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Tourism NZ predicts international market won’t recover until 2024

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 12, 2020

While international tourism is expected to flatline for the rest of the year, New Zealanders are predicted to…

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‘Transitional pain’ warned as paper mill signals changes to New Zealand operations

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 12, 2020

Norske Skog is the latest industrial player to signal a review of its New Zealand operations, following similar…

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Abano Healthcare revenue recovery spurs increased takeover offer

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 12, 2020

As Covid-19 restrictions eased a strong recovery in business and improved earnings outlook for dental company Abano Healthcare…

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Economist warns of risk to exporters if trade relationship with China changes

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 12, 2020

New Zealand exporters are exposing themselves to a range of risks if they focus too much on China…

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Bosses call on next government to prioritise partnerships, infrastructure

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 11, 2020

The development of a wide range of infrastructure projects is at the top of the election wish list…

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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Home games for All Whites ahead of World Cup December 3, 2025
All White Chris Wood is expected to take part in the matches ahead of the World Cup. Photo: Getty Images The All Whites will play two final home games ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, with New Zealand set to host its first ever FIFA Series in March.
Once-in-a-lifetime bloom December 3, 2025
The palm can take between 30 and 80 years to bloom before dying. Photo: Reuters A golden cascade of Talipot tree blossoms has captivated Rio de Janeiro as spring draws to a close, marking the first and last bloom of these palm trees decades after they were brought from South Asia by renowned landscape architect Roberto […]
Pauline Hanson eyes political resurgence December 3, 2025
Pauline Hanson's revival as a political force is likely more driven by local factors including cost-of-living pressures, housing shortages and historically high migration. Photo: Getty Images Australia's flame-haired populist Senator Pauline Hanson and her anti-immigration party have rocketed up opinion polls, nearing a peak seen three decades ago when she first entered politics and pushed […]
'Million dollars of damage': Trucks torched in suspicious Invercargill fire December 3, 2025
Trucks belonging to Christchurch company Treetech were damaged by fire at Invercargill's Queens Park early this morning. Photo: Matthew Rosenberg Police are investigating a suspicious fire which damaged four vehicles at Invercargill’s Queens Park in the early hours of this morning.
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Collections Graduate Fashion Show 2025 December 3, 2025
Coverage of the Otago Polytechnic School of Design Fashion - Collections Graduate Fashion Show 2025
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Andrew Coster breaks silence: 'I got this wrong' December 3, 2025
Andrew Coster acknowledged he should have more fully investigated allegations against Jevon McSkimming when he was Police Commissioner. Photo: RNZ By Sam Sherwood of RNZ Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has broken his silence after resigning as chief executive of the government's Social Investment Agency.
Clareburt moving to Melbourne December 3, 2025
Lewis Clareburt will train with other medley specialists in Melbourn. Photo: Reuters Swimming champion Lewis Clareburt is leaving New Zealand to train in Australia under coach Jolyon Finck, as he targets a maiden Olympic medal at Los Angeles 2028.
New stadium's first live show revealed December 3, 2025
Six60 to headline opening show at new Christchurch stadium December 3, 2025
At least one injured after tornado hits campground December 3, 2025
Photo: File image / RNZ / Connor Diver Fire crews have rushed to a New Zealand campground after reports a tornado went through it and overturned a caravan.

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Tourism NZ predicts international market won’t recover until 2024

‘Transitional pain’ warned as paper mill signals changes to New Zealand operations

Abano Healthcare revenue recovery spurs increased takeover offer

Economist warns of risk to exporters if trade relationship with China changes

Bosses call on next government to prioritise partnerships, infrastructure

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