August 2021

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Using a virtual assistant to get on top of life’s admin tasks

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NEWS Modern life is busy, with endless to-do lists for both work and personal life, and an increasingly…

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Safe and effective fume extraction fans for Australian labs

New Zealand Blog News Service Aug 30, 2021

NEWS Fume extraction fans are some of the most important equipment in the laboratory, and it’s essential that…

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Australian-based cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx launches in New Zealand

New Zealand Blog News Service Aug 30, 2021

The Australian-based exchange Swyftx have opened up a New Zealand version of its platform, offering local bank deposits…

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Reserve Bank eyes protection for insurance policy holders

New Zealand Blog News Service Aug 30, 2021

The Reserve Bank is proposing to put in place an insurance policyholder protection scheme, along the lines of…

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Medicinal cannabis: Approval process causing delays, says firm

New Zealand Blog News Service Aug 30, 2021

Red tape is strangling the development and sale of medicinal cannabis products, according to one firm company.

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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Measles case in Dunedin among 'concerning' rise December 3, 2025
Photo: Supplied/US CDC A measles case has been confirmed in Dunedin as health authorities warn of a "concerning" rise heading into the summer holidays.
Warnings for Hooker Valley track 'ignored' December 3, 2025
An advisory sign for the Hooker Valley track also gives people other options if they want to hike in the area. PHOTOS: DOC Up to 20 people a day are risking their lives venturing into closed areas of a popular Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park track, where construction and explosive work is under way to build […]
Hikers 'ignoring warnings' for Hooker Valley track December 3, 2025
An advisory sign for the Hooker Valley track also gives people other options if they want to hike in the area. PHOTOS: DOC Up to 20 people a day are risking their lives venturing into closed areas of a popular Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park track, where construction and explosive work is under way to build […]
Airbus planes to be inspected for fuselage flaw December 3, 2025
Reuters reports the total number of A320 planes needing inspections for recently discovered quality problems on metal panels at the front of some planes was 628, including 168 already in service. Photo: Getty Images (file) Airbus engineers have found defects on a wider set of A320 fuselage panels as they prepare to inspect hundreds of […]
Home games for All Whites ahead of World Cup December 3, 2025
All White Chris Wood is expected to take part in the matches ahead of the World Cup. Photo: Getty Images The All Whites will play two final home games ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, with New Zealand set to host its first ever FIFA Series in March.
Once-in-a-lifetime bloom December 3, 2025
The palm can take between 30 and 80 years to bloom before dying. Photo: Reuters A golden cascade of Talipot tree blossoms has captivated Rio de Janeiro as spring draws to a close, marking the first and last bloom of these palm trees decades after they were brought from South Asia by renowned landscape architect Roberto […]
Pauline Hanson eyes political resurgence December 3, 2025
Pauline Hanson's revival as a political force is likely more driven by local factors including cost-of-living pressures, housing shortages and historically high migration. Photo: Getty Images Australia's flame-haired populist Senator Pauline Hanson and her anti-immigration party have rocketed up opinion polls, nearing a peak seen three decades ago when she first entered politics and pushed […]
'Million dollars of damage': Trucks torched in suspicious Invercargill fire December 3, 2025
Trucks belonging to Christchurch company Treetech were damaged by fire at Invercargill's Queens Park early this morning. Photo: Matthew Rosenberg Police are investigating a suspicious fire which damaged four vehicles at Invercargill’s Queens Park in the early hours of this morning.
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Collections Graduate Fashion Show 2025 December 3, 2025
Coverage of the Otago Polytechnic School of Design Fashion - Collections Graduate Fashion Show 2025
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Andrew Coster breaks silence: 'I got this wrong' December 3, 2025
Andrew Coster acknowledged he should have more fully investigated allegations against Jevon McSkimming when he was Police Commissioner. Photo: RNZ By Sam Sherwood of RNZ Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has broken his silence after resigning as chief executive of the government's Social Investment Agency.

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August 2021

Using a virtual assistant to get on top of life’s admin tasks

Safe and effective fume extraction fans for Australian labs

Australian-based cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx launches in New Zealand

Reserve Bank eyes protection for insurance policy holders

Medicinal cannabis: Approval process causing delays, says firm

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