June 23, 2021

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Buy now pay later scheme use increased by 49% – money specialist

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The services are likely to attract greater attention from regulators as they grow in popularity among consumers.

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We. had no knowledge this was a possibility

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NEWS ..”…We had no knowledge this was a possibility, which makes me even angrier this has happened to…

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Business leader making space at table for women entrepreneurs

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University of Auckland Business School has established a chair for women in entrepreneurship with the help of business…

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First Home Buyers’ Help & Property Advice at Solution Street

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REAL ESTATE A lot of people would agree that housing in New Zealand is unaffordable. Rents and mortgages…

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Wheels come off of top car auction as venue shuts down

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Dozens of classic cars were left homeless in ASB Showground’s sudden closure.

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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ODT Hockey Chat: Alpiners take to the turf November 10, 2025
Paddon secures Australian Rally Championship title November 10, 2025
John Kennard (left) and Hayden Paddon celebrate with the Possum Bourne Trophy after winning the Australian Rally Championship in Tasmania yesterday. Photo: Supplied Hayden Paddon and John Kennard have delivered on the final stage to secure the Possum Bourne Trophy as winners of the Australian Rally Championship.
What happens next for Te Pāti Māori and its expelled MPs? November 10, 2025
Buildings that 'drift' less perform better in quakes November 10, 2025
MP calls out Government's social housing blunder November 9, 2025
The Government said social housing was planned for Lyttelton, instead of Lyttleton St, Somerfield, the location of Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust’s community housing development. Photo: Geoff Sloan The Government made an error in its announcement of social housing development in Christchurch, confusing Lyttelton with Lyttelton St.
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Man fined after being filmed burning rubbish on beach November 9, 2025
A video posted to social media showed the fire on Dorie Beach near Rakaia, Canterbury. Photo: Supplied By Jonathan Leask, Local democracy reporter A Canterbury fisherman has complained to authorities after filming a man dumping trash on the beach and setting it alight.
Person fined for burning trash on Canterbury beach after fisherman dobbed them in November 9, 2025
Govt ramps up social media ban awareness November 9, 2025
Photo: Getty Images Australia's world-leading youth social media ban will give kids back their childhood, the prime minister says, as key questions about the plan remain unanswered.
Students' sporting achievements on show at awards November 9, 2025
The Zonta Club of Christchurch South has held its secondary school sports awards at the Hornby Club to celebrate students’ sporting success.
Ignoring road closure leads to drink driving charge November 9, 2025
Photo: ODT files An allegedly drunk Dunedin man caught the eye of officers on patrol after ignoring road closed signs and driving down a street closed off for roadworks.
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June 23, 2021

Buy now pay later scheme use increased by 49% – money specialist

We. had no knowledge this was a possibility

Business leader making space at table for women entrepreneurs

First Home Buyers’ Help & Property Advice at Solution Street

Wheels come off of top car auction as venue shuts down

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