Two Blokes Who Crack Joke Between Themselves Now Believe They Should Start A Podcast
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Culture DREAMS ARE FREE Dave Dustow and Tim Braggins for years have shared a bond over their self-proclaimed hilarious jokes. The 30 year-old Wellingtonians were catching up over the weekend when Dave had what seemed like a unique idea, although in reality both had talked about this exact idea numerous times before, […]
Prime Minister Set To Announce Major Policy Direction For Meat Pies And Pastries
GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Politics BAKED IN POLICY Prime Minister Chris ‘Chippy’ Hipkins has been teasing for months his focus on meat pies and pastries for the upcoming election. The media coverage on the issue has been undeniable. In March it was reported that the Real Meat Pies bakery in Lower Hutt was still the Prime […]
Canes Fan Claims Victory Was Stolen Because “Ardie Wouldn’t Lie”
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Sport DEFINITELY SCORED Hurricanes fan James Macaskill is a broken man today. The 32 year-old from Wellington watched on in horror late last night as his beloved Hurricanes fell agonisingly short in their quarter-final against the Brumbies. It all came to a head at full time when Ardie Savea was denied by […]
Trendy Sunday Morning Walkers Play A Straight Bat With Black Tights And Puffer Jacket Combo
GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Culture HARD TO GO WRONG Friends Amy Wilson and Juliet Corrigan made no waves at all this morning. The last thing the Sunday morning walkers wanted was to put themselves under pressure for no good reason. While usually very forward-thinking in the realm of fashion, both women opted for a classic combination […]
Johnson On Plane Home Still Laughing About How Easy That Try Was
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Sport WHAT’S SO FUNNY SHAUN? Warriors playmaker Shaun Johnson has a serious case of the giggles. It’s not that he’s watching a funny movie on the plane back to Auckland from Canberra – Johnson is apparently struggling to get over just how easily he scored the final try in the Warriors’ 36-14 […]
Michael Wood Has Still Not Taken Out Rubbish After Being Asked 12 Times
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Politics GETTING ‘ROUND TO IT Transport Minister Michael Wood has an uncanny ability to say he’ll do something, delay it, and then forget about it altogether. Wood’s latest saga is one of household negligence, where he allegedly failed to take the kitchen rubbish to the outdoor bin, despite being asked to do […]
Smug Millennial Derails Enjoyable Discussion About Super Rugby By Saying “Oh Are We Talking About Sportsball?”
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Culture “I DON’T GET WHY PEOPLE CARE” Sam Ellison and Josh Orr could not have been doing anything more normal this morning, discussing the latest Super Rugby results from over the weekend at their Wellington accounting firm. ‘What did you make of the Canes beating the Crusaders? The champions are looking a […]
Dad Visiting Daughter Instinctively Asks When She Last Checked Her Oil
GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Local DON’T WANT TO GET CAUGHT OUT 55 year old Graham Dolden will never stop doling out the fatherly advice, no matter how unwelcome it is. No one knows this better than daughter Megan, who has just been flattened by Dolden’s latest query about when she last checked the oil in her […]
RADIO SILENCE: Shaun Johnson Checks In On Critics To See If They’re Okay
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Sport HASN’T HEARD FROM THEM Warriors playmaker Shaun Johnson is a caring man. After tearing the Wayne Bennett coached Redcliffe Dolphins apart in a 30-8 victory at Mount Smart, Johnson worried that something horrible may have happened to a few certain journalists and keyboard warriors, all of whom had gone mysteriously quiet. […]
Man Impresses Nobody After Taking To Social Media With His Latest 5k Time
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Sport THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW Joel Price is often seen in the mornings pounding the pavements of Christchurch. The 27 year-old regularly tracks his times using a running app, so naturally all he can think about is the moment when he can share them on Facebook and Instagram. Making sure his […]
