March 2021

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Ara Ake signs deal for energy start-ups to access global resources

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 23, 2021

Local energy start-ups are getting a chance to access global capital – but it may be easier said…

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Scales Corporation in the running to buy Villa Maria

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 22, 2021

New Zealand apple exporting company Scales has confirmed it offered $200m for winemaking business.

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Kathmandu profits boosted by Rip Curl acquisition

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 22, 2021

The outdoor goods and clothing company’s first half profit was $22.3 million compared with $7.6m the year before.

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Oceania Healthcare plans $100 million expansion

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 22, 2021

The retirement village operator Oceania Healthcare is raising $100 million to buy a new village and develop another…

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Boost for businesses to embrace digital technology

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 22, 2021

A free government-backed online digital training and support tool is proving to be an effective weapon in the…

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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Christchurch school brings back uniforms for seniors after decades without August 14, 2025
High school brings back uniforms for seniors after decades without August 14, 2025
One reportedly dead after stabbing in Bay of Plenty August 14, 2025
A person is reportedly dead after a stabbing in the Bay of Plenty village of Awakeri today.
Teen sensation Luke Littler headlines Auckland Darts Masters August 14, 2025
Espionage trial of NZ soldier shrouded in secrecy August 14, 2025
Steel co-captain signs to play in Australia August 14, 2025
Kate Heffernan in action for the Steel against the Magic in Invercargill earlier this year. Photo: Michael Bradley Photography Southern Steel co-captain Kate Heffernan is spreading her wings after signing with the Adelaide Thunderbirds for the 2026 season.
Kayla Hodge
Murder, rape charges laid over three-decade Aussie cold case August 14, 2025
A man has been charged with raping and murdering a young mother after she was allegedly beaten and left to die in bushes more than 30 years ago.
Job losses 'inevitable' in cruise industry slump August 14, 2025
Man found guilty of possessing mosque attack videos August 14, 2025
Armed police patrol the Al Noor Mosque following the shootings, while flowers are tidied on the footpath. File photo A government employee has been found guilty of possessing footage of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks.
Felicity Dear
Govt employee guilty of possessing mosque attack videos August 14, 2025
Armed police patrol the Al Noor Mosque following the shootings, while flowers are tidied on the footpath. File photo A government employee has been found guilty of possessing footage of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks.
Felicity Dear

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March 2021

Ara Ake signs deal for energy start-ups to access global resources

Scales Corporation in the running to buy Villa Maria

Kathmandu profits boosted by Rip Curl acquisition

Oceania Healthcare plans $100 million expansion

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