July 16, 2025

Lower Hutt restaurant Well Sushi fined $30,000 for exploiting vulnerable migrant worker

New Zealand Blog News Service Jul 16, 2025

The man, who was on a sponsored work visa, was owed more than $50,000 in wage arrears.http://dlvr.it/TLyN3H

Tory Whanau may have to sell Wellington mayoralty to make ends meet September 20, 2024
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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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Wheelchair user helped to safety in St Clair fire September 1, 2025
Fire crews at the scene in Coughtrey St this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery A wheelchair-bound St Clair resident was helped to safety by firefighters after a blaze in their bathroom this morning.
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Smiths City staff called into meeting about voluntary administration, store closures September 1, 2025
Smiths City's flagship store in Christchurch. Photo: Supplied Retail chain Smiths City has announced it has been placed into voluntary administration and will close all of its stores.
Dunedin Smiths City store closes as company put in voluntary administration September 1, 2025
The Dunedin Smiths City store has been 'temporarily closed': Photo: Supplied Dunedin's Smiths City store has been "temporarily closed" for business this morning as the beleaguered retailer enters voluntary administration.
Watch: Mum worried she'll lose another family member as son waits for heart transplant September 1, 2025
Swiatek mindful of young fans after souvenir grab September 1, 2025
Iga Swiatek paused for a moment while distributing one of her towels after a comfortable US Open fourth-round win and pointed to a young fan in the front row as if to make sure the right person went home with the sweat-soaked souvenir.
Luxon re-announces $7.5b Amazon deal from 2021 September 1, 2025
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Amazon Web Services is spending $7.5 billion on storage and data centres - a move announced by the company four years ago.
Major rise in company liquidations September 1, 2025
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Thousands of operations, appointments postponed as nurses strike September 1, 2025
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars association says September 1, 2025
Mourners during the funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire while trying to receive aid on Sunday at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. Photo: Reuters The world's biggest academic association of genocide scholars has passed a resolution saying the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.
Stronger Osaka knocks out Gauff September 1, 2025
Naomi Osaka produced a commanding performance to knock out third seed Coco Gauff 6-3 6-2 in a highly anticipated fourth round showdown between two former US Open champions.

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