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Bloke Who Sends Monstrously Formal Emails Actually Quite Relaxed In Real Life

October 17, 2026

REGARDS,

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CASE DISMISSED.

Dupes Back In All Blacks After Enduring Long Painful Sentence With Lions

October 12, 2026

Will Jordan Ruins Profitable Night For TAB With Last Minute Try

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Family Drives 300km To Get Away From Everything Before Complaining There’s Nothing To Do

October 8, 2026

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Factory Manager Builds Team Of Good People That Will Leave And Useless Ones That Will Stay

October 7, 2026

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Local Woman CCs In Bloke’s Manager Like The Calculating Assassin She Is

October 6, 2026

News

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NEW TEAM KIT: Greens Swap Their Keffiyehs For Freshly Patched Leather Jackets

October 15, 2026

OUT WITH THE OLD.

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Chlöe Annoyed That Media Are Obsessed With “That New Qiulae Girl”

October 14, 2026

LOVE TRIANGLE.

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Winston Promises To Buy Back BNZ And Give The Kiwibank Sheep A Job There

October 13, 2026

BRING BACK BUCK.

Less recent news

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DINNERTIME DOMINANCE: Local Toddler Drops A Significant Amount Of Rice On The Floor

October 1, 2026

INSTANT IMPACT.

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Election Demon Gets Makeover To Fool Pathetic Mortals Into Trusting It

September 29, 2026

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Chris Hipkins Commits To Eating 1000 Sausage Rolls Between Now And The Election

September 29, 2026

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Local Bloke Confident AI Won’t Kill Him After Years Of Saying Please And Thank You To ChatGPT

September 26, 2026

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New Curriculum Ideas So Awesome They Have To Be Kept Secret From Public

September 25, 2026

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Ben Lummis Confirms He Can Be Ready By NRL Grand Final Day

September 24, 2026

IDOL RETURNS

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Nicky Hager Says Next Year’s Book Will Be Something Light And Cheerful

September 23, 2026

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Man Comes Forward About Watching No Warriors Games All Year And Then Causing Semifinal Loss By Watching It

September 21, 2026

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Office Bloke Nods Politely While Female Colleagues Complain About Sydney Sweeney

September 18, 2026

chris luxon doing his pak n save shopping

Luxon Breaking Up Supermarket Duopoly So He Can Finally Achieve His $60 Weekly Shop

September 16, 2026

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REVEALED: Du’Plessis Kirifi Named As Prime Suspect After Referee Comms Blackout

September 15, 2026

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Chlöe Says All Greens MPs Will Be Stocking Shelves At Night In Government-Owned Supermarket

September 14, 2026

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Local Bloke Still Paying Monthly Bills For Three Streaming Services He Doesn’t Use

September 13, 2026

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Chris Luxkins Releases Brand New Humanoid Robot Candidate For Natbour, “Taxinda 2.0”

September 10, 2026

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Local Bloke’s Old TV Begins Year Long Sentence In Garage Before Eventual Transfer To Rubbish Dump

September 8, 2026

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SHOCK POLL: Luxon And Hipkins Spotted Comfort-Eating Sausage Rolls In Parliament Kitchen

September 7, 2026

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Local Mum Announces Nobody Is Helping While Rejecting Every Offer Of Help

September 5, 2026

DOMESTIC CHAOS.

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Pilot Flying Dangerously Low At Cape Town Test Revealed To Be Du’Plessis Kirifi

September 4, 2026

FLIGHT RISK.

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Third Leadership Challenge On The Cards After Luxon Mixes Up Warriors And Waratahs

September 3, 2026

UNFORGIVABLE.

Sport

CASE DISMISSED.

Dupes Back In All Blacks After Enduring Long Painful Sentence With Lions

October 12, 2026

CASE DISMISSED.

Will Jordan Ruins Profitable Night For TAB With Last Minute Try

October 11, 2026

ben lummis thinking about nrl final

Ben Lummis Confirms He Can Be Ready By NRL Grand Final Day

September 24, 2026

anonymous man talking about warriors

Man Comes Forward About Watching No Warriors Games All Year And Then Causing Semifinal Loss By Watching It

September 21, 2026

kirifi in hi vis at game

REVEALED: Du’Plessis Kirifi Named As Prime Suspect After Referee Comms Blackout

September 15, 2026

dupes flying plane

Pilot Flying Dangerously Low At Cape Town Test Revealed To Be Du’Plessis Kirifi

September 4, 2026

FLIGHT RISK.

Old Boy At Pub Annoyed That He Has Nothing To Complain About

August 23, 2026

helen clark and beauden barrett

Helen Clark Says Beauden Barrett Should Be Starting At Fullback

August 19, 2026

man bowling in hallway imagining bowling batsman out

Bloke Who Hasn’t Played Cricket In A Decade Suddenly Practices Bowling Action In Hallway

August 16, 2026

steaming Duplessis Kirifi

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

August 6, 2026

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

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

July 19, 2026

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

July 17, 2026

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England Fan Adds Another Layer Of Disappointment To Personality

July 16, 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

Culture

man having beer at office drinks

Bloke Who Sends Monstrously Formal Emails Actually Quite Relaxed In Real Life

October 17, 2026

REGARDS,

bored family in Twizel

Family Drives 300km To Get Away From Everything Before Complaining There’s Nothing To Do

October 8, 2026

man at recycling plant

Factory Manager Builds Team Of Good People That Will Leave And Useless Ones That Will Stay

October 7, 2026

woman on computer in office

Local Woman CCs In Bloke’s Manager Like The Calculating Assassin She Is

October 6, 2026

tired dad with toddler dropping rice

DINNERTIME DOMINANCE: Local Toddler Drops A Significant Amount Of Rice On The Floor

October 1, 2026

man on laptop saying thanks to chatgpt

Local Bloke Confident AI Won’t Kill Him After Years Of Saying Please And Thank You To ChatGPT

September 26, 2026

AI ASSURANCE.

man in office thinking of sydney sweeney

Office Bloke Nods Politely While Female Colleagues Complain About Sydney Sweeney

September 18, 2026

man on couch thinking about streaming services.

Local Bloke Still Paying Monthly Bills For Three Streaming Services He Doesn’t Use

September 13, 2026

man with tv in garage

Local Bloke’s Old TV Begins Year Long Sentence In Garage Before Eventual Transfer To Rubbish Dump

September 8, 2026

stressed mum tidying up.

Local Mum Announces Nobody Is Helping While Rejecting Every Offer Of Help

September 5, 2026

woman in office with laptop thinking about Outlook

Employee Types “Hope You’re Well” In Email To Colleague She Doesn’t Care About At All

September 1, 2026

man looking in fridge

Man Opens Fridge For Fifth Time In 20 Minutes Hoping New Food Has Appeared

August 28, 2026

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Local Bloke Enters Early Friend Zone After Getting Called “Mate” Via DM

August 22, 2026

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Local Woman Getting Into Fitness Now Convinced She Has A Weird Running Style

August 17, 2026

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

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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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Politics

chloe and marama with new gang style leathers

NEW TEAM KIT: Greens Swap Their Keffiyehs For Freshly Patched Leather Jackets

October 15, 2026

OUT WITH THE OLD.

chloe and quilae

Chlöe Annoyed That Media Are Obsessed With “That New Qiulae Girl”

October 14, 2026

winston with kiwibank sheep

Winston Promises To Buy Back BNZ And Give The Kiwibank Sheep A Job There

October 13, 2026

chippy eating sausage roll

Chris Hipkins Commits To Eating 1000 Sausage Rolls Between Now And The Election

September 29, 2026

nicky hager having a coffee outside

Nicky Hager Says Next Year’s Book Will Be Something Light And Cheerful

September 23, 2026

chris luxon doing his pak n save shopping

Luxon Breaking Up Supermarket Duopoly So He Can Finally Achieve His $60 Weekly Shop

September 16, 2026

PENNY WISE.

green mps stocking shelves

Chlöe Says All Greens MPs Will Be Stocking Shelves At Night In Government-Owned Supermarket

September 14, 2026

mega chris and taxinda 2.0

Chris Luxkins Releases Brand New Humanoid Robot Candidate For Natbour, “Taxinda 2.0”

September 10, 2026

luxon and hipkins eating

SHOCK POLL: Luxon And Hipkins Spotted Comfort-Eating Sausage Rolls In Parliament Kitchen

September 7, 2026

luxon thinking about wahs and waratahs

Third Leadership Challenge On The Cards After Luxon Mixes Up Warriors And Waratahs

September 3, 2026

tamatha paul in front of rental properties in wellington

Tamatha Paul Launches Property Management Company To Help Fellow MPs Manage Their Rentals

September 2, 2026

luxkins and erica stanford

Erica Stanford’s Social Media Ban Bill Gets Support From Grand Coalition Mutant Chris Luxkins

August 25, 2026

chippy at treasury

Chris Hipkins Asks What A “Surplus” Is And Whether He Can Borrow Money To Buy One

August 24, 2026

luxon wtf

National Party Insiders Claim Luxon Briefly Considered Sacking Himself

August 14, 2026

luxon with other mps

National MPs Confirm They Would All Be A Worse Option Than Luxon

August 12, 2026

luxon using phone in car

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

August 11, 2026