Local Dad Relieved To Watch A Stress-Free All Blacks Match Where They Absolutely Dominate
GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Sport “AH THIS IS MORE LIKE IT” Last night’s Bledisloe Cup match felt like a return to normality for Graham Darby, the Taranaki father of four grown up children. Not just because the All Blacks won, but because they gave away no clues of there being a possibility that they might lose. […]
“WTF Is This?” Asks Kiwi Who Still Can’t Explain Rugby’s Scrum Resets And Turnover Penalties
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Sport “THAT’S A KNOCK-ON ISN’T IT?” Harry Knight was getting ready for the All Blacks v Wallabies Bledisloe Cup match this afternoon when he decided to have a scroll through the other sports that were on in the lead up to the big game. However Knight was then glued to the TV […]
Local Bloke Enjoys A Few Beers In Town, Keeps GF In The Loop And Then Returns Home At A Reasonable Hour
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Culture FRESH AS A DAISY Dan Blundell was as chipper as ever this morning. The 27 year-old who works as a sales associate in Christchurch was up bright and early, despite the fact he went for some beers with a couple of mates who were in town last night. Blundell has turned […]
Local Man Consciously Shifts Focus From Depressing World News To The Rugby
GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Sport THINK LOCAL With the passing of Queen Elizabeth and World War III just around the corner, Palmerston North man Jordie Carson has intelligently chosen to re-focus on issues closer to home. Carson is pushing the confusing state of the Ukraine conflict to the side for now, so that he can instead […]
Govt Receives Savage Report From Business Leaders – Savageness To Be Peer-Reviewed By Savage
GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Politics WHERE’S MY MOONSHINE? The results of the NZ Herald’s Mood of the Boardroom survey have been described by Newshub as a “savage report card” for the government. The annual NZ Herald Mood of the Boardroom survey of more than 100 business directors and chief executives showed Ardern’s overall performance as Prime […]
One-Eyed Cantab Holds Onto Hope That All Blacks Selectors Will Recall Matt Todd
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Sport SHOULD’VE PLAYED MORE TESTS Canterbury’s Craig Chamberlain is one hard man to please. “Oh bloody hell, bring in Matt Todd will ya?!” Chamberlain bemoaned as he gazed over the All Blacks team to play the Wallabies this week. The 56 year-old from the Christchurch suburb of Shirley was again clearly frustrated […]
Left field Wellington Mayoral Candidate Presents Controversial Plan To Convert Cycleways Into Open Sewers
GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Politics NO NEED TO FIX THE PIPES Latecomer to the Wellington mayoral race, Jolie Davidson has put forward an interesting new plan to make use of the massively expensive and massively underused cycleways in central Wellington. Davidson’s plan will take pressure off the capital’s water pipes, by turning the existing cycleways into […]
Teammate Who Still Owes Subs Happily Flushes A Hundy Down The Pokies
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Culture ‘YEAH I’LL DO IT NEXT WEEK’ On paper Liam McMillan appears to be a man of his word. “Yeah I’ll do it next week, no dramas.” McMillan again replied in his football team’s Facebook chat for North Wellington AFC. The problem is, McMillan has said almost the same identical message for […]
Girlfriend Chooses Not To Moan About Boyfriend Using Bodywash Because At Least He’s Clean
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Culture PICKING HER BATTLES Charlotte Tulloch has learnt that some things just aren’t worth the fight. Her partner Jake Dunlop, a landscaper, had popped around after finishing off a long shift at a house nearby and decided to have a shower before the two had dinner together. Dunlop has been led to […]
Graham Bell Allegedly Returning To Police Ten 7 Just So He Can Call Darcy Swain A ‘Scruffy Mindless Thug’
GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Sport GUTLESS GOON Retired Detective Inspector Graham Bell of Police Ten 7 fame is reportedly coming out of retirement just to let Australian rugby union player Darcy Swain know exactly what he thinks of him. Swain was yellow carded in the controversial Bledisloe Cup match last Thursday for a sickening assault on […]
