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Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date March 4, 2025

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 […]
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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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Poll highlights GP wait times across NZ April 2, 2025
By Ruth Hill of RNZ One in three people are waiting more than two weeks for a GP appointment, while more than one in six wait three or four weeks, or even longer, according to the first RNZ-Reid Research poll.
Canterbury council opts to start new company to manage water April 2, 2025
Selwyn district councillors opted to set up a new company to manage water. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Selwyn district councillors have decided to establish a new company to manage water.
Daniel Alvey
Little change for Landers as coach keeps faith April 2, 2025
Nathan Hastie is the No 1 halfback for the Highlanders. Photo: Getty Images Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has kept the faith as he seeks to get his team back on track in Perth this weekend.
Christchurch Archery Club signs new lease to stay in domain April 2, 2025
Archers practice at Rawhiti Domain. Photo: Amy Riach By Amy Riach After facing the prospect of being evicted from its long-term home in Rawhiti Domain, the Christchurch Archery Club's future has finally been settled.
Committee to still meet in absence of Te Pāti Māori April 2, 2025
Judith Collins. Photo: Getty Images By Lillian Hanly of RNZ Chairperson of Privileges Committee Judith Collins has confirmed the committee will still meet this afternoon, despite Te Pāti Māori MPs saying they will not be attending the hearing.
Rainwater harvesting rules frustrate Canterbury resident April 2, 2025
A Canterbury resident who wants to harvest rainwater for drinking says his council's response was "extremely negative".
David Hill
New details about Shane Warne's sudden death revealed April 2, 2025
Shane Warne. Photo: Getty Images New details surrounding Shane Warne's sudden death in a Thai hotel room three years ago have come to light.
What to check in KiwiSaver if Trump trouble hits April 2, 2025
US President Donald Trump is set to announce tariffs. Photo: Reuters By Susan Edmunds of RNZ Markets may be volatile, as United States President Donald Trump continues to make waves, but investors are being told they shouldn't let it put them off making sound decisions.
Thirteen people, including children, injured after car and van crash April 2, 2025
A road closure near the scene of the crash. Photo: RNZ Thirteen people have been injured in a crash between a car and a van in Taranaki this morning.
KiwiRail's $8m bill for consultants unacceptable: Peters April 2, 2025
McKinsey and Company were contracted by KiwiRail to do a review on lifting performance for rail freight and the ferries. Photo: Getty Images KiwiRail's $8 million spend on management consulting is unacceptable, says Minister for Rail Winston Peters.