March 24, 2025

Mooney, Sutherland and King star as Australia seal series emphatically

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ICYMI: Mooney made 70 off 42, Sutherland made 23 not out and took 4 for 8, while King…

Allen, Duffy lead rout of Pakistan to seal series win for New Zealand

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 24, 2025

Duffy starred with four wickets while Foulkes took three to skittle Pakistan for 105 in 221 chasehttp://dlvr.it/TJjTd7

Fonterra Fund breaks through $6 a share for first time in seven years – Market close

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 24, 2025

A strong farm gate milk price and dividend has boosted the fund.http://dlvr.it/TJjTYw

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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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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South Korea's Lee orders steps to improve relations with North Korea August 18, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung. Photo: Getty Images South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who has been seeking to improve strained relations with Pyongyang, today ordered his cabinet to prepare a partial step-by-step implementation of existing agreements with North Korea.
No rest for Chamberlain after marathon race August 18, 2025
There’s no rest for 19-year-old Cantabrian Tiago Chamberlain - even after completing a gruelling 26km paddleboard race.
Kees Chalmers
European leaders to back Ukraine in Trump talks August 18, 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Reuters European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet Donald Trump in Washington, they said today, seeking to shore up Zelenskyy's position as the US president presses Ukraine to accept a quick peace deal to end Europe's deadliest war in 80 years.
Grant Robertson troubled by 'health issues' in build-up to last election August 18, 2025
Grant Robertson looks on during a Labour Party election night event at Lower Hutt Events Centre in 2023. Photo: Getty Images Grant Robertson fought the 2023 election hobbled by chronic back pain and in the wake of a related major health scare, his newly published autobiography reveals.
Mike Houlahan
Well known sportsman accused of fracturing baby’s bones 'lost his patience' August 18, 2025
File photo A prominent sportsman is accused of fracturing more than a dozen of a baby’s bones, using “significant force”.
Rob Kidd
'Health issues' troubled Robertson in election build-up August 18, 2025
Grant Robertson looks on during a Labour Party election night event at Lower Hutt Events Centre in 2023. Photo: Getty Images Grant Robertson fought the 2023 election hobbled by chronic back pain and in the wake of a related major health scare, his newly published autobiography reveals.
Mike Houlahan
Toddler dies of sepsis after being discharged from hospital August 18, 2025
At 103, Chch bridge player knows all the tricks August 18, 2025
Margaret gets down to the Mt Pleasant Bridge Club every Friday for a game. Photo: Geoff Sloan Margaret Coghill turned 103 in May, but she still keeps her mind sharp with a weekly game of bridge.
Kees Chalmers
Orange roughy must be taken off the menu August 18, 2025
Orange roughy. Image: supplied The orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus, is a large, deep-water fish with a deep body flattened from side to side. The average size is 30cm-40cm, but it can grow to 45cm.
Southern hospital's 'inadequate systems' led to death: HDC August 18, 2025
File photo: Getty Images The death of a patient during a failed brain operation at a southern hospital has led to Health New Zealand being slammed for ‘‘inadequate systems’’.
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