September 2020

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Mary Holm: An offer so great, you just have to hang up

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 25, 2020

COMMENT: Q: Is the following a scam? Since getting it and filling out a form, they have been…

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Mary Holm: An offer so great, you just have to hang up

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 25, 2020

COMMENT: Q: Is the following a scam? Since getting it and filling out a form, they have been…

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Audrey Young: What’s behind David Seymour’s rapid rise?

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 25, 2020

COMMENT: There’s a fine line between being courageous and reckless. Act leader David Seymour is reaping the rewards…

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Meet the Australian doctor helping people to die

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 25, 2020

The Australian state of Victoria legalised assisted dying a year ago. With New Zealand voting on a similar…

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Penrich investors start circling legal wagons

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 25, 2020

Investors in failed Cayman Islands hedge fund Penrich – a list which includes the exclusive Diocesan School for…

Tory Whanau may have to sell Wellington mayoralty to make ends meet September 20, 2024
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. […]
Ben Uffindell
Ukrainian militia receives defective shipment of pagers that just send and receive messages September 18, 2024
There’s been a major setback for one Ukrainian-backed militia on the Russian border, after the group ordered a large shipment of pagers to use as improvised explosive devices. The plan was to litter the pagers throughout abandoned homes and buildings in hopes of wounding Russian soldiers. But upon arrival of the shipment, routed through the […]
Ben Uffindell
Government directs Te Puni Kōkiri to conduct Māori Language Week in English September 17, 2024
The coalition government has issued a directive to Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry of Māori Development, instructing them that – in the interests of clear communication – they are to conduct this year’s Māori Language Week primarily or exclusively in English. The directive is in line with the Government’s policy – signaled when they came […]
Ben Uffindell
Government celebrates fact that New Zealand’s healthcare is so good people are queuing up for it at 5am September 17, 2024
At yesterday’s post-cabinet press conference, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, flanked by his Health Minister Shane Reti and someone we can’t independently verify was a real sign language interpreter, announced that he had some positive news for the country. “Alright team, I’m just going to hand over to uh, Dr. Shane, because I think he’s got […]
Ben Uffindell
Heartwarming: Thoughtful driver uses indicator to tell you what they’ve just done September 17, 2024
It’s 4:10pm in the morning, and you’re in the middle lane heading north on the great southern motorway of our nation’s capital, Auckland. There are no cars directly in front of you, but quite a few in the lane to your left. Suddenly, without warning, a black ute enters your lane, cutting in front of […]
Ben Uffindell
NPC teams will now be allowed to actually use the Ranfurly Shield in play September 17, 2024
Following decades of controversy, the governing body of New Zealand rugby, New Zealand Rugby, has ruled that the team currently holding the Ranfurly Shield may once again use it in play during the National Provincial Championship (NPC). The ruling restores the utility of a prize that for many years was rendered merely symbolic, after the […]
Ben Uffindell
Police say they won’t respond to bomb threats anymore as ‘it’s never anything’ September 16, 2024
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says that New Zealand’s police force will no longer respond to bomb threats, in an attempt to cut costs and redirect police resources to less boring activities. Coster said that threat response and bomb disposal was a “fairly obvious” area for downsizing, as bomb threats are “never anything”, a “huge waste […]
Ben Uffindell
Air New Zealand flight attendant named CEO after one year on job November 30, 2021
New Zealand’s national carrier, Air New Zealand, has expressed great enthusiasm in announcing its new CEO today: 51-year-old Nathan Guy, a flight attendant who has spent about 1200 hours on the job. Guy joined the company as a fresh-faced, wide-eyed flight attendant serving now-reduced domestic routes in November of 2020, and has since spent a […]
Ben Uffindell
National Party board denies it unanimously agreed to Collins’ Faustian bargain with Satan November 26, 2021
National Party president Peter Goodfellow is today issuing a strong denial on behalf of the party’s board, saying they did not, at any point, agree to the Faustian bargain that National leader Judith Collins struck with the Evil One, Son of Perdition, the Devil Satan himself. When Collins became the leader of the National Party […]
Ben Uffindell
Super Saturday recap: Patrick Gower doesn’t know what he’s supposed to do October 16, 2021
It was Aotearoa’s first national day of action in over ten years, the first since 2010, when Prime Minister John Key tried to inspire us to clean up our nation’s berms. It didn’t work. Today, New Zealand’s berms are worse than ever. But history is not destiny, and other cliches. Today, we tried again, this […]
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Several MPs suffer fall in new initial Green Party list March 12, 2026
Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chloe Swarbrick. Photo: Getty Images By Giles Dexter of RNZ Some current Green Party MPs risk losing their seats following the publication of the party's initial candidate list for the election.
Umaga dubs All Black assistant coaching talk as 'speculation' March 12, 2026
Moana Pasifika coach Tana Umaga. Photo: Getty Images By Jonty Dine of RNZ The speculation surrounding his All Blacks appointment became so overwhelming, Fa'alogo Tana Umaga had to turn off his phone.
Fears shifting seismic zone will put Dunedin heritage buildings at risk March 12, 2026
Dunedin city councillor Russell Lund and Southern Heritage Trust spokeswoman Jo Galer present their submissions on proposed seismic changes to the transport and infrastructure select committee in Wellington yesterday. Photo: Screenshot Dunedin risks the "perverse outcome" of losing its characteristic heritage buildings unless the government relaxes incoming seismic changes, a pair of advocates say.
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China's first North Korea-bound train in six years set to depart March 12, 2026
The first train from Beijing to Pyongyang in six years is set to depart today. Photo: Getty Images The first passenger train service between China and North Korea after a six-year hiatus is scheduled to set off from Beijing today, part of a series of moves by China to shore up cross-border infrastructure and rebuild bilateral […]
Trucking businesses fear impacts of rising fuel costs March 12, 2026
Increased fuel costs could drive some trucking businesses under, according to an industry association.
Iran World Cup withdrawal threat casts doubt over All Whites' opening opponent March 12, 2026
Iranian players look on during the FIFA World Cup Qualifier match against Cambodia. Their participation in the World Cup is now in doubt. Photo: Getty Images The statement from Minister of Sport Ahmad Donyamali today that Iran could not take part in a World Cup being co-hosted by the United States offered the clearest indication […]
Cordons lifted as 'high-risk explosive' made safe in Christchurch March 12, 2026
The police cordon at Sheffield Crescent in Christchurch. Photo: RNZ/Anna Sargent Cordons have been lifted after following reports of a concerning substance in Christchurch this afternoon.
Pre-school vandalised for fourth time in a month March 12, 2026
Christchurch's Papanui Preschool and Nursey has been targeted several times over the past few weeks. Photo: Supplied / Papanui Preschool and Nursery via RNZ By Adam Burns of RNZ A Christchurch pre-school has been trashed with a fire extinguisher sprayed around its nursery, manager Kristal Heath says.
Nepalese community mourns Southland crash victims March 12, 2026
The Southland Nepalese community is in shock after the death of two of its own in a car crash.
Cordons removed from Christchurch street as substance made safe March 12, 2026
Cordons have been lifted after following reports of a concerning substance in Christchurch this afternoon.

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September 2020

Mary Holm: An offer so great, you just have to hang up

Mary Holm: An offer so great, you just have to hang up

Audrey Young: What’s behind David Seymour’s rapid rise?

Meet the Australian doctor helping people to die

Penrich investors start circling legal wagons

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