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Retirement Commission clarifying what superannuation is for

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 20, 2020

The Retirement Commissioner is offering a definition of the country’s retirement system, after discovering people did not know…

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Retirement Commission clarifying what KiwiSaver is for

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 20, 2020

The Retirement Commissioner is offering a definition of the country’s retirement system, after discovering people did not know…

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Metlifecare takeover: High Court approves $1.3bn offer despite opposition

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 20, 2020

The retirement village company is set to de-list from the local stock exchange, after the High Court gave…

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Punk Economist: ‘The most prudent thing to do now is spend’

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 20, 2020

One of the world’s most high-profile economists says the only way New Zealand will stop its burgeoning housing…

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The Warehouse Group chief operating officer to step down

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 20, 2020

The chief operating officer of The Warehouse Group will leave the firm in the new year to take…

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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Pair arrested after 'cowardly attack' on taxi driver December 26, 2025
Photo: ODT files Dunedin police have thanked the public for their help in arresting two people after a "cowardly attack" on a taxi driver on Christmas Day.
Person of interest named in Hanukkah car fire December 26, 2025
A person of interest has been named as police investigate a suspected arson attack on a car donning a celebratory Hanukkah sign, parked outside a rabbi's home in Australia.
Pope decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza December 26, 2025
Leo XIV delivered his first Christmas Day speech from the main balcony of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Photo: Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/ via Reuters Pope Leo XIV has decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across […]
Andrew's daughters attend Christmas service December 26, 2025
Britain's Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were at the royal family's traditional Christmas Day church service, while their father Andrew, recently stripped of his titles over ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was absent.
Hesitation over Bremworth buy December 26, 2025
The Commerce Commission said it was not convinced at this stage a takeover of Bremworth Carpets by US-based Mohawk Industries would not reduce competition. PHOTO: SUPPLIED The Commerce Commission has competition concerns about a takeover that would bring the country’s two biggest carpet manufacturers under a single owner.
Body found at Piha Beach December 26, 2025
Piha Beach. File photo: NZ Herald A body has been found at Piha Beach after a police helicopter joined a search for a person swept away.
Police dog recovering after fall in scalding water December 26, 2025
Teo was being gradually eased back from seven years of patrol work. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police / Senior Constable Alex Stammers A police dog seriously injured after falling into scalding geothermal water is finally getting to enjoy retirement after months of recovery - just in time for Christmas.
US carries out 'deadly strike' against ISIS in Nigeria December 26, 2025
US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters The United States carried out an airstrike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, US President Donald Trump and the US military said today, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region.
One hurt, house destroyed in Mairehau December 26, 2025
Photo: RNZ A fire destroyed a home and left one person injured in the Christchurch suburb of Mairehau on Christmas Eve.
One killed in house fire December 26, 2025
Photo: RNZ One person died after a house fire in New Plymouth on the morning of Christmas Eve.

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Retirement Commission clarifying what superannuation is for

Retirement Commission clarifying what KiwiSaver is for

Metlifecare takeover: High Court approves $1.3bn offer despite opposition

Punk Economist: ‘The most prudent thing to do now is spend’

The Warehouse Group chief operating officer to step down

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