March 2021

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Chinese workers facing deportation put in ‘precarious situation’ – advocates

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 24, 2021

A migrant workers association says it’s concerned about the welfare of the 10 Chinese men who were found…

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Cheap Kmart blender fails after one week – Consumer NZ

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 23, 2021

Kmart champions “low prices for life” – just don’t expect some of its products to last longer than…

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Insurance is important even if you rent

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 23, 2021

NEWS If you’re worried about paying rent and putting food on the table each week, you’ve not got…

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Perceptive expands Customer Experience team with the appointment of Lily Henwood as Data Analyst

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 23, 2021

BUSINESS – AUCKLAND CITY Leading customer intelligence agency Perceptive has announced the appointment of Lily Henwood to the…

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Nearly 4000 mortgages remain on deferral scheme as it comes to an end

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 23, 2021

The mortgage deferral scheme, set up by the government during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, ends on…

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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Lio-Willie back to bolster Otago August 14, 2025
Christian Lio-Willie is set to start against Wellington on Sunday. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN All Black Christian Lio-Willie returns from a week off and will pack down at the back of the scrum for Otago’s game against Wellington in the capital on Sunday.
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Police shooting in Bryndwr: woman dead, man 'critical' August 13, 2025
Clyde Rd remains cordoned off this morning. PHOTO: RNZ A woman has been killed and a man has critical injuries after being shot by police in Christchurch.
Woman killed, man critical in police shootings August 13, 2025
Clyde Rd remains cordoned off this morning. PHOTO: RNZ A woman has been killed and a man has critical injuries after being shot by police in Christchurch.
ODT quiz: August 14 August 13, 2025
Donations provide new hospice bed August 13, 2025
100+ People Who Care group founder Nick Berryman tries out a comfortable and safe new bed for in-patients at Otago Community Hospice, while his wife and fellow 100+ organiser Kerah Berryman (centre) and hospice director of nursing and clinical services Louisa Ingram look on. Photo: Brenda Harwood Patients in the Otago Community Hospice’s inpatient unit […]
Otago Peninsula Community Board August 13, 2025
A range of issues at Tomahawk Lagoon means the regional council is planning a wide-ranging assessment before future plans. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery Sam Henderson looks at highlights from the Otago Peninsula Community Board’s recent meeting.
Sam Henderson
Colourful unity August 13, 2025
PHOTO: SUPPLIED Children rehearse before last year’s Pakistan Independence Day celebration.
New Go Bus depot August 13, 2025
Go Bus has opened a new Dunedin depot, marking a major investment in the city’s public transport future.
Garden week August 13, 2025
For National Gardening Week in October, seed company Yates is reaching out to garden clubs so they can beautify public spaces.
Locals push for new bus shelter August 13, 2025
Port Chalmers residents Mike Webb (left) and John Innes are pictured at the bus stop on the corner of Magnetic, Fox and Meridian Sts, which lost its shelter due to damage. PHOTO: BRENDA HARWOOD The power of community action is to the fore in Port Chalmers this week, where residents are delighted to see works […]

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March 2021

Chinese workers facing deportation put in ‘precarious situation’ – advocates

Cheap Kmart blender fails after one week – Consumer NZ

Insurance is important even if you rent

Perceptive expands Customer Experience team with the appointment of Lily Henwood as Data Analyst

Nearly 4000 mortgages remain on deferral scheme as it comes to an end

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