April 2021

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Consumer Price Index up 0.8% in three months

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Higher housing costs, fuel and car prices drove up consumer prices at the start of the year, lifting…

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Iwi-run food business says recent awards have helped create more jobs

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A Māori food business says it’s going from strength to strength with its product being rolled out in…

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The Popular Henry HGB Scrubber Is Now Available At Proquip

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NEWS The very easy to use Henry product is extremely effective on all hard floor types and makes…

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Financial sector leaks in Australian media hurt retail investors – Shareholders’ Association

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A growing trend for the leaking of sensitive financial information in Australian media has drawn the ire of…

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‘No military payloads’: Rocket Lab accused of breaking promise to Māhia locals

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 20, 2021

Controversy is brewing over Rocket Lab’s work at Māhia Peninsula in the Hawke’s Bay.

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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A 130th anniversary to remember November 10, 2025
The cake was cut by former resident Betty Greenslade. PHOTO: JAMES BEATTY The Upper Selwyn Huts’ 130th anniversary was marked by former bach owner, 96-year-old Betty Greenslade, cutting the cake.
Liquor store targeted before vehicle dumped in lake November 10, 2025
Police at the area where the stolen car was discovered in Lake Wakatipu. Photo: supplied A Frankton liquor store was targeted in an early-morning burglary before thieves dumped a stolen vehicle in Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown police say.
All you need to know about NZ Trotting Cup Day November 10, 2025
Cameron Hart and Swayzee won the New Zealand Cup in Christchurch last year. Photo: Getty Images Partying racegoers at the New Zealand Trotting Cup meeting at Addington in Christchurch will get to see the best pacer in Australasia, the champion Leap to Fame, in action on Tuesday.
Woman with 'horrendous stomach pains' died after cancer missed November 10, 2025
Photo: File image By Al Williams, Open Justice reporter A woman who visited doctors after suffering “horrendous stomach pains” for years only discovered she had bowel cancer through a follow-up appointment for an unrelated melanoma.
Greyhound Racing Association withdraws judicial review of ban November 10, 2025
The Greyhound Racing Association has withdrawn its application for a judicial review of the government's legislation banning the sport.
Doctor who missed bowel cancer diagnosis to apologise to woman's family November 10, 2025
Outdoor swimming pools open across the city November 10, 2025
Former ACT Party president pleads not guilty November 10, 2025
Former ACT Party president Tim Jago. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel Former ACT Party president Tim Jago has pleaded not guilty to indecent assault.
Lichfield St car park: Should the city council sell it or not? November 10, 2025
The city council-owned Lichfield Street car park. Photo: CCC Christchurch residents can give their feedback on whether the city council-owned Lichfield St car park should be sold or not.
Teens leap from car before plunge down bank November 10, 2025
A pair of Dunedin teenagers leapt from a moving car after "the brakes went soft" as the vehicle hurtled down a steep central city hill and towards a sharp bend.

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April 2021

Consumer Price Index up 0.8% in three months

Iwi-run food business says recent awards have helped create more jobs

The Popular Henry HGB Scrubber Is Now Available At Proquip

Financial sector leaks in Australian media hurt retail investors – Shareholders’ Association

‘No military payloads’: Rocket Lab accused of breaking promise to Māhia locals

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