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Kiwibank calls time on life insurance business

By New Zealand Blog News Service Nov 7, 2021

Kiwibank has become the latest retail bank to sell its life insurance business.

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Tory Whanau has revealed that she’s struggling so much financially that she may have to part with her beloved mayoralty, that of New Zealand’s capital city, if she’s to fund her ever-diminishing lifestyle. Whanau was elected to lead Wellington in 2022, winning an overwhelming victory against the incumbent mayor: the evil version of Jason Gunn. […]
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Ukrainian militia receives defective shipment of pagers that just send and receive messages September 18, 2024
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Government directs Te Puni Kōkiri to conduct Māori Language Week in English September 17, 2024
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Government celebrates fact that New Zealand’s healthcare is so good people are queuing up for it at 5am September 17, 2024
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Heartwarming: Thoughtful driver uses indicator to tell you what they’ve just done September 17, 2024
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NPC teams will now be allowed to actually use the Ranfurly Shield in play September 17, 2024
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Police say they won’t respond to bomb threats anymore as ‘it’s never anything’ September 16, 2024
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Air New Zealand flight attendant named CEO after one year on job November 30, 2021
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National Party board denies it unanimously agreed to Collins’ Faustian bargain with Satan November 26, 2021
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Super Saturday recap: Patrick Gower doesn’t know what he’s supposed to do October 16, 2021
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Collier ends fine year with medal December 29, 2025
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Bracewell privileged to have played at top level December 29, 2025
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ODT quiz: December 30 December 29, 2025
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Tuesday, December 30.
All Doc huts now coal-free as move to ‘greener’ alternatives completed December 29, 2025
Welcome Flat Hut in Westland Tai Poutini National Park has ditched coal heating in favour of a heat transfer system that captures warmth from the nearby hot pool spring. PHOTO: FILES Department of Conservation (Doc) huts on the West Coast have officially ditched coal heating for "greener" alternatives, as part of a wider effort to […]

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