June 29, 2026

What To Watch Monday: Ninja Warrior Eastern Qualifying Rounds Begin, Adventure Time Spin-Off, And More

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 29, 2026

On TV this Monday: American Ninja Warrior heads East, Adventure Time gets a spin-off, and the FIFA World…

Tinder Reports Significant Usage Bump During 2026 World Cup

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 29, 2026

Tinder has reported a notable rise in activity during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Internal data shows a…

Greenhalo Targets Trust and Transparency in Online Dating

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 29, 2026

Greenhalo, an Australian startup, has launched as a platform aimed at addressing trust and transparency in modern dating.…

AI Increasingly Used for Relationship and Intimate Advice in India

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 29, 2026

A survey conducted by Gleeden in partnership with IPSOS found that many Indians are using conversational AI tools…

Instagram Experiments with More Algorithm Control Features

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 29, 2026

Instagram is testing additional ways to let users influence its recommendation system. The updates expand on the existing…

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 […]
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Mystery milk bottles return June 29, 2026
A selection of the bottles left at the fuel stop. Photo: supplied RNZ Checkpoint The appearance of abandoned half-empty milk bottles at a service station have a Central Otago community baffled, and one resident on a mission to unmask the serial litterer.
Arrest after Mosgiel 'assault' June 29, 2026
PHOTO: ODT FILES One person with serious injuries has been taken to Dunedin Hospital after an alleged assault in Mosgiel.
Tokanui man jailed for drunken, fatal crash June 29, 2026
Jack Stephens died on February 15 in 2025 after a ute he was in rolled on the Niagara-Tokanui highway. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A Tokanui man “unleashed hell” and “betrayed” his best friend when he killed him in a high-speed, drunken crash on a rural Southland road, a court has heard.
Tayler Mutton
Why Operational Continuity is Becoming More Important for Businesses June 29, 2026
Hospital discharged child who died of stroke next day June 29, 2026
The three-year-old's blood pressure was not rechecked before he was discharged from hospital. Photo: Getty Images Kate Green of RNZ A child sent home from hospital after a seizure died from a stroke the following day.
ODT Sports Chat: grappling, handball & rhythmic gymnastics June 29, 2026
On ODT Sports Chat, brought to you by the Edgar Centre, we visited the sports hub on Saturday as three other codes took centre stage instead of netball and basketball, as they are in hiatus because of the university holidays.
Luke Chapman
Climate activist takes court action over govt ruling June 29, 2026
Environmental activist Mike Smith. Photo: Johnny Blades / VNP Kate Newton of RNZ A climate change activist has filed a court case against the government's plans to prevent companies being sued over their greenhouse gas emissions.
Labour market 'heading in the right direction', economist says June 29, 2026
New Zealand's job market is "heading in the right direction" according to one economist. Photo: Getty Images By Susan Edmunds of RNZ New Zealand's labour market is "bumping along the bottom," one economists says, but it could have been worse than it is.
Rescuers race to find survivors as quake death toll nears 1500 June 29, 2026
A drone view shows buildings destroyed by earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela. Photo: Reuters Rescue teams raced today to find more survivors of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, with signs of life bringing occasional relief to a grim quest to whittle down a list of tens of thousands missing.
Safety concerns hang over Gloriavale June 29, 2026
The Gloriavale Christian Community complex. Photo: RNZ By Jean Edwards of RNZ Safety concerns hang over Gloriavale Christian School, where more than 80 children continue to be taught as the board and Ministry of Education prepare to battle over its future in court.

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What To Watch Monday: Ninja Warrior Eastern Qualifying Rounds Begin, Adventure Time Spin-Off, And More

Tinder Reports Significant Usage Bump During 2026 World Cup

Greenhalo Targets Trust and Transparency in Online Dating

AI Increasingly Used for Relationship and Intimate Advice in India

Instagram Experiments with More Algorithm Control Features

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