November 2024

Boozy apple sticky toffee pudding – recipe

New Zealand Blog News Service Nov 30, 2024

ICYMI: Rich and fruity, this toffee pudding is a festive twist on one of the nation’s favourites This…

Chorizo parsnips, spicy roast potatoes and three-green gratin: Rosie Mackean’s alternative Christmas sides – recipes

New Zealand Blog News Service Nov 30, 2024

Don’t plump for the same old trimmings this year; shake things up with these stellar side dishes Sides…

Wayne Brown’s proposed shake-up of Council Controlled Organisations just rearranging deckchairs – Steven Joyce

New Zealand Blog News Service Nov 30, 2024

ICYMI: OPINION: Council organisations need to be independent of political whims.http://dlvr.it/TGVZZb

Piha’s radical new Chris Tate ‘bunker house’: Design driven by need for privacy at beachfront

New Zealand Blog News Service Nov 30, 2024

Unorthodox house perched on a V-shaped concrete plinth.http://dlvr.it/TGVZNV

Harry Brook rides his luck for century as fielding lapses cloud New Zealand’s day

New Zealand Blog News Service Nov 30, 2024

ICYMI: England recover from nadir of 45 for 3 as six dropped catches allow fightbackhttp://dlvr.it/TGVWFF

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 […]
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 […]
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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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Southland win Ranfurly Shield for first time since 2011 August 31, 2025
Fletcher Morgan of Southland celebrates after scoring a try during the NPC/Ranfurly Shield match against Waikato at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton this afternoon. Photo: Getty Images The Ranfurly Shield is heading back to Southland.
Southland claim Ranfurly Shield for first time since 2011 August 31, 2025
Fletcher Morgan of Southland celebrates after scoring a try during the NPC/Ranfurly Shield match against Waikato at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton this afternoon. Photo: Getty Images The Ranfurly Shield is heading back to Southland.
Tensions flare as thousands attend anti-migrant rallies August 31, 2025
Draped in flags and shouting expletive-laden slogans, thousands of people have attended anti-immigration rallies across Australia.
NZ Drug Foundation concerned deaths and overdoses will rise August 31, 2025
Executive Director of NZ Drug Foundation Sarah Helm. Photo: supplied The NZ Drug Foundation is concerned that an increased number of deaths and hospitalisations from stimulant drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine may continue to rise.
NZ Drug Foundation concerned deaths, hospitalisations will rise August 31, 2025
Executive Director of NZ Drug Foundation Sarah Helm. Photo: supplied The NZ Drug Foundation is concerned that an increased number of deaths and hospitalisations from stimulant drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine may continue to rise.
First NZ woman to play at Wimbledon, Evelyn Webster, dies aged 101 August 31, 2025
Evelyn Attwood. Photos: supplied By Bridget Tunnicliffe of RNZ The first New Zealand woman to compete at the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world died this week, aged 101.
Evelyn Webster, first NZ woman to play at Wimbledon, dies aged 101 August 31, 2025
Evelyn Attwood. Photos: supplied By Bridget Tunnicliffe of RNZ The first New Zealand woman to compete at the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world died this week, aged 101.
White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War August 31, 2025
Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters The Trump administration is advancing plans to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a White House official, after US President Donald Trump raised the prospect on Monday.
Dunedin mates releasing 'bangers' on their own terms August 31, 2025
London-based Kiwi band Mild Orange. Photo: Cam Hay The members of London-based "Kiwi band for the world", Mild Orange, share a passion for travel and connection.
Van rolls off high peninsula road August 31, 2025
PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Occupants of a rental van have walked away unharmed after rolling off a Dunedin road.
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November 2024

Boozy apple sticky toffee pudding – recipe

Chorizo parsnips, spicy roast potatoes and three-green gratin: Rosie Mackean’s alternative Christmas sides – recipes

Wayne Brown’s proposed shake-up of Council Controlled Organisations just rearranging deckchairs – Steven Joyce

Piha’s radical new Chris Tate ‘bunker house’: Design driven by need for privacy at beachfront

Harry Brook rides his luck for century as fielding lapses cloud New Zealand’s day

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