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#2666841 2-Mar-2021 16:49

Newshub have invented a new word?

From: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2021/03/constellation-cup-2021-silver-ferns-v-australian-diamonds-game-one-live-updates.html

NZ Netball to bear finnacial strain of crowdless Aussie series

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#2667957 4-Mar-2021 22:01

From Quanta magazine.

Imaginary Numbers May Be Essential for Describing Reality

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#2667994 5-Mar-2021 00:10

Fred99:
From Quanta magazine.

Imaginary Numbers May Be Essential for Describing Reality

That should actually go into the "something that makes me smile" thread, it shows that some publications still allow people to use witty headlines rather than the dumbed-down bland stuff that most publications use to make it Google-able. When was the last time you saw a "Headless body in topless bar" style headline?

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#2668280 5-Mar-2021 14:53

“Man drives off from Auckland checkpoint with police officer's arm still in car“

Was it detachable?

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#2670787 10-Mar-2021 00:41

Bachelor NZ: Are the good vibes over for the bachelorettes?

Who gives a damn?

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#2670854 10-Mar-2021 07:37

DarthKermit: Bachelor NZ: Are the good vibes over for the bachelorettes?
Who gives a damn?

With only one Bachelor and a number of Bachelorettes, good vibes are probably quite handy 😇

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#2676814 19-Mar-2021 08:22

They have no proof reader, they have no spell checker. The evidence is here.

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#2676859 19-Mar-2021 08:44

1024kb: They have no proof reader, they have no spell checker. The evidence is here.

How big are those spikes if they can spike the driver of a car???

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#2676867 19-Mar-2021 09:07

Long enough to reach through the seat if they can geld the driver.

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#2677616 20-Mar-2021 14:46

From Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/124604801/west-coast-boaties-recued-after-crashing-into-bridge

West Coast boaties recued after crashing into bridge

Recued for what?

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#2677670 20-Mar-2021 15:58

From Radio NZ News today: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/438798/two-arrested-after-glass-bottles-thrown-at-police-during-hawke-s-bay-car-chase

re. a car chase in Hawke's Bay:

"The car continued towards Napier, while the occupants threw a number of glass vehicles out of the vehicle towards poltice."

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#2677720 20-Mar-2021 19:07

Sideface:
From Radio NZ News today: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/438798/two-arrested-after-glass-bottles-thrown-at-police-during-hawke-s-bay-car-chase

re. a car chase in Hawke's Bay:

"The car continued towards Napier, while the occupants threw a number of glass vehicles out of the vehicle towards poltice."

Well you'd need a poultice too if a glass vehicle smacked you in the face.

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#2678084 21-Mar-2021 21:58

TVNZ star sells North Shore home for $3m

Take a look inside Renee Wright's beautifully renovated North Shore home.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tv-presenter-renee-wright-sells-north-shore-home-for-3-million/TV6Y5YDKVPDGKOYBRUJ3ICSZHU/

This isn't in Lifestyle, or Real Estate. This is top of the page news.

If there's any value in reading this, it's that you can have a look at what 3 million will get you on the Shore these days. Except that there are no photos - inside or outside of the property, in the article.

Hello, Ground!

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#2679816 24-Mar-2021 13:16

Not quite a news headline but it fits the general category:

Approximate translation: This letter has been sent for logistics purposes and can be destroyed.

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#2679880 24-Mar-2021 16:25

neb: Not quite a news headline but it fits the general category: Approximate translation: This letter has been sent for logistics purposes and can be destroyed.

I've had about three of these types of letters from NZ post in the last 6 months - they''re just tracked letters to determine how good their delivery network is

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