The Beast in Me

By New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 30, 2026

Tom Hardy as Harry Da Souza in MOBLAND, episode 10, season 1, Streaming on Paramount+ 2025. Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+

By New Zealand Blog News Service

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

Cold mornings in Luggate June 30, 2026
A stunning week of cold mornings, beautiful horefrosts.
NZ-born neo-Nazi 'emulating thugs of 1930s Berlin' June 30, 2026
Thomas Sewell. File photo A neo-Nazi has been sentenced for abusive behaviour emulating "Nazi thugs of 1930s Berlin" after trying to claim freedom of speech entitled him to commit "appalling racial slurs".
Two injured in Southern Motorway pile-up June 30, 2026
Two multi-vehicle crashes have left two people injured and the Southern Motorway closed as icy conditions cause chaos around Dunedin this morning.
Icy roads, airport fog hamper travellers again June 30, 2026
Wintry conditions are again causing issues for travellers in the South, delaying flights and making roads treacherous.
ODT quiz: July 1 June 30, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Wednesday, July 1.
Wapiti deer close to reaching special herd status June 30, 2026
A wapiti deer in Fiordland National Park. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Wapiti becoming a herd of special interest has taken another step forward and may only be weeks away from gaining the status.
Mayor’s ORC comments ‘deeply disrespectful’ June 30, 2026
Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker. PHOTO: ODT FILES Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker has been accused of straining vital relationships with the Otago Regional Council after criticising its decision-making.
Ruby Shaw
Boom times for city June 30, 2026
There was something new above Dunedin last night. The boom for the first of three tower cranes at the hospital build was bolted into place yesterday.
Proposal to reduce pāua catch limit in the South June 30, 2026
Pāua fishing limits may change. PHOTO: ODT FILES Fisheries New Zealand is proposing to drop the catch limit for pāua in Otago and Southland.
Everything clicked in 2026 for rejuvenated Southern Steel June 30, 2026
Southern Steel defender Carys Stythe hauls in the ball against Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic defender Saviour Tui during their ANZ Premiership clash in Dunedin. PHOTO: MICHAEL BRADLEY PHOTOGRAPHY Amid the outside noise, the Southern Steel produced their best season in eight years to finish as runners-up in the ANZ Premiership.
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