Council Chaos
Cycle Lanes to Steam Engines: Woolston's Quirky Future Plans
*Chimneys over cones? Locals are keen to see the smoke rise again.*
Reader-submitted satire — Aotearoa
The satire paper written by you
Spotted something silly in your neighbourhood? Send us a photo. We'll turn it into a full article, complete with a fake reporter byline and comment thread.
Follow us
The Daily Yarn turns reader-submitted photos into completely fabricated news articles. Real photos. Made-up stories. Written by AI in the style of our cast of grumpy local reporters. Submit your own →
Latest
More stories
NGAIO WOMAN'S 'AUCKLAND BEACH DAY' LASTS ELEVEN MINUTES BEFORE SOUTHERLY ARRIVES
The towels were laid out. The chilly bin was open. The weather had other plans, as it does.
OPUNAKE PERGOLA PASSES COUNCIL INSPECTION, FAILS FIRST DECENT SOUTHERLY
The consent says yes. The four-by-two says no. Gravity got the final word.
RANGIORA WOMAN RINGS 111 ON COURIER FOR BEING "TOO NICE"
Suspect smiled, said please, and put the parcel on the dry side of the porch. Police attended.
KARORI MUM LOSES 14,000 CLUBCARD POINTS AT 11.47PM ON A SUNDAY
Mate at the pub reckons his old lady's ham budget just got vaporised. There's a spreadsheet involved.
HAWERA LIBRARY AMNESTY QUIETLY WIPES MAYOR'S $340 DVD TAB
South Taranaki's top brass walks free on three years of overdue Sopranos box sets while everyone else got a stern email.
ROTORUA SCHOOL APP SENDS 47 MUFTI DAY NOTIFICATIONS, PARENTS LEARN GOLD COIN COSTS $2
One dad turned his phone off at notification 31 and missed his actual job. Reckons the app owes him a day's wage.
PARAPARAUMU UTE ARRIVES AT SCHOOL DROP-OFF FLYING SEVEN FLAGS, PARENTS REQUEST UN OBSERVERS
What we know: the Hilux has more flags than the Beehive. What we don't know: which country it represents.
AUCKLAND OFFICE LOCKED IN THIRD-DAY STANDOFF OVER WHETHER 18 DEGREES IS A PUFFER DAY
A Christchurch correspondent looks on from four degrees and a nor'wester, weeping into a cold pie.
SOUTH DUNEDIN PAK'NSAVE OUT OF BREAD BY 9.15AM OVER FROST WARNING OF MINUS ONE
The forecast said light frost. The shoppers heard apocalypse.
Get the Daily Yarn in your inbox
One email, every morning at 6am. Yesterday's best yarn, ready to share over coffee.
Get the Daily Yarn in your inbox
One email, every morning at 6am. Yesterday's best yarn, ready to share over coffee.