February 2025

Lockie Ferguson in doubt for Champions Trophy and Pakistan tri-series

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 8, 2025

The NZ quick injured his hamstring while playing in the UAE’s ILT20http://dlvr.it/THs7Cm

SPCA to pay $29,000 after flawed dismissal of volunteer coordinator

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 8, 2025

The ERA ruled the dismissal process was unfair and disproportionate.http://dlvr.it/THs7Bj

WI to begin 2025 home season with three-Test series against Australia

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 7, 2025

ICYMI: They are also set to tour India for two Tests in 2025http://dlvr.it/THr3yq

Manawa Energy shares sink on merger uncertainty – market close

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 7, 2025

Trading was solid on the NZ sharemarket the day after the Waitangi public holiday.http://dlvr.it/THr3q4

Champions Trophy 2025 FAQs: Who are playing, what are the venues, where to watch and more

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 7, 2025

We answer all your questions about the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAEhttp://dlvr.it/THr3ps

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 […]
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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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Colourful adventure through country April 1, 2026
Harvest festival still growing April 1, 2026
Thornbury Primary School students, Ged White, (left) and Evan Horrell, both 10, are pleased with the giant carrot they entered into the Harvest Festival at Riverton last weekend. PHOTO: SUPPLIED What started as a celebration of home gardening has grown into one of Southland’s “unmissable events”.
Former pupil Beck returns for opening April 1, 2026
Sir Peter Beck Former James Hargest College student and Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck (pictured) was on hand for the official opening of the school’s new
Cattle, driver unhurt after stock truck overturns in Catlins April 1, 2026
A load of cattle and a truck driver have managed to walk away unhurt after a stock truck overturned in the Catlins area this afternoon.
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Skipper Kerr stuns in huge chase against South Africa April 1, 2026
Bill to ease holiday alcohol restrictions passes final reading April 1, 2026
'Extremely unlikely' man who fell from Cook Strait ferry survived April 1, 2026
Tiger Woods 'stepping away to seek treatment' after crash April 1, 2026
Tiger Woods. Photo: Reuters Tiger Woods says he is stepping away to seek treatment and focus on his health after pleading not guilty to DUI charges stemming from his rollover crash in Florida last week.
Fugitive cop-killer's body formally identified April 1, 2026
Dezi Freeman. File photo Double police-killer Dezi Freeman has been officially confirmed as the man killed in a hail of bullets outside a shipping container in a rural hideout.
BSA decision 'bordering on fascist': Peters April 1, 2026
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ Winston Peters has accused the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) of "bordering on fascist" after it concluded it has jurisdiction over online media service The Platform.

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February 2025

Lockie Ferguson in doubt for Champions Trophy and Pakistan tri-series

SPCA to pay $29,000 after flawed dismissal of volunteer coordinator

WI to begin 2025 home season with three-Test series against Australia

Manawa Energy shares sink on merger uncertainty – market close

Champions Trophy 2025 FAQs: Who are playing, what are the venues, where to watch and more

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