February 2025

Bella James ruled out of Sri Lanka ODIs; Down named replacement

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 28, 2025

James sustained a grade-two quadricep strain and requires between three and six weeks of rehabilitationhttp://dlvr.it/TJDvcL

NZ stocks end week on a high – Market close

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 28, 2025

The local index was up 60.55 points or 0.48%.http://dlvr.it/TJDvXC

Shanto fears Bangladesh are ‘taking it lightly’ after Champions Trophy exit

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 27, 2025

ICYMI: The Bangladesh captain isn’t keen on making personnel changes though. He just wants mindset changeshttp://dlvr.it/TJCmqG

Recession is over, but outlook subdued – ANZ confidence survey

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 27, 2025

The ANZ Business Outlook survey paints a mixed picture of the recovery.http://dlvr.it/TJCmdC

NZ pick uncapped Illing, McLeod, Sharp for SL series; Plimmer back after injury

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 26, 2025

ICYMI: Suzie Bates will lead the side in Sophie Devine’s absence while Amelia Kerr will miss the series…

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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The Warehouse fined $230K over choking hazard toy March 24, 2026
The Warehouse has issued a recall notice for the Roo Crew Take-Apart Vehicle, saying its small parts pose a choking hazard for children under three. Photo: The Warehouse / Supplied The Warehouse has been fined more than $200,000 for selling a toy that was a choking risk for children under three.
Cromwell man, 21, reported missing March 24, 2026
Photo: Supplied / NZ Police A 21-year-old man has been reported missing from Cromwell.
No tsunami expected after massive quake near Tonga March 24, 2026
Photo: Getty Images A tsunami was not expected after a deep 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the Tonga islands on Tuesday, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC).
Peters denies NZ has signed up to secure Strait of Hormuz March 24, 2026
Winston Peters says critics have been scaremongering and indicating the government is rushing to contribute military forces to the conflict. Photo: RNZ By Lillian Hanly of RNZ
'Cruel in the extreme': Man who tortured cat banned from owning pets March 24, 2026
Rongjian Feng outside the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday and Max. Photo: Al Williams WARNING: This story contains is about cruelty to an animal and may upset some readers
Man tortured family cat as relationship broke down March 24, 2026
Rongjian Feng outside the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday and Max. Photo: Al Williams WARNING: This story contains is about cruelty to an animal and may upset some readers
Lotto changes will make it harder to win the jackpot March 24, 2026
The changes to Powerball take effect in the second half of 2026. Photo: RNZ/Cole Eastham-Farrelly By Susan Edmunds of RNZ
Locals push against mine on doorstep of national park March 24, 2026
Protesters occupy the drilling site in Sams Creek, in the Upper Tākaka Valley. Photo: Supplied / Timothy Firkin By Samantha Gee of RNZ
Further blow to vege growers with McCain to close processing plant March 24, 2026
The McCain vegetable processing plant in Hastings. Photo: Google Maps McCain has announced it will close its Hastings vegetable processing plant by January 2027.
McCain to close vege plant in further blow to growers March 24, 2026
The McCain vegetable processing plant in Hastings. Photo: Google Maps McCain has announced it will close its Hastings vegetable processing plant by January 2027.

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February 2025

Bella James ruled out of Sri Lanka ODIs; Down named replacement

NZ stocks end week on a high – Market close

Shanto fears Bangladesh are ‘taking it lightly’ after Champions Trophy exit

Recession is over, but outlook subdued – ANZ confidence survey

NZ pick uncapped Illing, McLeod, Sharp for SL series; Plimmer back after injury

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