January 2021

House market drives up spending and consumer confidence

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 29, 2021

A strong housing market and the reallocation of international holiday spending boosted consumer confidence over January.

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Share brokers emphasise education after ‘activist’ GameStop incident

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 28, 2021

Sharebrokers are focussing on educating clients in the aftermath of the GameStop market activity, which saw the price…

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Government deficit $543m less than forecast

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 28, 2021

Official figures show the government’s deficit was $4.3 billion for the five months ended November, $546 million less…

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GameStop share trading frenzy – what’s going on?

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 28, 2021

Users of popular US platforms for trading stocks are in an uproar after a curb on buying shares…

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Fonterra blames valve for spilling 170,000 litres of milk into sea

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 28, 2021

Fonterra is blaming an open valve for a spill of 170,000 litres of skim milk into the Tasman…

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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Woman avoids conviction for on-sharing image of partly naked woman July 20, 2025
A woman ended up in court for on-sharing an image of a partly naked woman. Photo: File image / Getty By Tracy Neal, Open Justice multimedia journalist A woman ended up in court for on-sharing an image of a partly naked woman which had been sent to a social media chat group she was part […]
Should teen rapist be sentenced as a youth, or the adult he is now? July 20, 2025
The hearing is being held in the Supreme Court. Photo: Mark Mitchell This article deals with sexual offending against three young women and may be distressing for some readers.
Chch runner seeing the world one marathon at a time July 20, 2025

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52-year-old in court for sharing image of partly naked woman July 20, 2025
ECan chair rebuffs Government’s directive to stop planning July 20, 2025
Environment Canterbury chairperson Craig Pauling (second left) takes part in a panel discussion during the Local Government NZ conference. Photo: David Hill / North Canterbury News Councils have been urged "not to stop the planning" despite the government saying plan changes are a waste of ratepayers' money.
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Police hunt for people, weapons after fatal fight July 20, 2025
The incident happened in Alexandra St in the central city. Photo: RNZ Police are continuing to search for the people and any weapons involved in a fatal fight in Hamilton over the weekend.
Scottie Scheffler strolls to Open Championship victory July 20, 2025
Scottie Scheffler takes in the applause as he walks to the 18th green at Royal Portrush during his dominant Open championship victory. Photo: Reuters A relentless Scottie Scheffler sealed his first British Open triumph by four shots as he turned the final day of the tournament into a procession at Royal Portrush on Sunday.
Poor access to patient notes makes outsourcing risky, say doctors July 20, 2025
Photo: File "Ad hoc" sharing of patient information between public and private hospitals is putting patients at risk, warn doctors, with the government push to outsource thousands more operations.
Israeli fire kills another 67 waiting for aid in Gaza July 20, 2025
Palestinians queue to receive aid supplies amid a worsening hunger crisis, in Beit Lahia, Gaza. Photo: Reuters At least 67 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for UN aid trucks in northern Gaza on Sunday, the Gaza health ministry said, as Israel issued new evacuation orders for areas packed with displaced people.
Inflation predicted to hit 12-month high July 20, 2025
High food, power and housing coasts are offset by cheaper fuel. Photo: ODT files By Gyles Beckford of RNZ

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January 2021

House market drives up spending and consumer confidence

Share brokers emphasise education after ‘activist’ GameStop incident

Government deficit $543m less than forecast

GameStop share trading frenzy – what’s going on?

Fonterra blames valve for spilling 170,000 litres of milk into sea

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