April 2026

How Much Money Did Age of Attraction Stars Get Paid? The Truth

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 3, 2026

Sometimes, there’s more to life than numbers. Age of Attraction viewers who may have been wondering if the…

Kanye West’s Wife Bianca Censori Details New Marriage Milestone

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 3, 2026

Kanye “Ye” West is keeping it in the family. The rapper reached a new milestone with wife Bianca…

Media Insider: Journalist, NZ on Air board member wins payout over radio dismissal; AM shake-up – BBC World Service dropped; Sam Neill’s tears for Wilderpeople

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 3, 2026

BSA faces the scrapheap; NZME workplace inquiry latest; Sam Neill’s Wilderpeople tears.http://dlvr.it/TRrrcD

What To Watch Friday: Your Friends & Neighbors Returns, Sheriff Country/Fire Country Crossover, And More

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 3, 2026

On TV this Friday: Your Friends & Neighbors returns for Season 2, Sheriff Country and Fire Country link…

Inside Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger’s Sweet Family World

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 3, 2026

When Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger’s children do start watching movies, their dad’s body of work should at…

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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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Inquest hears harrowing stories of loss from Cyclone Gabrielle April 14, 2026
Imogen, Jack, Ella and Ivy Collins. Ivy was swept away in flood waters during Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: Supplied By Alexa Cook of RNZ
Kiwibank warns against 'reckless' interest rate hikes April 14, 2026
File photo: RNZ The economist community appears to be split over the Reserve Bank's interest rate path, with one bank saying "reckless" rate hikes are unwarranted.
Dairy farmers start to receive massive Fonterra payout April 14, 2026
File photo: Getty Images Fonterra's thousands of shareholding dairy farmers are being encouraged to spend their Mainland Group capital return wisely with a focus on farm resilience.
HNZ blames IT error after 180 radiology reports weren't sent April 14, 2026
File photo: Getty Images By Kate Green of RNZ
MSD backtracks after mum denied benefit to care for ill son April 14, 2026
Photo: RNZ By Lauren Crimp of RNZ
$43m Ponzi scheme exposed after businessman's death April 14, 2026
A rare picture of the late Masatomo Ashikaga, also known as Tom Tanaka, who ran his East Wind group as a $45 million Ponzi scheme. A former finance manager has been found guilty of multiple charges in relation to a collapsed $43 million Ponzi scheme which fleeced hundreds of investors.
Man charged after laser strike on Police Eagle helicopter April 14, 2026
The Police Eagle helicopter. Photo: NZ Police An Auckland man faces up to 14 years in prison after allegedly shining a laser at the police's Eagle helicopter.
Project gets green light despite opposition from wealthy neighbours April 14, 2026
An artist’s impression of the backlot at Ayrburn Screen Hub, which could be used for outdoor filming, and parking spaces for tech and catering. IMAGE: SUPPLIED A controversial Queenstown screen hub has been granted fast-track approval despite intense opposition from homeowners in one of New Zealand's most expensive streets.
Leger-Walker first NZ woman drafted to WNBA team April 14, 2026
Green light for controversial project opposed by wealthy neighbours April 14, 2026
An artist’s impression of the backlot at Ayrburn Screen Hub, which could be used for outdoor filming, and parking spaces for tech and catering. IMAGE: SUPPLIED A controversial Queenstown screen hub has been granted fast-track approval despite intense opposition from homeowners in one of New Zealand's most expensive streets.

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April 2026

How Much Money Did Age of Attraction Stars Get Paid? The Truth

Kanye West’s Wife Bianca Censori Details New Marriage Milestone

Media Insider: Journalist, NZ on Air board member wins payout over radio dismissal; AM shake-up – BBC World Service dropped; Sam Neill’s tears for Wilderpeople

What To Watch Friday: Your Friends & Neighbors Returns, Sheriff Country/Fire Country Crossover, And More

Inside Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger’s Sweet Family World

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