September 2025

New Zealand Winegrowers reports bumper 2025 harvest with exports up 5% by volume but value down

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 30, 2025

US sales fell 4% to $762m, dragging the overall export value down slightly.http://dlvr.it/TNNjfY

Eke Panuku’s legacy and what will replace it; Allan Young reflects; Patrick Dougherty’s move; Mark Fraser on nearly five years at Kāinga Ora – Property Insider

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 29, 2025

‘Guiding urban renewal projects across the Auckland region’ – Allan Young’s achievements.http://dlvr.it/TNMb5G

Ten reasons why Auckland food business Bake & Beans failed, liquidator seeks buyer

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 28, 2025

Gourmet pies, cakes and savouries made by companies hit by a combination of events.http://dlvr.it/TNLXRw

How AI could upskill and future-proof Kiwi secondary school students

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 27, 2025

BusinessNZ says the updated curriculum will better equip future workers.http://dlvr.it/TNKpMD

Where to put a lump sum just sitting around – Darcy Ungaro

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 26, 2025

When your timeframe’s short, just save it.http://dlvr.it/TNK0Qw

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. […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell

Step into the Spirit of Scotland at the Hororātā Highland Games October 28, 2025
The pipes will call once again as the 14th Hororātā Highland Games returns on Saturday 8th November – a full-day celebration of Scottish culture with a uniquely Kiwi twist.
Emergency services called to sudden death October 21, 2025
Emergency services are at the scene in Kent St. Photo: Google Maps Emergency services are at the scene of a sudden death in Queenstown.
Extreme weather may force mega strike indoors October 21, 2025
Senior doctors and dentists during a previous strike in Christchurch. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Several public sector unions say Thursday's mega strike will go ahead, though plans for some rallies may change due to the severe weather forecasts.
'It will be loud': Noise warning as piling work for new bridge starts October 21, 2025
Contractors accessed the Hakatere/Ashburton riverbed earlier this year to undertake geotechnical investigations. PHOTO: JONATHAN LEASK/LDR By Jonathan Leask, Local democracy reporter Engineers are set to start trial piling work at the site of Ashburton’s second bridge to test how the ground will handle the new structure’s massive foundations.
Car theft story unravels after police find drugs, weapons October 21, 2025
Police have recovered guns, knives, batons and hatchets from an allegedly stolen vehicle after an incident in Christchurch.
$55m first half loss for Air New Zealand October 21, 2025
The airline's pre-tax loss was expected to land somewhere between $30m and $55m for the six months ending in December. Photo: Supplied By Nona Pelletier of RNZ
Guns, knives, batons, hatchets found in stolen Volkswagen October 21, 2025
Police have recovered guns, knives, batons and hatchets from an allegedly stolen vehicle after an incident in Christchurch.
Fonterra to up butter production after brands sold October 21, 2025
Photo: Supplied Dairy giant Fonterra will spend $75 million to expand butter production as it looks for earnings growth after the sale of its global consumer business.
Truck rally rolls south from Chch October 21, 2025
The Bill Richardson Truck Rally made its way South last week, leaving Christchurch on Thursday morning and arriving in Invercargill on Friday. PHOTO: NICK BROOK A convoy of 104 trucks and about 200 people rolled south last week as part of the Bill Richardson Truck Rally, celebrating the life and legacy of one of New […]
Nick Brook
Police at scene of Queenstown sudden death October 21, 2025
Emergency services are at the scene in Kent St. Photo: Google Maps Emergency services are at the scene of a sudden death in Queenstown.

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September 2025

New Zealand Winegrowers reports bumper 2025 harvest with exports up 5% by volume but value down

Eke Panuku’s legacy and what will replace it; Allan Young reflects; Patrick Dougherty’s move; Mark Fraser on nearly five years at Kāinga Ora – Property Insider

Ten reasons why Auckland food business Bake & Beans failed, liquidator seeks buyer

How AI could upskill and future-proof Kiwi secondary school students

Where to put a lump sum just sitting around – Darcy Ungaro

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