Synlait gets its vote; Spark sinks to nine-year low – Market close

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date September 18, 2024

The New Zealand sharemarket posted its third successive fall.
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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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Rest of New Zealand won’t move to Level 1 until threat of Christmas in the Park has passed September 20, 2021
While Auckland prepares to move to Alert Level 3 on Wednesday, New Zealanders in the fun part of the country have been wondering when they might see a drop down to Level 1, given the persistent lack of Covid cases since the outbreak. But the Government isn’t currently considering any such plans, and Prime Minister […]
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Resort switches on September 19, 2024
Queenstown people celebrate the commissioning of the One Mile Creek powerhouse. — Otago Witness, 14.10.1924 When the history of the Queen City of the lakes comes to be written up September 18, 1924 will be chronicled as the reddest of red-letter days, because it signalled the inauguration of an up-to-date hydro-electric scheme.
3hr window for Milford Rd September 19, 2024
The Milford Road area late this afternoon. PHOTO: MILFORD ROAD ALLIANCE A "significant amount" of heavy rain and snow is forecast for the Milford Rd from Friday afternoon, and the highway will open for just three hours.
Arrest for car thefts in hill suburbs September 19, 2024
Police have arrested a man linked to recent burglaries and thefts from cars in Christchurch hill suburbs.
Firefighting levy rises reduced September 19, 2024
Photo: RNZ A rise in the firefighting levy that comes out of insurance premiums has been reduced for coming years.
Firefighting levy rises reduced September 19, 2024
Photo: RNZ A rise in the firefighting levy that comes out of insurance premiums has been reduced for coming years.
3hr window for Milford Rd September 19, 2024
The Milford Road area late this afternoon. PHOTO: MILFORD ROAD ALLIANCE A "significant amount" of heavy rain and snow is forecast for the Milford Rd from Friday afternoon, and the highway will open for just three hours.
Tough round to pick for tipsters September 19, 2024
I can't really say there were any upsets over the weekend but there were a couple of surprises around some margins.
Stags put up a fight till the final whistle September 19, 2024
Southland replacement Blair Ryall is tackled by Canterbury’s flanker Corey Kellow at the game last week. PHOTO: DARYLL WINTER PHOTOGRAPHY The Southland Stags were beaten 41-29 by Canterbury in their round six National Provincial Championship game at Rugby Park in Invercargill on Friday night.
Old Boys book place in SPL competition September 19, 2024
An Old Boys AFC side in action against Balclutha AFC earlier in the year. PHOTO: ODT FILES A 2-0 win over Queenstown FC in the SPL playoff game sees Old Boys AFC book their place in the competition for the 2025 season.
Endurance Series roars into action September 19, 2024
Nieko Scoles, 14, in his Toyota 86 competed in the Class 4/5 1-Hour race. PHOTO: DAVE LOUDON The opening round of the Racer Products South Island Endurance Series took place at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Saturday with a three-hour and two one-hour races.

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