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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

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.
Criticism of govt's curriculum changes growing October 28, 2025
The government's changes wasted the time and money already spent implementing the curriculum, say maths education experts. File photo: ODT By John Gerritsen of RNZ
Young Otago mum focused on making memories after cancer diagnosis October 28, 2025
Briar Dawson and her 3-year-old daughter Elsie. Photo: Supplied/Givealittle A young Otago mother is making the most of her time left with her daughter after a shock diagnosis of an incurable cancer.
Mark John
Iran, Russia and the NZ insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing October 28, 2025
A satellite image shows the oil tanker Yug at Huangdao port in Qingdao, China, December 22, 2024. Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned Iranian oil. Near the Arctic, a vessel carrying Russian crude churned through icy […]
'Hugely stressful': Uni apologises for errors in law exam October 28, 2025
Photo: Gerard O'Brien University of Otago law students were left scrambling after being informed partway through a crucial exam that the first question contained errors.
Matthew Littlewood
Album reviews October 28, 2025
Bruce Springsteen released a curveball in 1982: a bleak, bare-bones record made up of acoustic home demos.
'Frozen in fear': Police, tow truck among hundreds stuck on SH1 October 28, 2025
A crash which helped cause about 200 cars, including the tow truck that came to rescue it, to get snowed in on State Highway One on Monday evening. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Fresh faced police officers got a lesson in winter driving from a Southern police veteran after getting their patrol cars stuck in the snow.
Laine Priestley
Who was the speedster under the Larry the Lamb mask? October 28, 2025
Canterbury mascot Larry the Lamb stormed to victory in the mascot race at half-time of the NPC final on Saturday. But underneath the suit was New Zealand’s fastest man, sprinter Tiaan Whelpton. PHOTOS: MARTIN HUNTER/GETTY Canterbury’s Larry the Lamb stormed to victory in the mascot race during the half-time show at Saturday’s NPC final - […]
Sam Coughlan
Motorbike, tools, cash seized during Chch burglary investigation October 28, 2025
Court bailiffs seized the motorbike to pay off the outstanding fines. Photo: Police A motorbike, power tools and more than $9000 in cash have been seized as Christchurch police investigate burglaries at commercial premises.
Community food pantry taken October 28, 2025
Tk Paul with the community food pantry in 2023, which has now been taken from Chalmers Ave. PHOTO: FILE The organiser of a Canterbury community food pantry, which has allegedly been stolen, says there is security camera footage of the incident.
Susan Sandys

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