March 22, 2025

Mooney, Voll, bowlers dismantle New Zealand despite Gardner’s injury

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 22, 2025

ICYMI: Mooney smashed an unbeaten 75 off 42 in her 200th international, Voll made 51 as Australia mowed…

Nawaz slams maiden ton as Pakistan chase 205 in 16 overs

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 22, 2025

Nawaz scored Pakistan’s quickest T20I century as they completed the fastest 200-plus chase to keep the series alivehttp://dlvr.it/TJgwNb

Media Insider: For the love of Lumo – outdoor advertising pair buy out company with now 71 digital billboards and 26 staff

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 22, 2025

Lumo now operates 40 billboards in Auckland and plans 11 more next year.http://dlvr.it/TJgwLP

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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NZ mum and son in 'good spirits' since release August 19, 2025
Sarah Shaw and her six-year-old son were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for weeks. Photo: GoFundMe A New Zealand woman detained in a United States immigration facility for weeks with her six-year-old son is recovering at her Washington home after being released, her lawyer says.
French cheese recall over listeria fears August 19, 2025
Two of the Food Snob and Mon Ami products being recalled. Photo: Supplied / MPI A number of cheeses from brands Food Snob and Mon Ami are being recalled due to concerns of a potentially life-threatening bacteria.
Puppies dumped in national park August 19, 2025
The seven puppies were found by a member of the public in roadside vegetation. Photo: Doc/ supplied A Department of Conservation investigation is under way after a litter of puppies was found dumped in Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki.
Protesters leave coal bucket above Denniston Plateau August 19, 2025
By Kate Green of RNZ Two protesters who spent three weeks in a giant coal bucket high above native bush of the Denniston Plateau have now descended.
'Carnival's over': Peters celebrates Mallard's early exit August 19, 2025
Winston Peters says he has reason to bring Trevor Mallard back to New Zealand. Photo: RNZ By Russell Palmer of RNZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters is celebrating former Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard being replaced as Ambassador to Ireland.
Flood-hit residents 'too scared' to go home August 19, 2025
Nasir Khan 81, sits amid the remains of damaged houses in Bayshonai Kalay, Buner district. Photo: Reuters Residents in Pakistan where devastating floods have killed more than 200 people say they are too scared to go back to their deluged homes as authorities warn of more rain events to come.
Monfils to defend Auckland title August 19, 2025
Gael Monfils celebrates the win in Auckland this year. Photo: Getty Images The ageless Gael Monfils will return to the Auckland Classic in January to defend his title, a year after becoming the oldest player to win an ATP Tour crown.
Matthew Perry death: 'Ketamine queen' to plead guilty August 19, 2025
Matthew Perry was found dead in his hot tub after taking ketamine in October 2023. Photo: Reuters The accused drug dealer known as the "ketamine queen" will plead guilty to charges that she supplied the dose of the prescription anaesthetic that killed Friends star Matthew Perry, prosecutors say.
'Rewriting of history': Robertson stands by Covid spending August 19, 2025
Grant Robertson. File photo: Getty Images By Russell Palmer of RNZ
Collins admits she 'mixed up' $147K teacher pay claim August 19, 2025
Public Service Minister Judith Collins and Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ Public Service Minister Judith Collins rejects that her comments regarding teachers' pay has harmed their relationship with the government.

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