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Buying first home will be out of reach for more people in 2021 – CoreLogic

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 5, 2021

There are fears more people will be locked out of the New Zealand property market in the coming…

#newzealand #nzbusiness #talk News

Buying first home will be out of reach for more people in 2021 – CoreLogic

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 5, 2021

There are fears more people will be locked out of the New Zealand property market in the coming…

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Morrison & Co to benefit from Infratil valuation gain

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 4, 2021

Infratil could see its incentive fees more than double following an upbeat valuation of one of its key…

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Tourism industry calls for clarity on border reopening plans

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 2, 2021

Tourism operators are calling for the government to give them more clarity about when borders will be opened…

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Tourism industry calls for clarity on border reopening plans

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 2, 2021

Tourism operators are calling for the government to give them more clarity about when borders will be opened…

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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Ikea cagey about opening date for first NZ store July 20, 2025
Ikea's new store at Sylvia Park is taking shape. Photo: supplied By Amy Williams of RNZ Global furniture giant Ikea is due to open its first New Zealand store in Auckland some time this year, but has not yet told Auckland Council when.
Ikea cagey about opening date for first NZ store this year July 20, 2025
Ikea's new store at Sylvia Park is taking shape. Photo: supplied By Amy Williams of RNZ Global furniture giant Ikea is due to open its first New Zealand store in Auckland some time this year, but has not yet told Auckland Council when.
Dozens fined, cars impounded in street racer clampdown July 20, 2025
Police set up checkpoints at known meeting points across Tāmaki Makaurau on Saturday night. Photo: supplied/Police Police issued dozens of fines, impounded vehicles, and breath-tested thousands of drivers during a large "antisocial road user event" in Auckland on Saturday night.
Auckland street racer clampdown: dozens fined, cars impounded July 20, 2025
Police set up checkpoints at known meeting points across Tāmaki Makaurau on Saturday night. Photo: supplied/Police Police issued dozens of fines, impounded vehicles, and breath-tested thousands of drivers during a large "antisocial road user event" in Auckland on Saturday night.
'Sex monster' denied parole due to risk of reoffending July 20, 2025
Allan Neil Rosewarne was sentenced to preventive detention for sexually and physically abusing two of his partners. Photo: NZME Graphic WARNING: This story discusses a case of extreme violence and sexual offending. Allan Neil Rosewarne has been described as a sex monster.
Taranaki rapist denied parole due to risk of reoffending July 20, 2025
Allan Neil Rosewarne was sentenced to preventive detention for sexually and physically abusing two of his partners. Photo: NZME Graphic WARNING: This story discusses a case of extreme violence and sexual offending. Allan Neil Rosewarne has been described as a sex monster.
Will changes to Working for Families leave people worse off? July 20, 2025
Fleur Howard, chief executive of FinCap, says some families could be left without enough money week to week. Photo: RNZ/Rebekah Parsons-King By Susan Edmunds of RNZ An organisation representing financial mentors around the country is worried that proposed changes to the Working for Families scheme could leave some families worse off.
Will Working for Families changes leave people worse off? July 20, 2025
Fleur Howard, chief executive of FinCap, says some families could be left without enough money week to week. Photo: RNZ/Rebekah Parsons-King By Susan Edmunds of RNZ An organisation representing financial mentors around the country is worried that proposed changes to the Working for Families scheme could leave some families worse off.
Death toll from Vietnam boat accident climbs to 38 July 20, 2025
Emergency services attend to a capsized tourist boat, which was believed to be carrying more than 50 passengers, in Halong Bay, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam, on July 19, 2025. Photo: Vietnam's Traffic Police Department/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images The death toll from a tourist boat accident in Vietnam's Halong Bay climbed to at least 38 with […]
Saints dash Sharks' NBL dream July 20, 2025
Hyrum Harris of the Wellington Saints helped power his team to their first title since 2021 in Wellington this afternoon. Photo: supplied Hyrum Harris and the Wellington Saints have dashed the Southland Sharks’ dreams of a fairytale NBL crown.

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2021

Buying first home will be out of reach for more people in 2021 – CoreLogic

Buying first home will be out of reach for more people in 2021 – CoreLogic

Morrison & Co to benefit from Infratil valuation gain

Tourism industry calls for clarity on border reopening plans

Tourism industry calls for clarity on border reopening plans

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