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Ken The Cockroach Feeling Vindicated After Y2K Bug Finally Hits
TOLD YOU!
Ken the cockroach, the face of the Y2K bug campaign in New Zealand in the 90s, is feeling good today.
TOLD YOU!
Ken the cockroach, the face of the Y2K bug campaign in New Zealand in the 90s, is feeling good today.
THAT’S ENOUGH FROM YOU.
In a poll conducted this week asking kiwis what they thought about winter this year, 910 out of a thousand said it can “go away” to varying degrees.
MEETINGS NOT COURT HEARINGS.
Emily Larson, a high-level executive at a finance firm in Wellington’s CBD, finds solace in the fact that her daily grind keeps her far away from the legal troubles recently faced by former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman.
THE PICTON PREDICAMENT.
Leonardo DiCpario is set to star in the long-awaited sequel to Titanic, this time based on the recent maritime misadventure of the Interislander ferry Aratere, which heroically ran aground near Picton last night.
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GROUNDBREAKING.
43 year old recruitment manager Michelle Williamson’s LinkedIn account has been popping off this week, with likes and comments rolling in thick and fast.
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SILVER LININGS.
Wellingtonians are fervently hoping that the current water restrictions in the city will finally bring an end to the reign of the notorious Bucket Fountain on Cuba Street.
This much-loathed landmark has long been the bane of pedestrians’ existence, with its seemingly malicious intent to drench anyone foolish enough to walk within its splash radius.
GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Local UNHEARD OF! William Segal, a regular passenger on the Hutt Valley express train to Wellington, has allegedly been engaging in friendly, brief interactions with Metlink staff. Witnesses claim Segal regularly “makes eye contact, smiles and says hello to train staff” as they carry out their regular
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | National FROM TOP OF THE CHARTS TO BOTTOM BUNK Former Mai FM morning host Nate Nauer has had a frustrating day at Auckland District Court today, as he was handed a prison sentence for money laundering. Nauer was sentenced to two years and nine months jail for
ROSEMARY ABBOTT | National MENTAL FORTRESS Shaun Purvis is a proud Aucklander, born and raised in the City of Sails. But the 29 year-old, who had recently moved to Nelson, had his patience tested regularly by those remarking about the fact he was originally from New Zealand’s largest city, seemingly
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