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Covid fashion report ranks 11 New Zealand brands

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 27, 2020

Tearfund’s annual ethical fashion report is out today, showing just how transparent or murky large local fashion houses…

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Working from home leaves ACC law unfit for purpose – lawyer

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 27, 2020

Employers could find themselves facing prosecution or hiked ACC levies as more of their workers decide to continue…

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Utilities investor Infratil plans to buy 60% stake in Australian Qscan Group Holdings

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 26, 2020

Utilities investor Infratil is planning to buy a 60 percent stake in Australian diagnostic imaging business Qscan Group…

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Sky TV to share sports content with Spark

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 26, 2020

Sky TV will share its sports streaming content with the telecommunications company Spark this summer as part of…

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House prices and sharemarket nudge pessimistic investor confidence

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 26, 2020

Investor confidence has bounced off record lows but remains pessimistic, despite a surging sharemarket and a strong bounce…

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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Kyiv under massive Russian attack December 27, 2025
More stormy weather for much of South Island December 27, 2025
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The Cure guitarist and keyboardist Perry Bamonte dies aged 65 December 27, 2025
The Cure members (from left) Lol Tolhurst, Michael Dempsey, Perry Bamonte and Boris Williams attend the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York in March 2019. File photo: Reuters Perry Bamonte, keyboardist and guitarist in The Cure, has died at 65, the English indie rock band have confirmed through their official website.
Top police officers on the beat over the New Year December 26, 2025
Answering questions from Parliament's Justice Committee are (from left) NZ Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, and Deputy Commissioners Jill Rogers (Northern Districts) and Tusha Penny (Central and Southern Districts). Photo: VNP / Phil Smith The police commissioner and his deputies will take part in frontline duties over the New Year period across the country.
Man held after knife attack on three women in Paris metro stations December 26, 2025
Breakers bag crucial victory in overtime December 26, 2025
Parker Jackson-Cartwright has piloted the Breakers to a crucial overtime win against mid-table NBL rivals Tasmania JackJumpers to snap a three-game losing streak.
Aussies battered by weather extremes December 26, 2025
Australians are being battered by extremes on opposite sides of the nation, with people urged to remain vigilant amid ongoing fire and flood risks.
Body found after Port Waikato jet ski incident December 26, 2025
Port Waikato. File photo: Google Maps It is believed a man who died as a result of a jet ski incident near Port Waikato was not wearing a life jacket.
ODT quiz: December 27 December 26, 2025
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Saturday, December 27.
Williamson thrilled to be back home December 26, 2025
Nathan Williamson: "I think with a bit more rest I could be starting to feel back to 100% in a few weeks". PHOTO: HRNZ It is the heartwarming Christmas news many in the harness racing industry hoped for: Nathan Williamson is back home with his family in Southland.

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Covid fashion report ranks 11 New Zealand brands

Working from home leaves ACC law unfit for purpose – lawyer

Utilities investor Infratil plans to buy 60% stake in Australian Qscan Group Holdings

Sky TV to share sports content with Spark

House prices and sharemarket nudge pessimistic investor confidence

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