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Reserve Bank considers lowering cost of borrowing

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 11, 2020

The Reserve Bank says any further easy money policy measures will have the simple aim of lowering the…

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Who is accountable when the boss is away?

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 11, 2020

Company directors are seeking clarity about their risks and responsibilities when they take time out.

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Lift in traffic volumes ‘a story of resilience’ – ANZ

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 11, 2020

Road freight movements have rebounded to their best levels in a year, suggesting the economy’s recovering from the…

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The next Omaha boom: Snapped up after just three days on the market

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 2, 2020

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The next Omaha boom: Snapped up after just three days on the market

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 2, 2020

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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ODT quiz: December 24 December 23, 2025
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Wednesday, December 24.
Prison for covert films of children, customers December 23, 2025
Photo: ODT files A Dunedin man who made and possessed thousands of items of child pornography has been sentenced to nearly four years’ imprisonment.
Matthew Littlewood
Hospital Xmas Day menu improved December 23, 2025
Toys made by Otago Corrections Facility prisoners for children staying in Dunedin Hospital for Christmas. Photo: Department of Corrections After complaints about Dunedin Hospital’s Christmas lunch last year, this year’s menu appears to be much more in keeping with the quality and quantities
John Lewis
Researchers ‘excited’ to work with US team December 23, 2025
University of Otago marine scientist Dr Sarah Seabrook and her team drill through the sea ice in Antarctica to access the ocean below, where they use remotely-operated vehicles and scuba divers to sample the system. Photos: supplied Two University of Otago researchers are working alongside leading United States scientists to tackle some of the most […]
John Lewis
Drawn to auctioneering young December 23, 2025
John Duffy auctions lambs at a stock sale near Ranfurly in 2015. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Even as preschooler, John Duffy’s destiny looked clear.
Sally Rae
Southern youth squad to play in Spain finalised December 23, 2025
Photo: Getty Images Eighteen southern youngsters are about three months away from the trip of a lifetime.
A positive and in no circumstances intelligent Brighton Christmas December 23, 2025
The view from the hitherto scorned Ramsay conservatory. Photo: supplied After some very serious research and consultation at the Brighton Club on Friday evening about what my final column of the year should be about, it was unanimously agreed
Lennox gets maiden call-up December 23, 2025
Central Districts left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox has earned his maiden call-up for the Black Caps.
Tomasina’s victory just the tonic for injured owner December 23, 2025
Tomasina wins the Tapanui Cup at Gore on Sunday. PHOTO: MONICA TORETTO Tomasina's victory in the Tapanui Cup at Gore on Sunday could not have come at a better time for owner Stanley Jones.
Christmas and the stories we forget December 23, 2025
Each December comes a familiar pageant.

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