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All Blacks home by Christmas? Why NZ Rugby boss is ‘really encouraged’

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 26, 2020

New Zealand Rugby boss Mark Robinson is staying positive about the prospects of bringing All Blacks players involved…

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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…

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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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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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Steve Braunias: The secret diary of Judith Collins

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 25, 2020

COMMENT: MONDAY I drove through rolling country on the election trail today and it reminded me that I…

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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Westport could lose only air service March 18, 2026
Originair has serviced Westport with an 18-seater Jetstream aircraft. Photo: Supplied Westport will lose its only air service in May unless the government rescues it.
Big gig promoters accused of holding govt to ransom March 18, 2026
The government won't say how much it paid to get Robbie Williams for shows in Auckland and Christchurch. Photo: Getty Images There are allegations of corporate concert welfare and promoters holding the government to ransom over funding for big events while home grown talent is left out.
Former US Marine facing deportation to NZ March 18, 2026
Paul Canton. Photo: Supplied By Amy Williams of RNZ A New Zealand-born man facing deportation from the United States, after living there for more than half his life, says he has no links to the country and "no connection to that way of life".
Big promoters accused of holding govt to ransom March 18, 2026
The government won't say how much it paid to get Robbie Williams for shows in Auckland and Christchurch. Photo: Getty Images There are allegations of corporate concert welfare and promoters holding the government to ransom over funding for big events while home grown talent is left out.
Grounded: Westport set to lose only air service March 18, 2026
Originair has serviced Westport with an 18-seater Jetstream aircraft. Photo: Supplied Westport will lose its only air service in May unless the government rescues it.
Rāhui placed on lake after man’s disappearance March 18, 2026
A rāhui is in place on Lake Manapōuri, New Zealand’s second-deepest lake, following the disappearance of a Gore man last weekend. Photo: files A search of Lake Manapouri involving the national dive squad and Defence Force specialists continues after a man fell overboard from a vessel on the lake on Saturday night.
Veges, hard work key: centenarian March 18, 2026
Mataura woman Elma MacRae still loves to get out in her garden with a fork, despite celebrating her 100th birthday recently. PHOTO: RICHARD DAVISON Hard work, homegrown veges and a little woolly magic are the recipe for longevity for a freshly-minted Mataura centenarian.
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Resthaven to be sold March 18, 2026
Gore’s Resthaven retirement village is set to change owners. PHOTO: GEMMA SINCLAIR After more than 70 years’ ownership, Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) is poised to sell its Gore retirement village Resthaven.
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Looking back March 18, 2026
Photo: Bill Cowan Collection This group of senior pupils from Redan and Mokoreta Schools visited Bluff landmark Stirling Point in 1965.
Legless females hard to recognise March 18, 2026
Photo: Dr Keith Probert This excellent photograph of native scale insects on leaves of a southern rata tree was taken by Dr Keith Probert, who also extracted some of the dark brown nymphs from their cases.

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All Blacks home by Christmas? Why NZ Rugby boss is ‘really encouraged’

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Steve Braunias: The secret diary of Judith Collins

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