October 19, 2021

Number of property sales drops over lockdown, but upturn in first home buyers

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CoreLogic chief property economist Kelvin Davidson says the upturn in first home buyers coincides with a downward trend…

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New Zealand pension system drops in world rankings

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The annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index places New Zealand at 15th, down from 10th place last…

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Super Fund commits $300m to drive Warkworth property development project

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The New Zealand Super Fund has joined forces with a local property developer to help tackle the country’s…

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We’re for making life easy (including life insurance claims)

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 19, 2021

NEWS One of the things people worry about, or are cynical about, when it comes to life insurance…

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TA2 Racing exclusively uses Racetech Seats across Australia

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NEWS The growing muscle car series has chosen Racetech as their partner for race seats. TA2 Muscle Car…

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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Hurunui community rallies to recover for garden festival October 30, 2025
The Hurunui Garden Festival is going ahead after a big clean up after last week's storm. Photo: Supplied / Jenny Cooper By Alicia Carr North Canterbury is back on its feet just in time for one of its biggest weekends of the year, the Hurunui Garden Festival.
Hurunui overcomes storm to be ready for garden festival October 30, 2025
The Hurunui Garden Festival is going ahead after a big clean up after last week's storm. Photo: Supplied / Jenny Cooper By Alicia Carr North Canterbury is back on its feet just in time for one of its biggest weekends of the year, the Hurunui Garden Festival.
Palace thrash Liverpool; other big guns advance October 30, 2025
Yeremy Pino of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his team's third goal with teammates during their League Cup fourth round match against Liverpool at Anfield. Photo: Getty Images Second-string Liverpool were thumped 3-0 by Crystal Palace as Ismaila Sarr struck twice for the visitors in the League Cup this morning, booking the South London side's spot in the […]
History curriculum proposed changes slammed by teachers October 30, 2025
Photo: Getty Images History teachers have slammed the government's proposal to water down the teaching of New Zealand history in schools with the study of topics including Ancient Egypt and the French Revolution.
Sign vandalism costing DOC over $500k per year October 30, 2025
A total of 1155 signs were repaired or replaced in the past three years Photo: Supplied/DOC Vandalism to signs is costing the Department of Conservation (DOC) hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
Williams claims premier songwriting award for second time October 30, 2025
Marlon Williams (right) with KOMMI at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards in Christchurch last night. Photo: James Ensing-Trussell / RNZ Indie folk singer Marlon Williams has won New Zealand's premier songwriting award for the second time.
Trump orders US to resume testing nuclear weapons October 30, 2025
US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump today ordered the US military to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons, for the first time in 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Firearms, drugs and cash seized in West Coast search warrant October 30, 2025
Photo: Getty Images Police have found an illegal haul of firearms, drugs and cash in a search warrant on the West Coast.
One critical as serious crash closes road near Rolleston October 30, 2025
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash that has forced a road to close near Rolleston.
Four injured, one critical in Rolleston crash October 30, 2025
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash that has forced a road to close near Rolleston.

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October 19, 2021

Number of property sales drops over lockdown, but upturn in first home buyers

New Zealand pension system drops in world rankings

Super Fund commits $300m to drive Warkworth property development project

We’re for making life easy (including life insurance claims)

TA2 Racing exclusively uses Racetech Seats across Australia

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