January 26, 2026

NZX flat as gold roars – Market close

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The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 13,460.74, up 12.5 points or 0.09%.http://dlvr.it/TQZGmh

Abhishek blasts 14-ball fifty to hand India unassailable 3-0 lead against NZ

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 26, 2026

It was India’s second-fastest T20I fifty after Bumrah and Bishnoi restricted NZ to 153http://dlvr.it/TQZFhc

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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Ongoing wild weather frustrates Canterbury crop growers January 26, 2026
Photo: David Birkett Canterbury arable farmers are facing millions of dollars of losses after a third big hailstorm hit parts of the region on Friday.
Hailstorms 'wiped out entire crops' in Canterbury January 26, 2026
Photo: David Birkett Canterbury arable farmers are facing millions of dollars of losses after a third big hailstorm hit parts of the region on Friday.
Portaloo truck crashes on South Canterbury highway January 26, 2026
A truck carrying portaloos crashed on a South Canterbury highway this afternoon, spilling hundreds of litres of human waste on to the road.
Stink news: Portaloo truck crashes, spills waste on highway January 26, 2026
A truck carrying portaloos crashed on a South Canterbury highway this afternoon, spilling hundreds of litres of human waste on to the road.
From radio-controlled model boats to 170-foot superyachts January 26, 2026
International boat designer Kevin Dibley. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER A landlocked South Island town’s not where you’d expect to find someone who designs boats that ply the world’s waterways. Philip Chandler asks Kevin Dibley, who just about grew up on a boat in Canada and studied mechanical engineering at Canterbury University, why he ended up in Queenstown […]
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Death toll rises to 15 in Philippines boat accident January 26, 2026
Seafarers who survived the sinking of the cargo ship M/V Devon Bay return to Manila. Photo: Reuters The death toll from a ferry boat accident in the Southern Philippines has reached at least 15, with 316 people rescued, the Philippine Coast Guard said today as the search continued for the dozens still missing.
Alleged Wānaka cell tower arsonist refuses to answer judge January 26, 2026
Fire service warned of slip almost four hours before landslide January 26, 2026
Wanted man possibly in Dunedin January 26, 2026
Police are seeking Roy Perkins. Photo: NZ Police A man wanted by police is believed to be in the Southern District.
Temps near 50C as extreme heat scorches southeast Australia January 26, 2026
The heat is going on for Adelaide (pictured) and other parts of southern Australia this week. Photo: Getty Record-breaking heat is set to scorch Australia's southeast, prompting urgent heatwave warnings for Australia Day.

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January 26, 2026

NZX flat as gold roars – Market close

Abhishek blasts 14-ball fifty to hand India unassailable 3-0 lead against NZ

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