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A flight that normally takes about 3½ hours turned into a 25-hour nightmare for a Wellington passenger after low cloud and strong winds meant his plane couldn’t land in the capital.

The importers obviously have this data, but we don’t. The forward picture, aggregated where needed for commercial confidentiality, is what is needed to plan. Maybe we are all good, but we just dont know. If we knew this, my gripes might all be unnecessary.

Back in February 2025, MBIE got a report on NZ’s fuel security. It basically outlined that NZ is extremely dependent on imported fossil fuels, therefore vulnerable to international fossil fuel supply line disruptions. They specifically talked about events like war, estimating a major incident would cost us about 1% of our GDP. (That’ll pour petrol on all those promised ‘green shoots,’ like an over enthusiastic arsonist.)

Police have raided “Gandalf”, a renowned “Green Fairy”, destroying greenhouses that supplied hundreds of patients with black market medicinal cannabis.

Sure, let’s give the council CEO a raise after raising rates by 14.5%.

Every night for months, from deep below an idyllic Auckland street, a loud clanging has been echoing up, shaking houses and keeping residents of Selwyn Crescent awake.

The Hākaimangō-Matiatia​ marine reserve would cover a 2350ha area northwest of Waiheke Island, but it’s been stalled after opposition from the Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust. However, the Ngāti Pāoa Trust Board supports the reserve. This is the fourth marine reserve to be delayed or cancelled recently after opposition from iwi groups.