January 5, 2021

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Dairy prices up 3.9% in global auction

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Dairy prices increased 3.9 percent across the board in the first global auction of the year.

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Buying first home will be out of reach for more people in 2021 – CoreLogic

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There are fears more people will be locked out of the New Zealand property market in the coming…

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Buying first home will be out of reach for more people in 2021 – CoreLogic

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 5, 2021

There are fears more people will be locked out of the New Zealand property market in the coming…

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 […]
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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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'You stole the very heart of our family': Methed-up driver jailed October 30, 2025
Alan Weir was killed on his way to work when a truck driver high on meth collided with his car. Photo: Supplied A meth-fuelled Dunedin truck driver has been locked up after causing a fiery fatal crash.
Felicity Dear
Honeymoon from hell: Tourist ordered to pay $40k for crash that left four hurt October 30, 2025
Ka Ho Cheung. Photo: Gregor Richardson A honeymooner from Hong Kong who caused a serious crash in Wānaka which left four people in hospital, including his new wife, will pay his victims $40,000.
Rob Kidd
Victim 'shaken' by alleged assault at Oamaru protest October 30, 2025
Protesters outside Miles Anderson's office in Oamaru this morning. Photo: Supplied A 39-year old woman allegedly assaulted an office worker at today's pro-Palestine protest in Oamaru.
ODT Odds On: Punters revenge October 30, 2025
On ODT Odds On, this week brought to you by our favourite Sports Bar the Baaa, we firstly want to apologise for getting close but not leading you to the promised land.
Luke Chapman
Stocks replenished as reconnecting work continues October 30, 2025
A map shows the power outage situation around the South as at noon today. Photo: PowerNet Thousands of kilometres of lines and other materials are being brought south as work continues to reconnect power to the region.
Dunedin rugby sex-tape victim 'consumed by anxiety, fear and shame' October 30, 2025
Thomas Ryan appears in Dunedin District Court today. Photo: Felicity Dear A Dunedin club rugby player at the centre of a sex-tape scandal has been denied a discharge without conviction.
Rob Kidd
Oestrogen patch users fume over 'condescending' response to complaints October 30, 2025
Many women are reported to have been experiencing problems with a brand of oestrogen patches. Stock photo: Getty A menopause support group says women feel like they aren't being taken seriously after being told there's nothing wrong with a brand of oestrogen patches - despite dozens of complaints that the medication isn't working.
Two more measles cases confirmed October 30, 2025
Two more measles cases have been confirmed. Photo: NZ Herald By Phil Pennington of RNZ Two more cases of measles have been confirmed, bringing the total outbreak number in Aotearoa to 13.
Car flips on icy Dunedin motorway October 30, 2025
The accident occurred in icy conditions on Dunedin's Northern Motorway. File photo: Stephen Jaquiery A driver lost control of his car and the vehicle flipped on an icy Dunedin motorway yesterday.
'Heartbreaking story': Young Aussie cricketer hit by ball dies October 30, 2025
A young Australian cricketer who died after suffering catastrophic injuries is being remembered as a talented and much-loved young star.

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January 5, 2021

Dairy prices up 3.9% in global auction

Buying first home will be out of reach for more people in 2021 – CoreLogic

Buying first home will be out of reach for more people in 2021 – CoreLogic

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