January 2021

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Businesses hoping for good local turnout for America’s Cup

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 11, 2021

Auckland businesses trading on the doorstep of the America’s Cup Village face a nervous wait to see if…

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Pushpay lifts profit forecast in light of Christmas donations surge

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 11, 2021

The New Zealand-owned company expected its underlying profit to be between $US56 million and $US60m for the year…

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Aurora Energy sounds warning over price decision

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 11, 2021

Aurora Energy says the power price rises mooted for Otago residents will not be enough and is pleading…

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Aurora Energy sounds warning over price decision

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 11, 2021

Aurora Energy says the power price rises mooted for Otago residents will not be enough and is pleading…

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Reserve Bank of New Zealand says it wasn’t directly targeted in cyber attack

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 11, 2021

Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr says the cyber attack that breached RBNZ data systems was the result of…

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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'Loved by all': Parents mourn daughter killed in landslide January 30, 2026
Sharon Maccanico. Photo: Supplied/NZ Police The parents of a young teen missing after a landslide tore through a Mount Maunganui campground say their "hearts are broken".
Monster Northland slip 'still moving' January 30, 2026
Crusaders too good for Highlanders in preseason clash January 30, 2026
Highlanders winger Caleb Tangitau. File photo: Getty The Crusaders have beaten the Highlanders 33-10 in their preseason game at Fraser Park this afternoon.
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Weatherston blames 'uncontrollable rage' for killing January 30, 2026
Clayton Weatherston in the dock for sentencing at the Christchurch High Court in 2009. Photo: ODT Files Clayton Weatherston says he murdered his ex-girlfriend because he was “full of an uncontrollable rage”.
Rob Kidd
Asian countries bring in checks for deadly Nipah virus January 30, 2026
Fundraiser to repair showgrounds after muscle car event January 30, 2026
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Manage My Health hacker identified January 30, 2026
Sunshine for Waitangi January 30, 2026
‘Good get’: Sunshine Sound System, including Simon Hendl, left, and Kyle Popham, are performing in the Queenstown Gardens on Waitangi Day Sunshine Sound System’s returning to its roots on Friday.
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Big budget Melania film premieres January 30, 2026
With tensions in Minneapolis still high and a possible US military strike on Iran looming, movers and shakers in the Trump administration took a timeout to attend a lavish event celebrating a big-budget documentary about first lady Melania Trump.
Records tumble as extreme heat grips Australia January 30, 2026
The South Australian town of Marree was the hottest spot on the planet for a day, according to online world temperatures site El Dorado Weather. Photo: Getty More all-time temperature records have been smashed across Australia's interior as a climate change-fuelled heatwave grips the continent.

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January 2021

Businesses hoping for good local turnout for America’s Cup

Pushpay lifts profit forecast in light of Christmas donations surge

Aurora Energy sounds warning over price decision

Aurora Energy sounds warning over price decision

Reserve Bank of New Zealand says it wasn’t directly targeted in cyber attack

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