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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Construction jobs recorded the strongest monthly growth. UnSplash/ Silvia Brazzoduro The number of jobs ads stalled in December, ending six months of consecutive increases. The latest SEEK NZ employment report shows job ads fell 0.3 percent in December, compared with November, but still ended the year 6.7 percent higher than a ... <a title="Job ads stall in December, after six months of growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/job-ads-stall-in-december-after-six-months-of-growth/" aria-label="Read more about Job ads stall in December, after six months of growth">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand About 37 percent of employers cite company performance or profitability as a driver of salaries. 123rf How your boss decides how much to pay you Have you ever wondered how your boss decides what you will be paid? Sometimes, salary-setting can seem like a bit of a mysterious dark art. New ... <a title="Money: How your boss decides how much to pay you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/money-how-your-boss-decides-how-much-to-pay-you/" aria-label="Read more about Money: How your boss decides how much to pay you">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Experts suggest considering secondhand school equipment to cut back on costs. Unsplash / Kateryna Hliznitsova The start of the year can be a tough time financially for many families. Westpac research this week found many people felt stressed about their holiday spending and the costs that come with the start of ... <a title="Money: How to tackle new year financial stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/money-how-to-tackle-new-year-financial-stress/" aria-label="Read more about Money: How to tackle new year financial stress">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This three-bedroom home in Glenfield is advertised for $1.049m, just above the median first-home buyer price being paid in the area. Supplied/Screenshot First-home buyers are paying the highest prices for their homes on Auckland’s North Shore, new data shows. Cotality data for the last quarter of last year shows how much ... <a title="Money: What first-home buyers are paying for their home – and what they get for that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/money-what-first-home-buyers-are-paying-for-their-home-and-what-they-get-for-that/" aria-label="Read more about Money: What first-home buyers are paying for their home – and what they get for that">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and emergency services at the Hotel Grand Chancellor. RNZ Fire and emergency services were called to an incident at a hotel in Auckland’s CBD. Guests evacuated following a fire at the Hotel Grand Chancellor. RNZ Guests were evacuated from the Hotel Grand Chancellor on Wellesley Street. on Wednesday night. Fire ... <a title="Auckland Hotel Grand Chancellor evacuated following fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/auckland-hotel-grand-chancellor-evacuated-following-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Hotel Grand Chancellor evacuated following fire">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rose Lewis, Ariana ‘Missy’ Te Whata, Te Atakura Crawford and Pagan Rimene established a new world record near Owaka. Supplied/Rose Lewis Four female shearers have established a new world record, shearing 1938 lambs in eight hours in a South Otago woolshed. Rose Lewis, Ariana ‘Missy’ Te Whata, Te Atakura Crawford and ... <a title="New world record in South Otago blazes trail for more female shearers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/new-world-record-in-south-otago-blazes-trail-for-more-female-shearers/" aria-label="Read more about New world record in South Otago blazes trail for more female shearers">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whitianga Campground is flooded, with the water halfway up the doors of vehicles. Charlotte Cook Five districts have now declared states of emergency, as a tropical low hammers the North Island with heavy rain, causing widespread flooding. In the face of this threat, communities are rallying to keep each other safe. ... <a title="Wild weather in pictures: North Island reels under torrential rain, flooding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/wild-weather-in-pictures-north-island-reels-under-torrential-rain-flooding/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather in pictures: North Island reels under torrential rain, flooding">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pho Viet Street Food. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A Wellington man says his businesses lost up to $2000 a day after their Instagram and Facebook accounts were banned mistakenly. Alex Hoang is the general manager for two businesses in the capital, Pho Viet Street Food and Velvet Nail Room. On 14 ... <a title="Business owner claims he lost up to $2000 a day after Facebook and Instagram accounts banned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/business-owner-claims-he-lost-up-to-2000-a-day-after-facebook-and-instagram-accounts-banned/" aria-label="Read more about Business owner claims he lost up to $2000 a day after Facebook and Instagram accounts banned">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whitianga Campground is flooded, with the water halfway up the doors of vehicles. Charlotte Cook Five districts have now declared states of emergency, as a tropical low hammers the North Island with heavy rain, causing widespread flooding. In the face of this threat, communities are rallying to keep each other safe. ... <a title="Weather bomb in pictures: North Island reels under torrential rain, flooding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/weather-bomb-in-pictures-north-island-reels-under-torrential-rain-flooding/" aria-label="Read more about Weather bomb in pictures: North Island reels under torrential rain, flooding">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 23-year-old Liam. NZ Police The police say they have “concerns for the wellbeing” of a man reported missing from the town of Bulls in Rangitikei District. Liam, 23, was last seen on Watson and Walton Street between 11am and 2pm on 19 ... <a title="Police concerned for wellbeing of man reported missing from Bulls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/police-concerned-for-wellbeing-of-man-reported-missing-from-bulls/" aria-label="Read more about Police concerned for wellbeing of man reported missing from Bulls">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster. VNP / Phil Smith The Privacy Commissioner has announced an inquiry into the Manage My Health cybersecurity breach. Michael Webster said it is clear a privacy investigation is needed given the scale of the incident, the sensitivity of the information and some of the systemic issues that ... <a title="Privacy Commissioner announces inquiry into Manage My Health cybersecurity breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/privacy-commissioner-announces-inquiry-into-manage-my-health-cybersecurity-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Privacy Commissioner announces inquiry into Manage My Health cybersecurity breach">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Auckland lawyer drowned at Hahei beach on Monday. AFP The man who died at a Coromandel beach this week was an Auckland lawyer. Police have named him as 37-year-old Jack Oliver-Hood, who worked on the high-profile murder appeals of Mark Lundy and Gail Maney. He also represented Lego in a ... <a title="Auckland lawyer Jack Oliver-Hood dies at Coromandel beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/auckland-lawyer-jack-oliver-hood-dies-at-coromandel-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland lawyer Jack Oliver-Hood dies at Coromandel beach">Read more</a>
