December 2020

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‘Things looking good’: Stack of new magazines hit shelves

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 30, 2020

There has been a stunning turnaround in the outlook for the magazine industry with more than 20 new…

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‘Things are looking good’: Stack of new magazines hit the shelves

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 30, 2020

There has been a stunning turnaround in the outlook for the magazine industry with more than 20 new…

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NZX cyberattack and the Covid pandemic: ‘You throw out the playbook’

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 29, 2020

Even in a bad year things can get worse, the New Zealand Stock Exchange experienced that in 2020.

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Dairy sector pushing for export tariffs removal

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 29, 2020

The dairy industry wants export tariffs scrapped as it tries to get the best bang for its buck…

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NZX sharemarket continues streak at record high

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 25, 2020

The NZX Top 50 index has extended yesterday’s break through the symbolic 13,000 level.

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 […]
Ben Uffindell

Second Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified January 29, 2026
New gallery centre for all January 29, 2026
The Space art gallery owners Shane and Shig Nicolson (holding baby Anastasia) want to draw the Riverton community together through the use of creative arts. PHOTO: NINA TAPU Opening an art gallery in the Deep South is a dream come true for a North Island couple.
Nina Tapu
Art weaves pathways January 29, 2026
Artist Te’Okota’i Paitai leads a rangaranga (weaving) workshop at He Waka Tuia art gallery in Invercargill this week. PHOTO: NINA TAPU When Te’Okota’i Paitai discovered he was the first person of Pasifika descent to become a William Hodges fellow, he took the long overdue mantle to explore ancestral pathways.
Nina Tapu
Bumper season expected for cycle trails January 29, 2026
Cyclists on the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail. Southland Cycle trails look like they are heading towards another bumper season.
Solo walkers take steps to help society January 29, 2026
Invercargill men Gareth Davis (left) and Leon Hartnett are taking part in the Southland Relay for Life as individual entrants. PHOTO: GAVIN BOOTH It might be too soon to call Gareth Davis a trendsetter but at least one person is following his example.
Sandy Eggleston
Tour of Southland brings accommodation boost January 29, 2026
Chris Ramsay A rescheduled Tour of Southland has bought a welcome boost to the accommodation sector.
Peninsula on verge of being possum-free January 29, 2026
Increased numbers hoped for January 29, 2026
Southern Grilles and Gasoline Club president Bill Christensen and Burger Fuel Invercargill owner Michael Walker show off the Cleanways Cup trophy that car lovers can compete for during the Car and Bike Show next Saturday. Photo: Nina Tapu Put your pedal to the metal for the Transcare Friday Night Mystery Cruise and the Burger Fuel […]
Nina Tapu
'Huge challenges' to reconnect communities after storms: PM January 29, 2026
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated reconnecting some isolated North Island communities could take up to six months.
Southland man facing charges over slink skin business January 29, 2026
Zhi's factory reportedly processed 172,000 dead lambs and calves last year and sent the skins to China and Australia. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery A Southland man is facing seven charges in relation to his slink skin business.
Felicity Dear

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‘Things looking good’: Stack of new magazines hit shelves

‘Things are looking good’: Stack of new magazines hit the shelves

NZX cyberattack and the Covid pandemic: ‘You throw out the playbook’

Dairy sector pushing for export tariffs removal

NZX sharemarket continues streak at record high

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