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Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date July 16, 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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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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Watch: Dunedin premier rugby final live stream July 18, 2025
Tune in from 2:45pm on Saturday for the Dunedin division 1 rugby final at Forsyth Barr Stadium between Harbour and Kaikorai.
$22 million of meth seized at Auckland Airport July 18, 2025
Battle-damaged log books back together again July 18, 2025
Gradon Conroy with the log books. Photo: Geoff Sloan A log book belonging to one of the two Kiwi pilots who shot down the first Japanese plane over Singapore during World War 2 has been gifted to the air force museum in Christchurch - complete with bullet or shrapnel damage.
Geoff Sloan
Stadium street upgrades finished in Christchurch July 18, 2025
The major street and water network upgrades around Christchurch's new $683 million central city stadium have been completed.
British spies, Special Forces named in Afghan data breach July 18, 2025
Caregivers charged over 2015 death of 4-year-old girl July 18, 2025
Alestra Kepa-Hati's died at Starship hospital in 2014 after being admitted with brain injuries. Nearly 10 years after the mysterious death of 4-year-old Alestra Kepa-Hati, her former caregivers have been formally charged.
'350,000 cobblestones, 5176 plants, 5.5km of new pipes' July 18, 2025
The major street and water network upgrades around Christchurch's new $683 million central city stadium have been completed.
Upgraded rail crossings open in Christchurch July 18, 2025
Photo: CCC The lights are flashing and the bells are ringing at three upgraded railway crossings in Christchurch.
Mum sent to prison for manslaughter of 11-year-old cyclist July 18, 2025
Terina Pineaha appeared in the High Court at Napier to be sentenced to prison for the manslaughter of Emma-Jane Kupa. Photo / RNZ Mother-of-five Terina Pineaha was intoxicated, high and driving at nearly twice the speed limit on the wrong side of the road when she struck and killed a child.
Christchurch Boys' High eye unbeaten finish ahead of premiership playoffs July 18, 2025
Flanker Jonty Leary makes a break for Christchurch Boys' High. PHOTO: THOMAS BIRD The two frontrunners in the Miles Toyota Premiership will finally meet in the last match before the semi-finals.
Sam Coughlan