November 9, 2021

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Tour operator must pay out nearly $200k after worker falls down boat hatch

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A Queenstown tourism operator has been fined and ordered to pay a former employee who was seriously injured…

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Wedding Stationery Business Gives Back

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WEDDINGS Auckland-based business Timberwink Studio, a one-stop shop for wedding stationery and DIY templates, is now donating a…

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Weta Digital sells technology division for $2.3b to US firm

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Sir Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital film studio has sold its technology division to a US video game company…

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Pushpay moves into Catholic donations market

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The donor management system software company Pushpay has reported a strong first half net profit driven up by…

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NZ company’s toothpaste sales surge in partnership with Chinese influencer

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A New Zealand oral care company is all smiles after a partnership with a Chinese influencer saw its…

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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Cosy Dell Rd rapist facing preventive detention November 3, 2025
Keith Andrew Wicks-Cairns A man who has pleaded guilty to breaking into a flat and raping a student could now face an open-ended prison term.
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No room for 'rogue' MPs in Te Pāti Māori - Tamihere November 3, 2025
Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere. File photo By Anneke Smith of RNZ
Positive signs for jobseekers but still 'long way to go' November 3, 2025
Business such as IT and professional services are expected to see some improvement. Photo: Getty Images By Susan Edmunds of RNZ
Teen took her life after online porn triggered mental health struggle November 3, 2025
The Princess Margaret Hospital. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER Warning: This story discusses suicide and mental health, and may upset some readers.
Seymour admits fire trucks need 'a lot of upgrades' November 3, 2025
David Seymour. Photo: Getty Images It has been made clear that "a lot" of upgrades are needed with the country's fire trucks, the deputy prime minister says.
'A substantial amount of money': Jetty fundraiser reaches its goal November 3, 2025
After eight years of fundraising, all 787 planks on the rebuilt Governors Bay Jetty have been sponsored. Photo: Supplied All 787 planks on the restored Governors Bay jetty have now been sponsored, marking the end of an eight-year fundraising campaign.
Kees Chalmers
Teen discharged from Christchurch hospital took own life after porn triggered mental health struggle November 3, 2025
NZ’s biggest new gold mine project reaches milestone November 3, 2025
Damian Spring. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Santana Minerals has formally lodged a fast-track application for New Zealand’s biggest new gold project in more than four decades.
Julie Asher
Injured Barretts to miss Scotland test November 3, 2025
Jordie Barrett gets treated for an injury during the All Blacks match against Ireland on Sunday morning in Chicago. Photo: Getty Images Scott and Jordie Barrett will miss this weekend's Test against Scotland at Murrayfield.
Police falsifying breath tests nationwide November 3, 2025
A police spokesperson confirmed to RNZ falsified tests occurred throughout the country. Photo: RNZ By Sam Sherwood of RNZ

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November 9, 2021

Tour operator must pay out nearly $200k after worker falls down boat hatch

Wedding Stationery Business Gives Back

Weta Digital sells technology division for $2.3b to US firm

Pushpay moves into Catholic donations market

NZ company’s toothpaste sales surge in partnership with Chinese influencer

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