April 2026

Grey’s Anatomy Shakes Things Up Ahead Of Finale: Who Got Fired? Who Hooked Up? And Who Might Be Dying?

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 30, 2026

This week’s Grey’s Anatomy set the stage for a life-and-death finale, and we’re struggling to predict how any…

Why Teyana Taylor’s Corset Hair Dress Has the Internet Divided

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 30, 2026

Not everyone was hair for Teyana Taylor’s latest look. The One Battle After Another star sparked quite the…

Why Teyana Taylor’s Corset Hair Dress Has the Internet Divided

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 30, 2026

Not everyone was hair for Teyana Taylor’s latest look. The One Battle After Another star sparked quite the…

See Emily Blunt & Stanley Tucci’s Sweet Family Outing at Walk of Fame

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 30, 2026

By all means, a family reunion. You know how that thrills Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Indeed, the…

Take a New York Minute and See Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen’s Rare Outing

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 30, 2026

Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen have a passport to Manhattan. The Row co-founders made a rare appearance on…

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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell

Israel launched deadly strike on Lebanon's Tyre before warning June 9, 2026
People inspect the damage in the aftermath of an Israeli strike, in Tyre, Lebanon, June 9, 2026, in this screen grab taken from a social media video verified by Reuters. Photo: Social media via Reuters Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killing at least eight people, the Lebanese […]
Super round at Christchurch’s new stadium defies forecast June 9, 2026
Rugby fans line up outside One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha before a game. PHOTO: ONE NEW ZEALAND STADIUM Hosting three days of sold-out Super Rugby Pacific games over a super round at Christchurch’s new indoor stadium has paid dividends after visitors spent $13 million.
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Hot water, heat pumps, electric blankets - winter power questions answered June 9, 2026
Southland, West Coast house prices continue to climb June 9, 2026
The average asking price for properties in Southland has more than doubled in the 10 years since 2015. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY By Susan Edmunds of RNZ
Developer grilled over Bowen Peak proposal June 9, 2026
A visualisation of the landscape of the planned Fernhill Heights residential development, part of a larger proposal from Bowen Peak Ltd for Queenstown. Image: Supplied By Katie Todd of RNZ
Call for calm after 'barbaric' knife attack in Belfast June 9, 2026
Police inspect the area near the scene of the stabbing outside apartments in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast. Photo: Reuters Police in Northern Ireland have appealed for calm after arresting a Sudanese man over a knife attack that left one person in a serious condition and prompted calls online for protest.
Trump vows response after Iran shoots down US chopper June 9, 2026
Writing an obituary for Britain — maybe June 9, 2026
Once a fundamental of British life, the Sunday church service. PHOTO: REUTERS Britain has lost its mojo, Tony Martin writes.
Award finalists announced June 9, 2026
Ron Mitchell. PHOTO: ODT FILES Gore’s Phil Geary, Brian Pay and Ron Mitchell are among the finalists for this year’s Southland Creative Arts Awards.
‘Predictable’ round leaves all-Kiwi semifinals June 9, 2026
Super Rugby Quarter Final - Hurricanes v Brumbies. Jordie Barrett of the Hurricanes makes a break. Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Finally a totally predictable round with the two Aussies teams thrashed and the Blues only going through to the semis as the “lucky loser”.

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April 2026

Grey’s Anatomy Shakes Things Up Ahead Of Finale: Who Got Fired? Who Hooked Up? And Who Might Be Dying?

Why Teyana Taylor’s Corset Hair Dress Has the Internet Divided

Why Teyana Taylor’s Corset Hair Dress Has the Internet Divided

See Emily Blunt & Stanley Tucci’s Sweet Family Outing at Walk of Fame

Take a New York Minute and See Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen’s Rare Outing

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