England in New Zealand: Bazball goes home (again)

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date November 22, 2024

Everything you need to know as England Men begin their third winter tour in the space of seven weeks
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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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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New apartment complex on the block in Frankton November 23, 2024
Construction of Mountain Oak Queenstown Apartments will start late April/early May. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Safari Group last week launched its first post-Covid apartment complex in Queenstown — its fifth here and its fourth in Frankton’s Remarkables Park.
Philip Chandler
Person dies in hospital after Pegasus crash November 22, 2024
A person has died in hospital after being injured in a crash in Pegasus, north of Christchurch, earlier this week.
Person dies in hospital after Canterbury crash November 22, 2024
A person has died in hospital after being injured in a crash in Pegasus, north of Christchurch, earlier this week.
Pensioner fighting plague of possums to protect roses November 22, 2024
Joan Scarlet, of Winton, has notched up over a 100 possum kills to protect her roses. PHOTO: MATTHEW ROSENBERG A Southland woman fed up with possums attacking her roses has assumed the role of pest controller at a council reserve.
Matthew Rosenberg
ODT quiz: November 23 November 22, 2024
Perseverance important when fly-fishing November 22, 2024
Mike Weddell practises casting on the Silver Stream. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Most rivers and streams are trending down in level, but the odd heavy shower passing through this week pushed some back up a little.
Remedy needed for bad diagnosis November 22, 2024
This week we have seen yet another example from this government of its "do as I say, not do as I do" approach.
Cartoonist’s view — Yeo November 22, 2024
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
‘Iona’ winning boat November 22, 2024
Fourteen-footer boats start the sixth trial on November 22, 1924 to choose Otago's entry for the Sanders Cup. — Otago Witness, 2.12.1924 By winning the sixth trial race on Saturday afternoon the Port Chalmers 14-footer Iona added fresh laurels to her credit and further justified her claim as a boat worthy to represent Otago in […]
De Groot finds himself in the dog house November 22, 2024
Georges Niang of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts after an offensive foul during his team’s Emirates NBA Cup match against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston, US, on Wednesday. PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES The long haul back Confession time: I do not really know Ethan de Groot.

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