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Luxon Asks ChatGPT If He Can Still Get A Knighthood If He Gets Rolled

August 11, 2026

WORTH ASKING.

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CALL THE EXPERTS.

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MIDFIELD MAYHEM.

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Local Maniac Rides Train With No Phone Out, No Headphones, Just His Own Thoughts

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RISKY BUSINESS.

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Old Boy At The Pub Says “All Blacks Should Wear Black Boots, None Of This Pink And Yellow Bullshit”

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Local Woman Demands To Know Where “Her Beauden” Is Following Latest All Blacks Team Naming

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England Fan Adds Another Layer Of Disappointment To Personality

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Former Broadcaster Bumble Will Run For Election As Act Candidate

July 15, 2026

ELECTION BUZZ.

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Admirable Vegan Man Endures Black Coffee Instead Of Having Oat Milk Like A Coward

July 14, 2026

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Expert Believes Luxon Would Be More Relatable If He Didn’t Talk

July 10, 2026

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Luxon Furious Taylor Swift Had Wedding At Madison Square Garden Instead Of Queenstown

July 6, 2026

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Old Boy At Pub Accepts All Blacks Win But Naturally Expects 30 Point Demolitions From Now On

July 5, 2026

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Female Viewership Of All Blacks Test Set To Surge With Ruben Love Named To Start

July 3, 2026

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Couple Spend Entire Open Home Whispering Different Renovation Ideas To Each Other

July 2, 2026

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Local Man Accepts Community Service Award For Using Social Media To Point Out “AI Slop”

July 1, 2026

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Luxon Says Best Thing About Social Media Ban Is That It’s Easier To Sort Than Cost Of Living

June 30, 2026

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GRAND COALITION: Chris Luxon And Chris Hipkins Finally Fuse Together To Become One Giant Chris

June 28, 2026

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Woman Who Said She Would Just Grab Milk Returns Home With Ice Cream, Lollies, And No Milk

June 26, 2026

MISSION DRIFT.

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KIWI VICTORY: Tim Payne Now More Famous Than Australia’s Tim Paine Ever Was

June 25, 2026

NO PAYNE NO GAIN.

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GHOST OF GOLRIZ: Greens Tax Plan Haunted By Urge To Take Things That Don’t Belong To Them

June 22, 2026

HAUNTED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Sport

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DUPES AT 12: Wellington Lions Confirm “Just Let The Angry Man Loose” Is The Game Plan

August 6, 2026

MIDFIELD MAYHEM.

Angry Kirifi thinking about his all blacks jersey

Overlooked Du’Plessis Kirifi’s Pent Up Rage Expected To Be Released On Hawke’s Bay This Sunday

August 1, 2026

old boy at pub visualising pink and yellow boots on all blacks.

Old Boy At The Pub Says “All Blacks Should Wear Black Boots, None Of This Pink And Yellow Bullshit”

July 19, 2026

woman daydreaming about beauden barrett

Local Woman Demands To Know Where “Her Beauden” Is Following Latest All Blacks Team Naming

July 17, 2026

england fan thinking about argentina win

England Fan Adds Another Layer Of Disappointment To Personality

July 16, 2026

old boy at pub thinking about will jordan try.

Old Boy At Pub Accepts All Blacks Win But Naturally Expects 30 Point Demolitions From Now On

July 5, 2026

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.

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Female Viewership Of All Blacks Test Set To Surge With Ruben Love Named To Start

July 3, 2026

Tim Payne and Tim Paine

KIWI VICTORY: Tim Payne Now More Famous Than Australia’s Tim Paine Ever Was

June 25, 2026

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Tim Payne Says Instagram Is Irrelevant After Seeing Egypt’s Mo Salah’s Follower Count

June 21, 2026

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Old Boy At Pub Predictably Disgusted By “Bunch Of Hollywoods” At World Cup

June 20, 2026

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Weary Hurricanes Fan Heads Into Final Still Scarred by 2015 Defeat

June 19, 2026

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“Super Rugby Finals Don’t Run Without Crusaders,” Says One-Eyed Cantab Arriving Early At Cake Tin

June 19, 2026

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Forecast For Wellington’s Super Rugby Final Naturally Includes Rain And Wind

June 18, 2026

DOUBLE THREAT.

TOP OF GROUP G: All Whites Credit Eli Just’s Goalscoring And Tim Payne’s Instagram

June 17, 2026

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All Whites Push Petrol Prices Even Higher After Draw With Iran

June 16, 2026

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Messi And Ronaldo Spotted Hovering Around Tim Payne For Clout

June 1, 2026

Culture

man eating burger while still sweating from a run.

WOAP TIME: Wellington Local Goes For Run In Futile Attempt To Counteract Burger Intake

August 5, 2026

ALL IN VAIN.

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Local Couple Somehow Have Entire Future Planned Out By End Of 15 Minute House Viewing

July 31, 2026

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Local Woman Will Have Cup Of Tea If Husband Is Making One

July 28, 2026

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Local Maniac Rides Train With No Phone Out, No Headphones, Just His Own Thoughts

July 22, 2026

man having coffee at cafe

Admirable Vegan Man Endures Black Coffee Instead Of Having Oat Milk Like A Coward

July 14, 2026

Couple whispering while real estate agent waits patiently.

Couple Spend Entire Open Home Whispering Different Renovation Ideas To Each Other

July 2, 2026

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Local Man Accepts Community Service Award For Using Social Media To Point Out “AI Slop”

July 1, 2026

woman at night and day thinking about milk

Woman Who Said She Would Just Grab Milk Returns Home With Ice Cream, Lollies, And No Milk

June 26, 2026

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Uni Student Graciously Credits 12.40 AM Pie And V For B-Minus All-Nighter Result

June 19, 2026

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Local Tradie Estimates Job Will Take ‘Couple Hours’ For Fourth Consecutive Day

June 18, 2026

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Unwritten Staff Wellbeing Policy Revealed To Be Necking Piss After Work

June 8, 2026

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Convenience Store Worker Heroically Asks No Questions After Seeing The Same Guy For The Fourth Time Today

June 6, 2026

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Man Orders Hazy IPA So He Doesn’t Have To Make Any Other Decisions Tonight

June 5, 2026

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Toddler Plans Medical Emergency, Minor Disaster, To Coincide With Mum And Dads’ Date Nights

June 4, 2026

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Millennial Skillfully Diverts Mum Away From Launching Into Freshly Downloaded Political Opinion

June 2, 2026

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Politics

luxon using phone in car

Luxon Asks ChatGPT If He Can Still Get A Knighthood If He Gets Rolled

August 11, 2026

WORTH ASKING.

Erica Stanford, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un.

Erica Stanford Catches Up With The Lads To Finally Get Her Social Media Ban Sorted

August 10, 2026

Old boy having a beer with Act in a bubble

CLASSROOM FORCE: Old Boy At The Pub Relives Fond Memories Of Getting The Cane

August 3, 2026

sad chippy with happy henry

Chippy Hipkins Disappointed That Paul Henry Doesn’t Want To Shag Or Marry Him

July 23, 2026

Newly Spawned “Mega Chris” Takes Natbour Campaign On The Road

July 18, 2026

bumble and two mice at Act party convention

Former Broadcaster Bumble Will Run For Election As Act Candidate

July 15, 2026

ELECTION BUZZ.

christopher luxon with headline about wife's robot lawnmower

Expert Believes Luxon Would Be More Relatable If He Didn’t Talk

July 10, 2026

Luxon, madison square garden and taylor swift in queenstown

Luxon Furious Taylor Swift Had Wedding At Madison Square Garden Instead Of Queenstown

July 6, 2026

Luxon and phone with instagram at parliament

Luxon Says Best Thing About Social Media Ban Is That It’s Easier To Sort Than Cost Of Living

June 30, 2026

giant chris luxon and chris hipkins hybrid

GRAND COALITION: Chris Luxon And Chris Hipkins Finally Fuse Together To Become One Giant Chris

June 28, 2026

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GHOST OF GOLRIZ: Greens Tax Plan Haunted By Urge To Take Things That Don’t Belong To Them

June 22, 2026

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Attention-Starved Government Resorts To Forcing Loud Screeching Noise Through Everyone’s Phones

June 15, 2026

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Labour Promises Unlimited Free Transport Because At This Stage Who Even Cares

June 14, 2026

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Government Establishes Working Group to Find New Words for “Tax” and “Levy”

June 10, 2026

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BUDGET DAY: Nicola Willis Takes Scythe To Magic Money Tree

May 28, 2026

Chris Hipkins riding duck on parliament steps.

Labour Believes They Can Win Election If They Get Their Hands On A Horse-Sized Duck

May 25, 2026