December 2024

Media Insider: Sponsor’s off-colour Liam Payne joke at NZ Youth Film Festival; Auckland Transport outdoor advertising fallout; UK firm plans documentary on missing Marokopa kids

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 12, 2024

TVNZ Breakfast, executive changes; ‘Human error’ – contract ‘did not reach’ Māori TV CEO.http://dlvr.it/TGlN7z

Brook goes past Root to become the No. 1 Test batter in the world

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 12, 2024

ICYMI: Travis Head and Temba Bavuma among batters and Pat Cummins and Matt Henry among bowlers to have…

Quick, sticky and not too tricky: Alice Zaslavsky’s recipe for eggplant, tofu and noodle salad

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 12, 2024

The cookbook author transforms leftover noodles into a chunky vegan salad that can be served cold or fresh…

Dairy should be NZ’s economic growth engine not immigration – Richard Prebble

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 11, 2024

ICYMI: OPINION: Dairy is a sustainable way to grow the country.http://dlvr.it/TGkKzH

The real reasons for the gender pay gap – Bali Haque and Dr Michael Johnston

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 11, 2024

OPINION: It is easy to misunderstand the gap’s cause if we don’t compare the right things.http://dlvr.it/TGkKlg

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 […]
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Man charged with murdering South Otago vet February 4, 2026
Dr Jillian Clark. Photo: supplied A man is facing a murder charge after a veterinarian was found dead at her South Otago home last month.
Buyers on hunt for precious metals February 4, 2026
Gold and silver hit record prices in late January, before prices slipped, then rallied. Photo: Getty Images Trade Me says buyers are hunting for a gold and silver bargain - but there's a warning that jewellery may not be the best way to get an investment slice of the precious metals action.
PM rejects claim govt anti-Treaty February 4, 2026
Labour leader Chris Hipkins and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ By Lillian Hanly and Giles Dexter of RNZ Labour's Chris Hipkins says the government is anti-Treaty and therefore anti-Māori, but Prime Minister Christopher Luxon argues iwi leaders have worked to find "common ground".
Watch: Tense 12 seconds as Invercargill councillor refuses to apologise February 4, 2026
An Invercargill councillor has refused to apologise for words spoken during a tense public exchange.
Matthew Rosenberg
Young farmers to put skills to the test February 4, 2026
Young Farmer of the Year Otago Southland finalist Cameron Smith competes at the national final in Winton last year. This year’s Otago-Southland heat is at the Gore A&P Show. Photo: Allied Media files Contestants will battle it out at the Otago Southland Young Farmer of the Year regional final in Gore on Saturday.
Coalition criticised over job figures February 4, 2026
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the latest unemployment figures are "incredibly embarrassing" for the coalition government. Photo: RNZ The Labour Party says the government is in denial about the damage it has done to New Zealand's economy in light of the latest job market figures.
Volts zapped by Northern in eight wicket loss February 4, 2026
roy Johnson of the Otago Volts in action in their match against Northern on Wednesday. PHOTO: Gregor Richardson It was not the return to one day action the Otago Volts were hoping for.
Kayla Hodge
Child hit by car in Selwyn District dies February 4, 2026
Photo: ODT files A child has died following a serious crash in the Selwyn District.
Child hit by car in Canterbury town dies February 4, 2026
Photo: ODT files A child has died following a serious crash in a small rural town Canterbury's Selwyn District.
Cancer patient says too hard to access KiwiSaver February 4, 2026
In general, people can apply to withdraw their KiwiSaver money under significant hardship or serious illness criteria. Photo: Getty Images By Susan Edmunds of RNZ A man who has cancer says he's been so discouraged by what he's discovered about early KiwiSaver withdrawals that he hasn't even tried to get much-needed money out of his account - […]

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December 2024

Media Insider: Sponsor’s off-colour Liam Payne joke at NZ Youth Film Festival; Auckland Transport outdoor advertising fallout; UK firm plans documentary on missing Marokopa kids

Brook goes past Root to become the No. 1 Test batter in the world

Quick, sticky and not too tricky: Alice Zaslavsky’s recipe for eggplant, tofu and noodle salad

Dairy should be NZ’s economic growth engine not immigration – Richard Prebble

The real reasons for the gender pay gap – Bali Haque and Dr Michael Johnston

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