Weekly Whirl: Your weekly dose of light-hearted stories from NZ

Weekly Whirl #20

This week’s roundup of feel-good New Zealand news has a little bit of everything: skywatchers marvelling at a rare solar eclipse, Ryan Fox swinging into the record [...]

Weekly Whirl #19

This week’s roundup of cheerful Kiwi stories takes us from pilgrim trails in Spain to free coffee in Taihape, with a stop in Parliament along the way. [...]

Weekly Whirl #18

This week’s roundup of feel-good New Zealand news brings a mix of sport, nature, culture and community spirit. Stories of the AIMS Games, award-winning astrophotographers, a two-year-old [...]

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Weekly Whirl #17

While the world continues to drift from one crisis to the next, life down here in New Zealand has its own drama. This week, we had a [...]

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Weekly Whirl #16

The world’s headlines can feel heavy these days, but if you pause and look closer, especially here in New Zealand, there’s plenty to smile about. Every week, [...]

Weekly Whirl #15

The world might feel a bit heavy at times, but here in New Zealand, life is ticking along nicely. This week, two young Kiwis made their mark [...]

Weekly Whirl #14

While the world wrestles with wars, politicians’ egos and endless bad news, here in New Zealand, we’re busy debating far weightier matters: which pies you can eat [...]

Weekly Whirl #13

Spring is in the air in New Zealand! Ok, I’m an optimist. Who cares if we are still in winter woollies and get soaked on a quick [...]

Weekly Whirl #12

It is my mission to spread some cheer and shine a light on the good happening Down Under. While scanning the news for inspiring and uplifting stories, [...]

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Weekly Whirl #11

In a week of rare calm, sunny days and frosty mornings across much of the country, there was also a chill on cheerful stories. Still, amidst the [...]

Weekly Whirl #10

It’s been a wet and windy week in New Zealand, but there were plenty of reasons to celebrate being a Kiwi. Locally, a winning youth choir, the [...]

Weekly Whirl #9

This week, mushrooms made global headlines for all the wrong reasons, and cheerful news was scarce in New Zealand. In the first part of the week, the [...]

Weekly Whirl #8

My Weekly Whirl is a summary of the not-too-serious news in New Zealand. In the midst of global chaos, it is easy to overlook the uplifting, funny [...]

Weekly Whirl #7

Last week, I struggled to find any cheerful stories to include in my Weekly Whirl; this week, I’m spoilt for choice. In a week where ego-driven world [...]

Weekly Whirl #6

In a week where senseless wars and a tragic plane crash dominated the headlines worldwide, it took a little more effort to come up with stories from [...]

Weekly Whirl #5

As the world continues to go bonkers, life Down Under is still pretty cruisy. Well, mostly. There were plenty of stories that made us frown and shake [...]

Weekly Whirl #4

It’s time for another summary of the not-too-serious news from our little corner of the world! As ever, I stay away from anything political, negative, distressing or [...]

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Weekly Whirl #3

Here we go for another Weekly Whirl, your cheerful summary of this week’s light-hearted news in mighty New Zealand! Autumn is well and truly here. We can’t [...]

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Weekly Whirl #2

We made it through another week of headlines that made us roll our eyes and shake our heads. There’s plenty of negativity out there, so in my [...]

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Weekly Whirl #1

Welcome to the first edition of the Weekly Whirl, your cheerful roundup of all things worth noting in our little corner of the world! This is where [...]

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