June 2021

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Winter Means Winter Wetsuits From Backdoor

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SKATEBOARDING Just because it’s turned cold and the winter months beckon, doesn’t mean keen surfers give up and…

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For All Your Wet Weather Gear This Winter Shop at All Round Safety

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BUSINESS – AUCKLAND Auckland is notorious for its high rainfall, and winter in particularly means that high quality…

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Proper Pizza Doing Pizza Proper-ly at Coast

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FOOD – AUCKLAND When The Proper Pizza Company opens in The Cove dining precinct, it will provide Coasties…

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NZ needs to pursue new free trade deals – report

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The report commissioned by the International Business Forum says New Zealand has no preferential access to about 40…

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The award-winning luxury South Island motel, Century Park Motor Lodge is the perfect place to base yourself for the upcoming winter of sport.

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 29, 2021

NEWS It’s all happening in Nelson with an absolute feast of sporting events taking place in the region…

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. […]
Ben Uffindell
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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'Fed up' health workers vote to strike again November 7, 2025
Allied Health workers will go on strike on 28th November. Photo: RNZ Thousands of Allied Health workers have voted to strike, saying mediation this week failed to deliver safer staffing levels and address cost-of-living pressures.
Israeli settler attacks in West Bank at record high November 7, 2025
An Israeli soldier shouts at Palestinians who went out to pray on their own land, under threat by Israeli settlement expansion, in Beit Lid, near Tulkarm, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank yesterday. Photo: Reuters Israeli settlers carried out at least 264 attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during October, marking the biggest monthly […]
Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes November 7, 2025
Widespread devastation in Gaza as a result of Israel's military campaign. Photo: Reuters The US gathered intelligence last year that Israel’s military lawyers warned there was evidence that could support war crimes charges against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza – operations reliant on American-supplied weapons, five former US officials said.
Callaghan Innovation redundancies top $10m November 7, 2025
Photo: RNZ By Mary Argue of RNZ
Otago students flee Tanzania as political violence erupts November 7, 2025
Wrecked buses that were burnt during protests, following a general election marred by violent demonstrations over the exclusion of two leading opposition candidates, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Photo: Reuters Six Otago University medical students are back in the country after needing help to leave Tanzania during violent political unrest.
Beloved brew bash boundless bliss for beer buffs November 7, 2025
Costumes were the order of the day at the Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival yesterday.
Matthew Littlewood
PPTA to back drastic intervention: Trust in Columba board ‘damaged’ November 7, 2025
Columba College. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Rumblings of revolt at embattled Columba College have been amplified now union members are calling for the resignation of both the school’s board chairs.
Rob Kidd
Shake-up intended to ‘elevate’ governance November 7, 2025
Sophie Barker. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED New Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker has shaken up how the city’s elected representatives will govern the council.
Grant Miller
Temuera Morrison pays tribute to 'amazing man' Lee Tamahori November 7, 2025
Lee Tamahori (right) and Temuera Morrison on the set of Mahana Photo: Supplied Actor Temuera Morrison has paid tribute to his close friend and director, Lee Tamahori, who has died aged 75.
Pupils hope to keep sealife safe, one bag of rubbish at a time November 7, 2025
St Brigid's School Rubbish Rangers Kairo Astilla, Heanock Ignatius, Danelle Dumasis, Levi Daniels, all 5, keep their eyes peeled for litter in Bayfield Park. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUEIRY A squad of thirteen 5-year-old children have taken it upon themselves to clean Dunedin.
Mark John

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June 2021

Winter Means Winter Wetsuits From Backdoor

For All Your Wet Weather Gear This Winter Shop at All Round Safety

Proper Pizza Doing Pizza Proper-ly at Coast

NZ needs to pursue new free trade deals – report

The award-winning luxury South Island motel, Century Park Motor Lodge is the perfect place to base yourself for the upcoming winter of sport.

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