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Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date March 6, 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 […]
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell

Building refreshed March 8, 2025
Taieri Historical Society committee member Peter Thomson (left) and president Neil Gamble show the newly painted schoolhouse at the society’s Outram grounds. PHOTO: SAM HENDERSON A time-worn property is looking freshly revitalised.
Sam Henderson
Machines knit up wool manufacturing March 7, 2025
Acrux Wool Systems chief executive Tim Symon has brought in robotic muscle via 14 whole-garment knitting machines to churn out 500 to 700 jerseys a week, with plans to step up manufacturing in Christchurch. PHOTO: TIM CRONSHAW Christchurch's Acrux Wool Systems is bringing wool garment manufacturing back to the city with the help of robotic […]
Tim Cronshaw
Five who may just enhance your punting experience March 6, 2025
Betterthancash has the advantage of starting from the front line in the Autumn Cup. PHOTO: RACE IMAGES The fields for tomorrow's Northern Southland Trotting Club meeting at Ascot Park live up to the phrase coined by popular social media identity Drew Riordan — "you don't get better than that in Northern Southland". Harness racing journalist has […]
Successive earthquakes hit town within 21 minutes March 6, 2025
Haast was rattled by a swarm of five earthquakes yesterday, three of them within 21 minutes of each other.
Laura Mills
Superfan revels in ‘Superlative City’ March 6, 2025
Up the Wahs! Warriors fan Tom Jones, of Tapanui, meets television presenters Brodie Kane (left) and Laura McGoldrick during his visit to watch the opening of the NRL season in Las Vegas last weekend. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A diehard Warriors fan says Las Vegas is "Superlative City", following his unexpected trip last week to watch the […]
Richard Davison
Stalwart glad to see A&P show grow March 6, 2025
Entrant Janice Dickey has been coming to the Wanaka A&P Show for 40 years. PHOTO: OLIVIA CALDWELL The first Wānaka A&P Show baking competition Janice Dickey ever entered was in 1986, alongside her mother and mother-in-law.
Chignell relishes home-track triumph March 6, 2025
Oli Chignell pointed to the crowd as he came down the home straight.
Kayla Hodge
Govt needs to ‘pony up the infrastructure’ for growth March 6, 2025
Pictured following their presentations to Queenstown Business Chamber of Commerce members yesterday are (from left) Act leader and Regulation Minister David Seymour and Regulation Ministry chief executive Grainne Moss with chamber chairwoman Angela Spackman and chief executive Sharon Fifield. PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH Queenstown businesspeople sent a clear message to Wellington yesterday, via Act New Zealand […]
Tracey Roxburgh
Hope becomes most successful female trainer March 6, 2025
Greg and Nina Hope have 899 wins as a training partnership. PHOTO: HRNZ With one milestone ticked off, Nina Hope is now just one win away from another.
Farmers await forecast profits amid tariffs March 6, 2025
Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Beef + Lamb New Zealand chairwoman Kate Acland talk on the Acland family property Mount Somers Station yesterday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Sheep and beef farmers are only half chuffed as they wait for an international trade war to play out on an expected turnaround in farmgate profits from higher export prices.
Tim Cronshaw