December 2020

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Benefits of home soft washing with Rotorua’s leading commercial and house washing service, Exterior Washing Services.

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NEWS Soft washing is an effective and efficient way to clean the exterior surface of your home says…

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Report urges NZ-led reform of trade system

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 2, 2020

New Zealand needs to help lead reform of the international trade system amid increasing protectionism and supply-chain chaos,…

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Queenstown businesses welcome change on migrant hospitality workers

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 2, 2020

Immigration New Zealand announced 21 tourism and hospitality roles have been added to the undersupply list for Queenstown…

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Covid-19: Economic effects expected to endure in New Zealand

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 2, 2020

New Zealand businesses expect the economic effects of Covid-19 to affect them for longer than their global counterparts…

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ACC records paper loss of $5.9 billion

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 2, 2020

The Accident Compensation Corporation made a paper loss of $5.9 billion as falling interest rates pushed up the…

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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'Incompetent businessman with good intentions': Tradie cleared of most charges October 29, 2025
Concrete contractor and fraud accused Jason Mark Lambert pictured in the Hamilton District Court in August during his judge-alone trial. Photo: Open Justice / Belinda Feek A Waikato tradie accused of leaving numerous clients out of pocket has been cleared of most of his charges, with the judge taking a swing at the prosecution's case.
43 arrests as firearms seized nationwide October 29, 2025
Some of the illegal firearms found by police during Operation Black Onyx. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police Police have arrested 43 people and seized 96 weapons in a national crackdown on illicit firearms.
Sawyers Bay victim shaken after home shot at October 29, 2025
A Sawyers Bay resident has been left shaken after a rifle was fired at their home damaging a window.
Write-offs likely after give way fail at problem intersection October 29, 2025
Swiggs promises unity as he's named ECan chair October 29, 2025
Two more predator hornets found in New Zealand October 29, 2025
A yellow-legged hornet. Photo: Getty Images Biosecurity New Zealand has found two further queen yellow-legged hornets in Auckland.
Meat and greet: BBQs bringing storm-hit Southlanders together October 29, 2025
People attend the Drummond community barbeque. Photo: Supplied / Emergency Management Southlanders are coming together with a series of community barbeques following last week's weather damage.
5000 still without power; outages could last weeks October 29, 2025
Power supplies are gradually being restored across the South after last week's severe winds. Photo: Emergency Management Southland Properties in remote areas of the storm-hit lower South Island could still be without power for weeks, authorities have warned.
'Incredible people': Tributes for US tourists killed in NZ crash October 28, 2025
Step into the Spirit of Scotland at the Hororātā Highland Games October 28, 2025
The pipes will call once again as the 14th Hororātā Highland Games returns on Saturday 8th November – a full-day celebration of Scottish culture with a uniquely Kiwi twist.

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December 2020

Benefits of home soft washing with Rotorua’s leading commercial and house washing service, Exterior Washing Services.

Report urges NZ-led reform of trade system

Queenstown businesses welcome change on migrant hospitality workers

Covid-19: Economic effects expected to endure in New Zealand

ACC records paper loss of $5.9 billion

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