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New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 25, 2020

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New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 25, 2020

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Luxury home built by All Black Sean Fitzpatrick sells for more than $10m

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 25, 2020

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Live: Serious delays in Waterview Tunnel as school holiday traffic builds

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 25, 2020

There have been two crashes on Auckland’s motorways this afternoon, causing delays as motorists leave the city for…

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Cannabis firm set to break year-long NZX drought

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 25, 2020

The IPO drought on the New Zealand stock exchange is set to be broken by a cannabis company.…

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 […]
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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 […]
Ben Uffindell

Step into the Spirit of Scotland at the Hororātā Highland Games October 28, 2025
The pipes will call once again as the 14th Hororātā Highland Games returns on Saturday 8th November – a full-day celebration of Scottish culture with a uniquely Kiwi twist.
Fires rage, highways closed, more wild weather on way October 21, 2025
Fire crews were monitoring the blazes in Kaikōura overnight. Photo: RNZ The fires in Kaikōura that destroyed five homes yesterday are still burning, and crews are racing to get them contained and put out before winds pick up again.
Scholarships boost links to rural life October 21, 2025
Danone Scholarship recipient and Blue Mountain College student Lucy Eason, of Moa Flat. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED West Otago high school student Lucy Eason will use a scholarship to continue "living and breathing farming".
Shawn McAvinue
Slow down and connect, wellbeing expert says October 21, 2025
Dr Denise Quinlan was a guest speaker at the Inspiring Wāhine Rural Conference & Events in Gore last week. Photo: Clare Toia-Bailey "We can’t keep going on this hamster wheel.
Sally Rae
Wet spring trying time for Edendale tulip grower October 21, 2025
Looking for tulips showing signs of viruses in Edendale last week are Triflor labourers Jorn vd Boomen (left) and Tim Munster. PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUE Patience is a key requirement for growing tulips during a wet spring in Southland.
Shawn McAvinue
Revising Hāwea lake level plan part of ‘ploy’ October 21, 2025
Lake Hāwea. Photo: RNZ/Katie Todd Hāwea locals say Contact Energy scaling back their proposal to lower lake levels feels like a stunt the company planned all along.
Rawan Saadi
Full feast for the palate, eyes, soul October 21, 2025
South Africans Daneel, 11, and Anneke van den Heever, making a pannekoek (pancake). PHOTOS: GERRIT DOPPENBERG About 2500 attendees hit the Hokonui Culture Feast last Friday night to taste the flavours of over 20 different cuisines from around the world.
Ella Scott-Fleming
Post-accident career taking off October 21, 2025
Thomas Hewitt has had to "work smarter, not harder" since losing his leg in farm accident. This lambing season he was doing a twice daily lambing beat using a drone. Photo: supplied A devastating accident on a dairy farm in 2022 led to a leg amputation and nearly three years on ACC for Thomas Hewitt.
Alice Scott
Tulip-mania takes hold October 21, 2025
Rev Dr Rainier Raath with his son Ruald, amid the tulip fields in Edendale. PHOTO: ELLA SCOTT-FLEMING The tulips are in full bloom in Edendale and ready for the Presbyterian church’s annual fundraiser.
Ella Scott-Fleming
Capturing soul of a place in picture October 21, 2025
Laurence Aberhart takes a photo of the old Fire Station building in Gore with his large format view camera with bellows. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A New Zealand photographer known for his detailed shots of forgotten buildings across the country has completed a 10-day stint in Gore.
Ella Scott-Fleming

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