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Warning: Harbour Bridge could be closed at short notice for wild weather

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 26, 2020

Potential gale force winds have transport authorities on high alert and they are warning motorists they may close…

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Kate MacNamara: Why the wage subsidy was so broad and who should give it back

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 26, 2020

COMMENT: There are many words to describe New Zealand’s autumn Covid-19 lockdown and the Government wage subsidy that…

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Kate MacNamara: Why the wage subsidy was so broad and who should give it back

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 26, 2020

COMMENT: There are many words to describe New Zealand’s autumn Covid-19 lockdown and the Government wage subsidy that…

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Skydiver in critical condition after ‘very hard landing’ in Parakai, West Aucklandn West Auckland

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 26, 2020

A skydiver who was seriously injured in a crash today had deployed his parachute but struck the ground…

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Two new cases – one in managed isolation, one historical

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 26, 2020

There are two new cases of Covid-19 today – one in managed isolation and one historical detected during…

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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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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Potentially 'catastrophic' bridge collapse could have been prevented - report June 10, 2026
Big fine for moving mussels, oysters out of parasite-infected area June 10, 2026
A consignment of the green-lipped mussels. Photo: File image / Supplied A shellfish company has been fined $24,000 for moving oysters and mussels, some of which were sent to Christchurch for live export, outside of a parasite-infected biosecurity containment zone.
Canterbury rail bridge collapse could have had ‘catastrophic’ consequences June 10, 2026
Stokes, Atkinson dropped for second test against NZ June 10, 2026
Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard' over peace deal June 10, 2026
Claim miner's heritage evidence ‘cherry-picked’ June 10, 2026
Naomi Woods. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Santana Minerals has been accused of producing ‘‘cherry-picked’’ and ‘‘undercooked’’ heritage evidence.
Duffy still digesting his whirlwind 18 months June 10, 2026
Jacob Duffy. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER Jacob Duffy is still trying to take in the past 18 months.
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Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board June 10, 2026
Sam Henderson looks at highlights from the Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board.
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Botanic Garden photo comp June 10, 2026
The Dunedin Botanic Garden has launched a photo competition — The Living Lens: Botanical Views.
Home-town recital for violinist June 10, 2026
Violinist Skyla Murray, home in Dunedin on a break from her studies in Finland, will join forces with pianist Tom McGrath in a recital this Saturday evening at Hanover Hall. Photo: supplied Violinist Skyla Murray is delighted to be home in Dunedin for the first time in two years, while on a short break from […]

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Warning: Harbour Bridge could be closed at short notice for wild weather

Kate MacNamara: Why the wage subsidy was so broad and who should give it back

Kate MacNamara: Why the wage subsidy was so broad and who should give it back

Skydiver in critical condition after ‘very hard landing’ in Parakai, West Aucklandn West Auckland

Two new cases – one in managed isolation, one historical

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