October 31, 2024

‘Like a baked potato, made salad-y’: Alice Zaslavsky’s sweet potato jackets with sour cream and slaw

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 31, 2024

ICYMI: The cookbook author dresses her sweet potatoes twice – first by roasting them in their jackets, then…

Stead ‘very confident’ Williamson will be available for start of home summer

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 31, 2024

ICYMI: Head coach said that rushing Williamson to India for the Mumbai Test “wasn’t worth the risk”http://dlvr.it/TFwqTY

New Zealand look to go where no team has gone before in India

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 31, 2024

For India, there are key WTC points they can’t afford to lose, not with their reign at the…

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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Steel to host elimination final after tight win against Tactix June 14, 2026
Steel defender Carys Stythe and Tactix shooter Charlie Bell battle for the ball during the ANZ Premiership game in Invercargill. Photo: Michael Bradley The Southern Steel will host the elimination final after winning the dress rehearsal against the Mainland Tactix in Invercargill.
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Steel-Tactix clash goes down to the wire June 14, 2026
Steel defender Carys Stythe and Tactix shooter Charlie Bell battle for the ball during the ANZ Premiership game in Invercargill. Photo: Michael Bradley The Southern Steel will host the elimination final after winning the dress rehearsal against the Mainland Tactix in Invercargill.
Kayla Hodge
Billboard outside church opposes Bill to define gender June 14, 2026
The billboard outside the central Auckland church. Photo: supplied By Sammy Carter of RNZ A billboard outside St Matthew Church in Auckland Central is opposing the government's controversial Bill to define woman and man in law.
Church billboard opposes government Bill to define gender June 14, 2026
The billboard outside the central Auckland church. Photo: supplied By Sammy Carter of RNZ A billboard outside St Matthew Church in Auckland Central is opposing the government's controversial Bill to define woman and man in law.
'No magic money tree': Willis takes aim at Labour's economic plans June 14, 2026
National's finance spokesperson Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ National's finance spokesperson Nicola Willis is calling out Labour for what she says is an $18.2 billion gap in their spending.
Switzerland votes on proposal to cap population at 10 million June 14, 2026
'Mega event': Crowds flock to Fieldays June 14, 2026
Photo: RNZ Fieldays got close to a record attendance this year, and had the largest opening day crowd in the event's recent history.
Parents fight to name nurse after death of daughter in mental health ward June 14, 2026
Morocco hold Brazil to draw in heavyweight clash June 14, 2026
Stash of weapons found after crash, driver armed with crossbow June 13, 2026
Weapons seized by police after a man was found with a loaded crossbow. Photo: Police A 22-year-old man was found holding a loaded crossbow on Saturday in Palmerston North after police responded to a crash alert.

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‘Like a baked potato, made salad-y’: Alice Zaslavsky’s sweet potato jackets with sour cream and slaw

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New Zealand look to go where no team has gone before in India

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