April 7, 2025

Trump’s Liberation Day move depresses NZ wholesale interest rates, Kiwi dollar

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 7, 2025

NZ wholesale interest rates have fallen after the US introduced higher tariff charges.http://dlvr.it/TK0ShG

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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Car rolls off cliff after parking mishap December 30, 2025
The car ended up at the bottom of a cliff near Kakanui. Photo: Nic Duff A car rolled off coastal cliffs near Kakanui in North Otago and crashed on to the beach below after the driver accidentally left the vehicle in gear this afternoon, police say.
Laine Priestley
Kotkamp shines for Sparks in dominant win December 30, 2025
Lousia Kotkamp. File photo: Peter McIntosh One young prospect and one old(er) hand guided the Sparks to a second straight win in the Super Smash today.
Lucky escape as car rolls off cliff near Kakanui December 30, 2025
The car ended up at the bottom of a cliff near Kakanui. Photo: Nic Duff A car rolled off coastal cliffs near Kakanui and crashed on to the beach below after the driver accidentally left the vehicle in gear this afternoon, police say.
Laine Priestley
Daylight break-in foiled in minutes - police December 30, 2025
Police are thanking members of the public for their help leading to four youths being apprehended for a burglary in central Dunedin today.
Former ABs coach John Mitchell named in UK honours December 30, 2025
England head coach John Mitchell celebrates after their women's Rugby World Cup final victory in September, 2025. Photo: Getty Images Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell has been recognised in the British New Years Honours.
Russia accuses Ukraine of attempted attack on Putin December 30, 2025
Satellite imagery from 2023 shows Vladimir Putin's residential complex in Roshchino, Novgorod Region, Russia. Photo: Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence and vowed retaliation, providing no evidence for a claim Kyiv dismissed as baseless and aimed at derailing arduous peace talks.
Witnesses sought after mass brawl on Auckland's K Road December 30, 2025
Police have set up a dedicated portal for witnesses of a mass brawl in Auckland to upload any footage they might have of the incident.
Wild weather batters central parts of NZ December 30, 2025
Campers at Totaranui Abel Tasman National Park had a near miss when a tree came down on some of their tents. They had moved into a caravan shortly before due to bad weather. Photo: Supplied / Warwick Fitzsimmons via RNZ Wild weather is playing havoc with New Year plans for thousands of Kiwis, hitting flights […]
A Christmas perspective December 29, 2025
Aramoana salt flats, Christmas morning.
Animal rights advocates call for cameras in shearing sheds December 29, 2025

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