2026

What the Oscars Looked Like in 2006: Jake Gyllenhaal & More

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 15, 2026

There was no shortage of pop culture moments in 2006. Millennials were moving and grooving to Nelly Furtado’s…

The Unbelievable True Story Behind Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Supreme

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 15, 2026

Marty Reisman was the man and the myth. “He was this legendary ping pong player,” Matthew Broderick, who…

The Most Surprising Oscars Rules—Including the New Voting Guidelines

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 15, 2026

Come March 15, stars—like the cast of KPop Demon Hunters—could be going up, up, up to the stage…

You Might’ve Missed Teyana Taylor’s Episode of My Super Sweet 16

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 15, 2026

Teyana Taylor has had a super sweet journey to the 2026 Oscars. In fact, nearly two decades before…

Michelle Williams, Tom Cruise & More Stars Who Have Never Won an Oscar

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 14, 2026

For years, attending the Oscars felt a bit like one battle after another for Leonardo DiCaprio. Before picking…

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

Dunedin premier rugby round 13 wrap-up June 20, 2026
Harbour first five Rique Miln played a blinder in the drizzle at Bathgate Park.
Adrian Seconi
Miln's masterclass caps off day of big premier wins June 20, 2026
Harbour first five Rique Miln played a blinder in the drizzle at Bathgate Park.
Adrian Seconi
'Frozen on the big stage': greats weigh in Socceroos loss June 20, 2026
Australia's Jackson Irvine competes for the ball with Sebastian Berhalter of the US. Photo: Reuters The Socceroos are adamant they weren't overawed by the big stage of facing the United States as heat comes from home and abroad after their 2-0 loss to the World Cup co-hosts.
Obituary: Desmond Morris, painter, writer June 20, 2026
Desmond Morris, then-curator of London Zoo, lecturing a group of children on animal behaviour, with the help of an orangutan and a chimpanzee. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Desmond Morris was a British zoologist, writer and surrealist painter whose bestselling book The Naked Ape put humans firmly back in their place among animals.
Obituary: Eric Officer, piano tuner June 20, 2026
Eric Officer, with the Glenroy Auditorium Steinway piano he tuned more than 400 times. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN You would be hard-pressed to find a musician in Dunedin whose instrument did not at one point receive the care and attention of piano tuner Eric Officer.
Tim Scott
Driver put Canterbury public 'at significant risk' June 20, 2026
Photo: ODT files A man is facing serious charges after a fleeing driver incident that damaged vehicles between Hurunui and Christchurch, police say.
Election 2026 interview: ACT's Andrew Hoggard June 20, 2026
This week's Election 2026 political interview guest is Act New Zealand list MP and Minister for Biosecurity Andrew Hoggard.
Mike Houlahan
Spitfire ace inspiration for books June 20, 2026
Clutha-connected, Christchurch author David Mackenzie with his best-selling, John Noble book trilogy. PHOTO: SUPPLIED The story of a former South Otago man’s World War 2 heroics has formed the basis of not one but three successful novels.
Nick Brook
Driver put public 'at significant risk' in Canterbury June 20, 2026
Photo: ODT files A man is facing serious charges after a fleeing driver incident that damaged vehicles between Hurunui and Christchurch, police say.
Detained Kiwi freed from US centre June 20, 2026
Everlee Wihongi was detained by ICE as she re-entered the US on April 10. Photo: supplied/ Courtney Wihongi New Zealander Everlee Wihongi has been released after two months in detention in the United States, but has been left without her passport, Green Card or driver's licence, her mother says.

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