June 2021

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Farmer confidence rises for third consecutive quarter

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Rising commodity prices were the key reason for optimism cited by farmers, Rabobank says, and prices were expected…

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Credit limits grow by 40% in past year

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 28, 2021

The total credit limit for New Zealanders increased by $28 billion to $306bn in the past year,

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Matariki. A time to reflect and reset

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 28, 2021

NEWS There’s something quite calm about a winter reset. In summer, when we celebrate New Year’s Eve life…

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Developing safety management systems keeps everyone on farms safe, says New Zealand’s leading Rural Consultants for AgSafe New Zealand Ltd.

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 28, 2021

NEWS People working on farms need to handle a far more extensive variety of risks than many other…

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New Sky box released as Sky TV tries to boost revenue

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 28, 2021

Sky TV is launching a new Sky box to try to boost revenue and customer numbers.

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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Kapa Haka celebration brings our community together November 8, 2025
Anderson Park in Cromwell was the venue for Te Kāhui Ako te Awanui’s Kapa Haka Picnic in the Park.
Fireworks fired into lawnmower shop 'could have been catastrophic' November 8, 2025
Fireworks were shot into a lawnmower shop at 9.30am on Friday Photo: Screenshot Two people have been arrested, after fireworks were fired into an Auckland lawnmower shop, injuring at least two people.
Woman's deceit leaves trail of victims November 8, 2025
Sally-Kae French was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court. By Belinda Feek A woman motivated by “malice and spite” carried out a lengthy vendetta against a former friend, spawning fake documents to win tribunal hearings, simply because she did not get what she wanted from him.
Cirque du Soleil performer taken to hospital after fall at Auckland show November 8, 2025
The cast of Cirque du Soleil perform Corteo perform at Spark Arena. Photo: Getty Images An audience member at an Auckland performance of Cirque du Soleil this afternoon says everyone fell silent, when a performer fell several metres to the ground.
Exam asked students to write about boy forced to drop pants November 8, 2025
The exam booklet asked the students to "analyse significant aspects of unfamiliar written text(s) through close reading, supported by evidence". Photo: Supplied By Charlotte Cook of RNZ
Trump asks Supreme Court to let govt withhold food stamps November 8, 2025
President Trump, flanked by Vice President JD Vance (left) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sit down for a state dinner with leaders of Central Asian nations yesterday at the White House. Photo: Reuters President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the US Supreme Court to halt a judge's order requiring it to promptly fully […]
Govt adds 'up to' $70K to funds for storm-hit farmers November 8, 2025
Sheep yards at a Toko Mouth farm smashed by fallen trees during last month's storm. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery The government has announced "up to" $70,000 of extra funding to help farmers in Southland, Clutha and Hurunui recover from last month's devastating storm damage.
'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.

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June 2021

Farmer confidence rises for third consecutive quarter

Credit limits grow by 40% in past year

Matariki. A time to reflect and reset

Developing safety management systems keeps everyone on farms safe, says New Zealand’s leading Rural Consultants for AgSafe New Zealand Ltd.

New Sky box released as Sky TV tries to boost revenue

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