship">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Aratere was sold to Jahaj Solutions in October and renamed. Glen Tomlinson Indian crew members on board the ship Vega have raised concerns about when they can return home, as they wait for permission to sail to India, where it will be dismantled. The former Interislander ferry Aratere has been ... <a title="Standoff as Vega crew await repatriation to India" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/standoff-as-vega-crew-await-repatriation-to-india/" aria-label="Read more about Standoff as Vega crew await repatriation to India">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tiwai Point, in Southland RNZ / Nate McKinnon Workers at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter have voted to take industrial action from Monday, following unsuccessful bargaining, but the smelter – owned by Rio Tinto, says it provides a competitive package. E tū union members at New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter in Southland, ... <a title="Tiwai Point aluminium smelter workers announce strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/02/tiwai-point-aluminium-smelter-workers-announce-strike/" aria-label="Read more about Tiwai Point aluminium smelter workers announce strike">Read more</a>
