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New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 16, 2023

Kia ora and Merry Christmas Eve! 🇳🇿 New Zealand offers a plethora of exciting Christmas Eve parties and…

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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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Rough sleeper at Forbury Park sets off fire alarm: police November 23, 2025
The man was sleeping rough in the abandoned grandstands at Forbury Park. Photo: Gregor Richardson A Dunedin man living rough in the abandoned stands of the Forbury Park Raceway was arrested after he allegedly let off a fire alarm when being asked to leave.
Evie Sinclair
Dunedin teen allegedly speeding, texting and drinking before crash November 23, 2025
A Dunedin teenager hit the trifecta of allegedly drinking, speeding and texting while driving before he crashed his car into a tree.
Laine Priestley
Crunchie bar bandits rob train at gunpoint November 23, 2025
Passengers aboard the Kingston Flyer were robbed at gunpoint by about 70 bandits hunting for gold when their train was stopped in Fairlight, in Southland, yesterday afternoon.
Mark John
US lauds Ukraine peace talks but major hurdles remain November 23, 2025
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, address the media after closed-door talks at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: Reuters The United States said it had made significant progress on crafting a plan to end the war in Ukraine during talks on Sunday but […]
Student applied for over 100 jobs 'without securing a single interview' November 23, 2025
Applications for jobs at usual student haunts like supermarkets or fast food outlets have skyrocketed in recent years, shutting many out of the labour market over the summer months. File photo: Getty Images By Evie Richardson of RNZ
Luxon gives assurance coalition govt is 'strong' November 23, 2025
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: Getty Images Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government is a strong, stable coalition despite a public stoush between the leaders of the minor parties, ACT and New Zealand First.
New Christchurch museum gives NZ-China relationship a boost November 23, 2025
Police wanted driver off the road before dodgy truck killed roadworker November 23, 2025
Ashik Ali was sentenced to three years' jail for manslaughter. Photo: Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ By Phil Pennington of RNZ
Kiwis pumped up for World Cup double-header at Christchurch's new stadium November 23, 2025
Christchurch’s new 30,000-seat stadium will host a Kiwis league double-header during the IRL World Cup next year.
Israeli strike kills Hezbollah official despite truce November 23, 2025
The aftermath of the Israeli strike in Beirut, Lebanon, in which at least five people were killed. Photo: Reuters Israel killed militant group Hezbollah's top military official in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut on Sunday, the Israeli military said, despite a US-brokered truce a year ago.

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