TVNZ is partnering with Sky so the (TVNZ+ paywalled) FIFA World Cup can be played in bars, restaurants, hotels etc Shades of Spark partnering with Sky for 2019 Rugby World Cup venue coverage Sensible

Legends (Steve Coogan, Netflix) is worth its salt

Whoever would have thunk it?

"Just blank him out. We'll work out the details later"

TVNZ $44.95 FIFA World Cup event pass

TVNZ will charge $44.95 for an all-tournament pass for the FIFA World Cup. All Whites games will be free. TVNZ says ll free games will be live www.nzherald.co.nz/business/med...

Are we even a real country anymore?

Now with friends

Had some good nights at Verona, back in the day businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-...

"Like sands through the hourglass ..."

Pricing will be revealed closer to launch, they say

New reporting says Bruce has just become the alpha male in his circus (as a group of kea is called) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/s...

Stayburger. Luxon won a confidence vote held during a 2.5 hour caucus. Brief statement. Didn't take questions (pic: Adam Pearse) www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

No teasers

TVNZ has confirmed its TVNZ+ upgrade enables its paywall, which will get its first outing with event passes for the FIFA World Cup

Phew! Was getting worried there for a sec

Teslas of West Auckland

Sorry, had the black cat watching #coys #thfc

Time and time again, have seen a start-up, or company opening a new plant, excited that the PM or a cabinet minister is coming to their event, only for the stand-up to inevitably be consumed by the controversy of the day (1/2) www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

ANZ economists have changed their interest rate outlook and now expect three consecutive Official Cash Rate hikes - in July, September and October www.nzherald.co.nz/business/anz...

Surfers massing like seals at Mairangi Bay

Give peas a chance

Don’t believe the wind will blow out local Woollies over, but you’ve got to get in ahead of the panic buyers … or try to

Make it stop

Bus (slightly) and ferry (massively) both more expensive than Mitchell taking his car www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/wa...

Work fridge giving student flat vibes

Restaurateur claims to have grown up in West Auckland. These are his "fish and chips" 'If you want fries, I don’t give a shit': Michelin star chef’s bold new Ponsonby venture: www.nzherald.co.nz/viva/food-dr...

Iran says its Strait of Hormuz tariff will be $1 per barrel of oil (so $2m-$3m per supertanker). Tidy business if traffic returns to 135 crossings a day. "Vessels will be given a few seconds to pay in bitcoin, ensuring they can’t be traced or confiscated due to sanctions” www.ft.com/content/02ae...

And live on poutine and get eaten by wild bears? I don't think so

If you’ve just woken up, the correct time is 11am on Tuesday

Experts estimate 1 Uber minute is equivalent to between 7 and 8 minutes as measured by classical physics

Someone’s getting ready for their paywall

Darn sun

32 of 48 teams will go thru from the sprawling World Cup first stage, which means the top three will from most groups. Was just talking to one of the Herald sports journos, who said ...

My son sent me this pic last night - Spurs cockeral projected onto the Sky Tower to promote Auckland FC's June game against Tottenham. Reminded me of @dannykellywords.bsky.social's bat signal posts

Think every Chilean in Auckland is here

“I’ll get it during the game”

Spurs to play Auckland FC on July 26 - lured to NZ by a Govt events fund Auckland Unlimited CEO Nick Hill said: “We’re expecting around 27,000 visitor nights and a $3 million boost to the regional economy" #thfc #coys @theextrainch.bsky.social @drtottenham.bsky.social @vftlpodcast.bsky.social

Fewer than than 40% of year 12 and 13 students followed the rules, according to the agency’s review of the policy www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/education...

Road trip

In the war on road cones, Hobsonville is Wayne Brown’s Vietnam

SHELTER IN PLACE, AUCKLANDERS. Took me about a million years to get in and out of Newmarket today