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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. […]
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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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ECB to stay with Stokes and McCullum March 23, 2026
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. Photo: Getty Images Brendon McCullum will continue as England's head coach in all three formats, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) says, despite the team's lacklustre performances and lingering questions about their dressing-room culture.
Canterbury the best‑performing regional economy in NZ March 23, 2026
Iran denies talks with US after Trump halts strikes March 23, 2026
US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters Iran denies it has engaged in negotiations with the United States, after President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb Iran's power grid because of what he described as productive talks with unidentified Iranian officials.
ECB have faith in McCullum and Stokes March 23, 2026
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. Photo: Getty Images Brendon McCullum will continue as England's head coach in all three formats, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) says, despite the team's lacklustre performances and lingering questions about their dressing-room culture.
Whitelock brings pro athlete mentality to real estate career March 23, 2026
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Who is susceptible to tattoo-ink induced blindness? March 23, 2026
Tattoo ink has been linked to a rare condition that could impact eyesight. Photo: File image By Serena Solomon of RNZ The chances of a tattoo impacting your eyesight are razor-thin, but people with sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease, might be more susceptible than others.
‘Queen of Hospo’ raising the bar for safety on a night out March 23, 2026
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Team effort to complete solar panel project March 23, 2026
Patient dies after 'burnt out' brain surgeon ignores advice March 23, 2026
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES By Kate Green of RNZ
The new game in town March 23, 2026
Welcome to the first ever game of the NZ20 cricket league. Even though it is freezing cold and snowing here at the Sir John Davies Oval the locals, the Queenstown Quicksilvers, are red hot and on fire at the prospect of taking on the Mumbai Manawatu Indians. Now here come the captains, Jacob Duffy and […]

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