December 2020

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Former labour contractor and owner to pay more than $250,000 over employment standard breaches

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A former Bay of Plenty kiwifruit labour contractor and its former owner have been ordered to pay hundreds…

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Tourism Fiji Marketing Manager joins Chemistry in new senior role

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 8, 2020

BUSINESS Chemistry, the Auckland-based indie agency has tempted Sarah Atkinson, outgoing Marketing Manager at Tourism Fiji to cross…

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BREATHING! feat. Dan “Hangman” Hooker

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 8, 2020

HEALTH – AUCKLAND CITY Breathing. Breathing is absolutely important and it is one of the primary functions we…

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Seek forecasts higher underlying earnings

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 8, 2020

Strong sales, cost savings and significant one-off gains has seen kiwifruit exporter Seeka lift and narrows its full-year…

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Infratil rejects $5.4b buyout offer

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 8, 2020

The board of Infratil has confirmed it has turned down an offer by AustralianSuper to purchase 100 percent…

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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Endangered whio return to Rees Valley after decades March 25, 2026
Lawyer fined for berating client in 'moralising lecture' March 25, 2026
Greens promise to cap rent rises at 2 percent a year March 25, 2026
Support buddy now needing help himself March 25, 2026
Riding for the Disabled (ESRDA) horse Rudi and Evelyn Jones-Carran make their way around the paddock at the Gore A&P Showgrounds last week. PHOTOS: GEMMA SINCLAIR A beloved therapy horse facing a lifelong health battle now needs help of his own.
Gemma Sinclair
Election season heating up as firefighter stands March 25, 2026
Joseph Mooney. Photos: supplied Election season has started in Southland with incumbent Joseph Mooney once again putting his hat in the ring — but an unlikely Labour candidate may prove a formidable challenge.
Gerrit Doppenberg
Council settles on 11% rate rise March 25, 2026
Gore District councillors have voted on an 11% rate rise after lengthy debate. PHOTO: ENSIGN FILES A contentious Gore District Council meeting last week ended with an 11% rate rise struck, but not without heated debate between councillors over debt and affordability.
Gerrit Doppenberg
Looking back March 25, 2026
Photo: Bill Cowan collection Snowfall at the newly completed Mokoreta School, which opened in 1965 on the site of the original school.
Play does not stop at the fence line March 25, 2026
When we think about play, it’s easy to picture playgrounds, sports fields or school courts.
Our people March 25, 2026
PHOTO: GERRIT DOPPENBERG A stunner day of sunshine, fun and trains at Hamilton Park on Saturday had Evie Sutton, 1, Jai Sutton, Jessie Dalzell, and Joseph Sutton, 4 months (obscured), very happy to be out and about.
Service held for drowned Gore man March 25, 2026
A service was held at the Gore Town and Country Club yesterday for 42-year-old Gore man Regan Soper, who drowned in Lake Manapouri this month.

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December 2020

Former labour contractor and owner to pay more than $250,000 over employment standard breaches

Tourism Fiji Marketing Manager joins Chemistry in new senior role

BREATHING! feat. Dan “Hangman” Hooker

Seek forecasts higher underlying earnings

Infratil rejects $5.4b buyout offer

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