2026

West Wilson Addresses Beta Blocker Rumors at Summer House Reunion

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 9, 2026

As the Summer House reunion heated up, West Wilson remained cool, calm and collected. Which is why after…

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt’s Daughter Zahara Files to Drop Pitt Name

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 9, 2026

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Zahara is changing her name. The 21-year-old filed a petition in the…

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shares Ex’s Chilling Words Before Mom’s Murder

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 9, 2026

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is looking back at a terrifying night. Nearly three years after her release from prison,…

The Most Flattering Jeans for Short Torsos, From $16

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 9, 2026

Shopping for jeans is hard enough already, and if you have a short torso, the process can feel…

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt’s Daughter Zahara Files to Drop Pitt Name

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 9, 2026

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Zahara is changing her name. The 21-year-old filed a petition in the…

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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Homes burned as tempers flare in Belfast June 10, 2026
People inspect the damage in Lendrick St, east Belfast, in the aftermath of anti-immigrant protests. Photo: Reuters Masked men have burned families out of their homes in Belfast and torched a number of vehicles in a wave of anti-immigrant violence that followed a knife attack by a Sudanese man.
Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf June 10, 2026
Iranian missiles are launched, as Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a US base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf. Photo: WANA via Pool/via REUTERS Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they have carried out missile and drone attacks on US military bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation […]
Serena mulls Wimbledon return after comeback win June 10, 2026
American great Serena Williams said she was still to decide whether to play at Wimbledon after making a winning comeback nearly four years after her last competitive match.
$51m for new methane-busting technology June 10, 2026
Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis at Fieldays today. Photo: RNZ Kate Newton of RNZ The government will invest up to $51 million into helping to roll out new methane-busting farming technology.
Agency fighting family, sexual violence facing job cuts June 10, 2026
Photo: Getty Images The centre responsible for government's collective response to family and sexual violence faces losing a third of its workforce in a restructure.
Mild winter delays start of ski season June 10, 2026
Ski fields in the South Island are delaying opening or weighing their options because of a lack of snow.
Fiordland Women’s Club celebrates 50 years June 10, 2026
By Julie Walls - Focus Media
Mild winter delays start of ski season June 10, 2026
Ski fields in the South Island are delaying opening or weighing their options because of a lack of snow.
Ski fields delay opening due to lack of snow June 10, 2026
Ski fields in the South Island are delaying opening or weighing their options as mild conditions means a lack of snow.
Former Waikouaiti paralympian still going the distance June 10, 2026

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