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Infratil makes record half year profit of $1.08b boosted by Tilt Renewables sale

New Zealand Blog News Service Nov 11, 2021

The infrastructure investor Infratil has made a record half year profit of more than a $1 billion boosted…

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Warehouse hopes strong consumer demand will drive summer sales

New Zealand Blog News Service Nov 11, 2021

Retailer expecting a rebound after lockdowns and restrictions caused Q1 sales to fall almost 15 percent.

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Tenants opting for quality office space in main cities

New Zealand Blog News Service Nov 11, 2021

The increasing trend of people working from home has not dampened demand for premium office space in high…

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Developers bailing out of house buyer contracts via sunset clause

New Zealand Blog News Service Nov 11, 2021

Work is underway to deliver a clearer contract to address the risk of the sunset clause, in which…

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Developers bailing out of house buyer contracts via sunset clause

New Zealand Blog News Service Nov 11, 2021

Work is underway to deliver a clearer contract to address the risk of the sunset clause, in which…

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 […]
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Crown challenges Christchurch murder-accused's self-defence argument October 29, 2025
By Adam Burns of RNZ Arguments that a Christchurch man was killed in self-defence are untrue and illogical, a Crown prosecutor says.
Murder-accused's self-defence argument challenged by Crown October 29, 2025
By Adam Burns of RNZ Arguments that a Christchurch man was killed in self-defence are untrue and illogical, a Crown prosecutor says.
Severe weather insurance claims surpass 5000 October 29, 2025
A house in Milton, Otago, had its roof ripped off in wild weather. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel By Alicia Carr The cost of last week's severe weather is already in the millions, with insurance companies receiving more than 5000 claims.
Trump optimistic about trade war truce October 29, 2025
Donald Trump and Lee Jae Myung with the Grand Order of Mugunghwa and the Silla gold crown in Korea. Photo: Getty Images US President Donald Trump began the final leg of his Asia trip in South Korea today, optimistic about striking a trade war truce with Chinese President Xi Jinping and advancing an unresolved tariff deal with […]
'It's a sweatshop': Lawyer scathing of Gloriavale working system October 29, 2025
The Gloriavale compound on the West Coast. Photo: RNZ By Bill Hickman of RNZ People born into the Gloriavale community are trapped into a working structure resembling "a sweatshop", lawyers for former members say.
NZ woman found dead in Thailand hotel room: report October 29, 2025
A street in Phuket, where a New Zealand woman was found dead in her hotel room. Photo: Getty Images Thai media are reporting that a New Zealand woman was found dead in her hotel room in Phuket, Thailand on Tuesday.
'Disgusted': New curriculum prompts revolt October 29, 2025
Photo: Getty Images By John Gerrtisen of RNZ The release of draft primary and intermediate school curriculums has prompted a revolt by the Principals Federation, and criticism from some subject associations.
Number plate identifying technology continues to rise October 29, 2025
Photo: Getty Images By Phil Pennington of RNZ Police use of camera technology used to spot individual number plates is continuing to rise rapidly.
Man's drug-fuelled assault on woman over meth pipe October 29, 2025
Kole Stratford. Photo: Open Justice / Tracy Neal A man fuelled by alcohol and drugs head-butted a woman who tried to take away his meth pipe and smash it.
Cleanup begins, mayor urges patience, caution October 29, 2025
Minister for Emergency Management Mark Mitchell (left) alongside Gore District Mayor Ben Bell talks to Hokonui Breakfast host Kirstin Chittock as the minister visited Southland following a severe weather event last week. PHOTO:SUPPLIED Now the wind has settled down, the cleanup begins, with a big job of dealing with the debris and damage around the […]
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