2025

Baby City retail owner goes into liquidation, five stores under new management

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 1, 2025

BDO Wellington were appointed as liquidators on December 31.http://dlvr.it/TH6RYc

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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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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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.
Power outage hits Harbour areas October 21, 2025
Multiple unplanned outages across Dunedin will leave families without power well into the evening.
Laine Priestley
Bluff to lose power as damaged pole repaired October 21, 2025
The Southland town of Bluff will lose power from late this afternoon while a broken power pole is replaced.
Cars destroyed in hospital carpark blaze October 21, 2025
The fire in the Whangārei Hospital staff damaged multiple cars. Photo: Susan Edmunds Almost 30 cars have been damaged by fire in Whangarei Hospital carpark.
Tree falls on Christchurch school bus October 21, 2025
The bus was waiting for the school pick up at the Rapaki bus stop when the tree fell on top of it. Photo: Supplied A large tree fell on a Christchurch Metro bus this afternoon, just before it was about to pick up school children.
Kees Chalmers
'Very lucky no children were onboard': Tree falls on Christchurch bus October 21, 2025
The bus was waiting for the school pick up at the Rapaki bus stop when the tree fell on top of it. Photo: Supplied A large tree fell on a Christchurch Metro bus this afternoon, just before it was about to pick up school children.
Kees Chalmers
Planes grounded at Christchurch Airport October 21, 2025
Planes grounded at Christchurch Airport late this afternoon. Photo: RNZ Operations at Christchurch Airport have been paused, leading to the cancellation of flights in and out of the city due to severe weather.
'Decided to appoint a Crown facilitator': Government steps in over council water plan October 21, 2025
Local Government Minister Simon Watts. Photo: RNZ The government has intervened over Waitaki District Council's rejected water plan that was set to cost ratepayers an extra $200 a month.
Watch: Pedestrian blown into traffic by Wellington wind October 21, 2025
A dramatic video shows the moment a pedestrian is blown off their feet and into traffic in Wellington.
Andrew giving up titles right thing to do: UK minister October 21, 2025
Andrew relinquished his Duke of York title and other honours last week but remains a prince, following years of criticism about his behaviour and connections to the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: Reuters Prince Andrew giving up his royal titles is the "right course of action," a senior British government minister says.

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