1aaedc161fa8a926159a3ac0f7c4e0fd7c45b089813ab0eb04b06e2ace636781

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date May 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 […]
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

Ecotago project enters new phase May 17, 2025
The Tomahawk Lagoon project has moved into a new phase this year for the Ecotago Charitable Trust, which has shifted its focus towards supporting project-based learning and riparian planting.
Study provides data on life with ME May 17, 2025
Dr Nicholas Bowden (left) and Emeritus Prof Warren Tate examine research on the needs of people with ME/CFS. PHOTO: SAM HENDERSON A new study examining the challenges faced by people with chronic illness highlights areas for improvement.
Sam Henderson
Concerns grow over workplace drug use May 17, 2025
Glenn Dobson. Photo: supplied Amphetamine and opioid use is a major hazard and Dunedin is not immune to the risks.
Sam Henderson
Speech inspired by life May 17, 2025
Tanyn Wood, of Mount Aspiring College, delivers her speech in front of more than 200 people at the Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae in Auckland. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A Wānaka student was one of six finalists for national race unity speech awards held in Auckland on May 3 and 4.
Rawan Saadi
Wānaka athletes claim top awards May 17, 2025
Snowboarder Zoi-Sadowski-Synnott. PHOTO: ODT FILES Wānaka athletes stood out at the 2025 Forsyth Barr Central Otago Sports Awards held in Wānaka last week.
Powerlifting record holder to take part in nationals May 17, 2025
Romy Guichard, of Wānaka, is the national and Oceania record holder for the squat and deadlift in her ages and weight category. PHOTO: SUPPLIED At just 20, Wānaka local Romy Guichard holds the national and Oceania powerlifting records and this month she is going for the New Zealand championship title.
Olivia Caldwell
Community input sought over water May 17, 2025
The Waitaki District Council headquarters in Oamaru's Thames St. Photo: ODT files Waitaki District Council will consult the community on becoming part of a four-way "coalition of the willing" behind a multi-district water services entity.
Andrew Ashton
Rents up, fewer places available May 17, 2025
Oamaru. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH The supply of rental properties in Oamaru has dropped and rents are up $65 a week, new data shows.
Andrew Ashton
Unit lacks support for emergency births May 17, 2025
Rākai Kahukura Wānaka maternity unit. PHOTOS: RAWAN SAADI A Wānaka maternity unit is solving only part of the problem as a health report finds the service is still falling short for mothers when birth complications arise.
Rawan Saadi
Young politician aims to revive youth wing May 17, 2025
Young Labour president Ethan Reille on a recent trip to India for the Bharat Summit. PHOTO: SUPPLIED In 2023, Ethan Reille was hoping to become New Zealand’s youngest politician.
Nic Duff