Meta’s NZ charm offensive should worry every parent – Cecilia Robinson

By New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 7, 2026

OPINION: A study of 2.5m people links earlier smartphones to worse youth mental health.
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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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Latuselu to look at Rabbitohs setup March 8, 2026
Waitaki Girls’ High School student Ana Latuselu will head to Sydney this weekend for a training camp with NRLW club South Sydney Rabbitohs. PHOTO: NIC DUFF Ana Latuselu is hopping across the Ditch in hopes of impressing NRLW scouts.
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Project to overhaul firearms regulations put on hold March 8, 2026
A cache of firearms seized from a property in Gore in 2025. Photo: supplied/NZ Police By Phil Pennington of RNZ An IT project behind the overhaul of firearms regulations has been put on hold, due to uncertainty over what is needed.
Project behind overhaul of firearms regulations on hold March 8, 2026
A cache of firearms seized from a property in Gore in 2025. Photo: supplied/NZ Police By Phil Pennington of RNZ An IT project behind the overhaul of firearms regulations has been put on hold, due to uncertainty over what is needed.
Activist urges action as govt looks to ditch clean car standard March 8, 2026
Climate Liberation Aotearoa's Jen Olsen said all the figures show electric vehicles are a better option. Photo: Getty Images A climate activist says it is up to individuals to do the right thing if the government will not do more to reduce vehicle emissions.
Activist urges action as govt looks to scrap clean car standard March 8, 2026
Climate Liberation Aotearoa's Jen Olsen said all the figures show electric vehicles are a better option. Photo: Getty Images A climate activist says it is up to individuals to do the right thing if the government will not do more to reduce vehicle emissions.
Cleanup begins after ship leaks oil in Akaroa Harbour March 8, 2026
The oil spill is contained on Akaroa Harbour. Photo: Facebook/Environment Canterbury A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel has spilled hundreds of litres of oil into Akaroa Harbour on Saturday morning.
Cleanup begins after oil leak in Akaroa Harbour March 8, 2026
The oil spill is contained on Akaroa Harbour. Photo: Facebook/Environment Canterbury A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel has spilled hundreds of litres of oil into Akaroa Harbour on Saturday morning.
Working together to learn more March 8, 2026
Meteors over Middlemarch detected and captured by a "fireball" camera. Photos: Ian Griffin On calm nights in Middlemarch, when the wind drops and the paddocks fall quiet, my usual practice is to step outside before bed and gaze upwards.
Blast at US embassy in Norway March 8, 2026
The US embassy in Oslo. Photo: Getty Images (file) The US embassy in Oslo has been hit by an explosion, causing minor damage but no injuries, Norwegian police say.
Kerr delivers masterclass for White Ferns March 8, 2026
Melie Kerr (left) celebrates with White Ferns after the dismissal of Zimbabwe's Adel Zimunhu at University Oval today. Photo: Getty Images Melie Kerr is a handful of wickets away from becoming New Zealand’s most successful ODI bowler.
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