2020

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Ryman to repay $14.2m for wage subsidy

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 15, 2020

A third retirement village company has announced plans to repay the wage subsidy.

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Ryman to repay $14.6m for wage subsidy

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 15, 2020

A third retirement village company has announced plans to repay the wage subsidy.

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Dairy prices see strong gains

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 15, 2020

Dairy prices have hit their highest level in 11 months in the global auction overnight.

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Noel Leeming warned over delivery promises

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 15, 2020

The Commerce Commission has given Noel Leeming an official warning for selling products that were not in stock.

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Dairy prices see strong gains

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 15, 2020

Dairy prices have hit their highest level in 11 months in the global auction overnight.

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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Epstein scandal: US bank agrees big settlement with women March 28, 2026
Bank of America is the second biggest bank in the United States. Photo: Getty Images The Bank of America has agreed to pay to settle a civil lawsuit brought by women who accused it of facilitating their sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, court records show.
New fuel security powers in Australia to address supply crisis March 28, 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Getty Images New fuel security powers allowing the Australian Government to underwrite private sector purchases have been announced to ensure supply flows.
Planned alcohol reforms concern communities March 28, 2026
The government says the bill aims to reduce red tape, make it easier for businesses to obtain licences, and trust adults to make their own choices. Photo: RNZ By Layla Bailey-McDowell of RNZ Concerns are growing among health providers and whānau about the governments proposed alcohol reforms, with warnings they could increase harm in vulnerable […]
Rubio: Iran war to last 'weeks not months' March 28, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in France for a G7 meeting. Photo: Reuters/Pool The United States expects its military operations against Iran to conclude within weeks, not months, and Washington can meet all its objectives without using ground troops, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says.
Defending champs Kaikorai clinch late win on opening day March 28, 2026
Kaikorai proved if you can just hang in there long enough, there is a gap at the end of the ruck.
Twins say raised to shoplift so they could eat March 28, 2026
Courtney Habib (pictured) was sentenced alongside twin Carmen in the Manukau District Court this week. Photo: NZME / supplied Twin sisters raised in a family of shoplifters say they were told to go out and steal their food as children because their mother spent all their money on drugs and alcohol.
Faults, delays dog Cook Strait ferries March 28, 2026
The Connemara has been out of service since last week. Photo: RNZ (file) By Mary Argue of RNZ Bluebridge ferry passengers are feeling deflated and frustrated by ongoing disruption to sailings, with one ferry out of action and the other running four hours behind schedule.
$15m for Cathedral rebuild if elected, says Peters March 28, 2026
The Cathedral remains unfinished since the devastating earthquake in 2011. Image: Frank Films Winston Peters has committed $15 million to completing the rebuild of Christchurch's Cathedral if New Zealand First is part of the next government.
Peters pledges $15m for Cathedral rebuild March 28, 2026
The Cathedral remains unfinished since the devastating earthquake in 2011. Image: Frank Films Winston Peters has committed $15 million to completing the rebuild of Christchurch's Cathedral if New Zealand First is part of the next government.
Mayor questions need to close factories March 27, 2026
Central Hawke's Bay mayor Will Foley. Photo: Supplied The mayor of Central Hawke's Bay says the region has been hit hard by back-to-back announcements of factory closures.

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2020

Ryman to repay $14.2m for wage subsidy

Ryman to repay $14.6m for wage subsidy

Dairy prices see strong gains

Noel Leeming warned over delivery promises

Dairy prices see strong gains

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