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Auckland Airport expects recovery but thinks travel attitudes may have changed

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 21, 2021

Auckland Airport bosses believe air travel will recover quickly from the pandemic, but outgoing chief executive Adrian Littlewood…

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ACC posts $10b paper surplus – but says levy rises still needed

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 21, 2021

A lift in interest rates and strong financial markets have delivered a paper surplus of $10 billion to…

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ACC posts $10b paper surpus – but says levy rises still needed

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 21, 2021

A lift in interest rates and strong financial markets have delivered a paper surplus of $10 billion to…

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Troubled property giant China Evergrande abandons $3.6b sale of stake in key asset

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 20, 2021

Teetering Chinese property giant China Evergrande formally has abandoned plans to sell a $3.61 billion stake in one…

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UK-New Zealand free trade agreement ‘substantial and comprehensive’

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 20, 2021

News of a free trade agreement between New Zealand and the United Kingdom has been welcomed by the…

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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Storied high country station on market for $50m November 6, 2025
The high country station that could be yours, for $50 million November 6, 2025
More than 23,000 without power in Far North November 6, 2025
The extent of the outage on Thursday evening. Image: Supplied The Far North has been plunged into another massive power cut, with more than 23,000 homes and businesses without electricity.
From 50,000 to 65: Power back on for almost all in South November 6, 2025
PowerNet chief executive Paul Blue. Photo: Peter McIntosh A fortnight after a storm tore through the South, cutting power to tens of thousands, supply has been restored to almost all customers.
Trio found guilty of Anaru Moana's murder November 6, 2025
Anaru Moana. File photo A jury has found three men guilty of murdering South Canterbury man Anaru Moana.
Trio found guilty of South Canterbury man Anaru Moana's murder November 6, 2025
Anaru Moana. File photo A jury has found three men guilty of murdering South Canterbury man Anaru Moana.
Good Samaritan comes to aid of 79yo who 'blacked-out' after crash November 6, 2025
The crash happened in Kenmure Rd. Photo: Google Maps An injured pensioner was whisked away from his crashed car by a vigilant member of the public before an ambulance arrived.
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Man who offered to guard Jacinda Ardern guilty of sending lewd emails November 6, 2025
John Doherty once wanted to be a security guard for former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern. Photo: Open Justice By Tracy Neal, Open Justice multimedia journalist A man who once wanted to be a security guard for former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has been sending lewd emails to another person in political circles, calling […]
Former top cop admits child sexual exploitation, bestiality image offending November 6, 2025
Jevon McSkimming appeared at the Wellington District Court on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii / file photo By Sam Sherwood of RNZ Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.
Global Insight: 'Ground-shaking change' should embolden NZ November 6, 2025
The stunning New York City election results should embolden New Zealand’s government in its dealings with Donald Trump, Prof Robert Patman says.
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Auckland Airport expects recovery but thinks travel attitudes may have changed

ACC posts $10b paper surplus – but says levy rises still needed

ACC posts $10b paper surpus – but says levy rises still needed

Troubled property giant China Evergrande abandons $3.6b sale of stake in key asset

UK-New Zealand free trade agreement ‘substantial and comprehensive’

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