June 2026

Among Us TV Show Gets Surprise Drop, Streaming Now On Paramount+ — Watch A New Trailer

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 5, 2026

Surprise, Among Us fans! The TV show based on the hit video game is now streaming on Paramount+…

See Inside Dua Lipa, Callum Turner’s Wedding Including Sweet Tribute

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 5, 2026

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s sweet wedding tribute is one for the books. The couple paid homage to…

Susan Boyle Reveals Relationship Status in Rare Life Update

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 5, 2026

Susan Boyle doesn’t dream of settling down. The 65-year-old, who became an overnight sensation thanks to her 2009…

Susan Boyle Reveals Relationship Status in Rare Life Update

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 5, 2026

Susan Boyle doesn’t dream of settling down. The 65-year-old, who became an overnight sensation thanks to her 2009…

Susan Boyle Reveals Relationship Status in Rare Life Update

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 5, 2026

Susan Boyle doesn’t dream of settling down. The 65-year-old, who became an overnight sensation thanks to her 2009…

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

Busy day for Canterbury firefighters June 20, 2026
Photo: RNZ Fire crews are returning to several wildfire sites across Canterbury to extinguish remaining hot spots and continue the clean-up.
Blown away: Hurricanes thrash Chiefs in record-breaking final June 20, 2026
RNZ Sport reporters The Hurricanes are Super Rugby champions for a second time, after storming to a 60-5 win over the Chiefs in the final in Wellington.
ODT quiz: June 21 June 20, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Sunday, June 21.
Quiz big honour for small school June 20, 2026
Photo: Phena Byrne Students from small Queenstown school, St Joseph’s, had the honour last Saturday of representing Central Otago for the first time at the final of a year 6 to 8 children’s literature quiz.
Philip Chandler
Unearthing Walter Peak’s past June 20, 2026
Author Ashley Tikitiki and her sheep dog, Mist, at Walter Peak. Photo: Ashley Tikitiki A "split-second" decision led Ashley Tikitiki to turn her curiosity about the place where she lives into a history book.
Guy Williams
Student vollies show the way June 20, 2026
Wakatipu High community & service council deputy prefect Tilly Hamilton, far right, with a Mana Tahuna field team — from left, Laura Dempsey-Diggins, Dylan Campbell-Carrejo and Alice Barnfield — at Speargrass Flat reserve. Photo: supplied This week’s National Volunteer Week came early for 56 community-minded Wakatipu High students.
Philip Chandler
Casting ‘razor-sharp’ comedy June 20, 2026
Janey Bytheway is directing Remarkable Theatre’s next production. Photo: Philip Chandler Queenstown's Remarkable Theatre is auditioning next Saturday for four female and two male roles for its next production.
Philip Chandler
Airport development June 20, 2026
Queenstown Airport has appointed design firms Stantec and Warren & Mahoney to help with a major transformation of the areas around its terminal.
Golden hour on offer June 20, 2026
Photo: supplied Queenstown flightseeing company Air Milford is introducing a winter-time scenic flight timed to showcase the ‘golden hour’ before sunset.
Guy Williams
Golden run for winery June 20, 2026
Gibbston Valley Winery was a strong performer at the Aotearoa New Zealand Organic Wine Awards, topping the medal count with six golds.

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June 2026

Among Us TV Show Gets Surprise Drop, Streaming Now On Paramount+ — Watch A New Trailer

See Inside Dua Lipa, Callum Turner’s Wedding Including Sweet Tribute

Susan Boyle Reveals Relationship Status in Rare Life Update

Susan Boyle Reveals Relationship Status in Rare Life Update

Susan Boyle Reveals Relationship Status in Rare Life Update

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