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Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date January 2, 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. […]
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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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Wood scores again as Forrest keep up unlikely challenge January 7, 2025
Chris Wood celebrates his goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers this morning. Photo: Getty Images All Whites captain Chris Wood scored his 12th Premier League goal of the season as third-placed Nottingham Forest beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 at Molineux Stadium on Monday, keeping them on course for an unlikely title challenge.
New mum gets surprise $9k tax bill January 7, 2025
By Susan Edmunds Megan Hunt was horrified to discover at the end of last year that she had a $9000 bill to Inland Revenue for overpaid Working for Families credits.
'My heart aches': Minister reacts to alleged child murders January 7, 2025
Minister for Children Karen Chhour. Photo: RNZ The Minister for Children and for Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence says the death of a child is heartbreaking and she is encouraging people to report family violence.
Planned Canada geese cull labelled 'costly waste of ratepayers money' January 7, 2025
A plan to cull up to 1000 Canada geese in Christchurch this month has been called a "costly waste of ratepayers money" by the Animal Justice Party Aotearoa.
'Unprecedented number' of submissions on Treaty Principles Bill January 7, 2025
US reports first bird flu-related death January 7, 2025
The patient was exposed to a combination of backyard chickens and wild birds. File photo: RNZ A US patient who had been hospitalised with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health says, marking the country's first reported human death from the virus.
ODT Racing Chat: Cromwell Racecourse January 7, 2025
ODT Racing Chat is back and we are at the Wyndham Trotting Club race meeting at Cromwell Racecourse.
'Robs us of our shared heritage': Mystery of the missing historic plaques January 7, 2025
Some of the missing historic plaques. Photo: chrislynchmedia.com A Christchurch resident needs your help to track down several missing plaques stolen from historic sites across the city.
Patient charged over hospital assault January 7, 2025
Photo: LDR / Jarred Williamson Health New Zealand has confirmed a staff member at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital was assaulted by a patient.
Mahonri Schwalger resigns as head coach of Manu Samoa January 6, 2025