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Taxi drivers upset with Wellington Combined’s new policy

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 19, 2020

Conflict has broken out in Wellington’s largest taxi company, with some drivers pushing back against what they say…

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Starbucks owners to buy Burger King in New Zealand

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 19, 2020

The owners of the Starbucks franchise in New Zealand will take over Burger King, after the fast food…

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Business confidence back to pre-Covid levels, still low

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 19, 2020

Business confidence has improved to pre-Covid levels but remains deeply pessimistic even with signs the economy may recover…

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Business confidence back to pre-Covid levels, still low

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 19, 2020

Business confidence has improved to pre-Covid levels but remains deeply pessimistic even with signs the economy may recover…

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Banks need stronger cyber security – RBNZ

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 19, 2020

The Reserve Bank is taking steps to ensure banks and other regulated financial services beef up their cyber…

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. […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell

Flat whites with a side of abuse December 25, 2025
Photo: ODT files Dunedin residents attempting to enjoy their morning were forced to call police after a man started hurling verbal abuse at them for drinking their coffees.
Laine Priestley
Merger will drive down petrol prices, companies say December 25, 2025
Speeding teenager busted with ammo in Dunedin December 25, 2025
The 17-year-old allegedly fled police after speeding down Kaikorai Valley Rd. Photo: Google A Dunedin teenager driving almost double the speed limit on a city road fled police and was later busted unlawfully possessing ammunition, police say.
Laine Priestley
Boris the missing cat home for Christmas December 25, 2025
Christmas storm triggers widespread flooding in Los Angeles December 25, 2025
A worker clears debris from a flooded part of the 134 freeway, as heavy rains fall due to an atmospheric river in Burbank, California. Photo: Reuters Torrential rains have drenched Southern ‌California, unleashing widespread flash flooding as authorities urged motorists to ⁠stay off roads and residents ⁠living downslope of wildfire-scarred foothills and canyons to evacuate.
Two injured in stabbing, police say December 25, 2025
Photo: RNZ Two people are injured following a stabbing in Ngaruawahia, north of Hamilton, late on Christmas Eve, police say.
Power cut in Christchurch suburbs December 24, 2025
More than 1000 Christchurch residents awoke to no power on Christmas morning.
Two hurt after plane crash in Coromandel December 24, 2025
The house was unoccupied at the time of this morning's crash. Photo: Supplied/ Paul Baker By Ellen O'Dwyer of RNZ A small plane has crashed into a house in the holiday hotspot of Pauanui on the Coromandel Peninsula on Christmas Day.
Archer injured, Pope dropped for Boxing Day test December 24, 2025
Ollie Pope, whose 46 in Perth remains his highest score in six Ashes innings on this tour, paid the price for his poor run of form. Photo: Getty Images A side strain has ended England fast bowler Jofra Archer's Ashes campaign, while the beleaguered tourists dropped batter Ollie Pope for the fourth test against Australia […]
Discovery of a million more potential Epstein documents December 24, 2025
Donald Trump was friendly with Jeffrey Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s. Photo: Getty Images The US Justice Department has found more than a million more documents potentially tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, delaying a full release for weeks while officials redact details to protect victims, it says.

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Taxi drivers upset with Wellington Combined’s new policy

Starbucks owners to buy Burger King in New Zealand

Business confidence back to pre-Covid levels, still low

Business confidence back to pre-Covid levels, still low

Banks need stronger cyber security – RBNZ

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