Are leaders rewarded for profile, not performance?: Bruce Cotterill

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OPINION: Jill Barad received a US$50 million severance after leaving Mattel in 2000.
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Tory Whanau may have to sell Wellington mayoralty to make ends meet September 20, 2024
Tory Whanau has revealed that she’s struggling so much financially that she may have to part with her beloved mayoralty, that of New Zealand’s capital city, if she’s to fund her ever-diminishing lifestyle. Whanau was elected to lead Wellington in 2022, winning an overwhelming victory against the incumbent mayor: the evil version of Jason Gunn. […]
Ben Uffindell
Ukrainian militia receives defective shipment of pagers that just send and receive messages September 18, 2024
There’s been a major setback for one Ukrainian-backed militia on the Russian border, after the group ordered a large shipment of pagers to use as improvised explosive devices. The plan was to litter the pagers throughout abandoned homes and buildings in hopes of wounding Russian soldiers. But upon arrival of the shipment, routed through the […]
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Government directs Te Puni Kōkiri to conduct Māori Language Week in English September 17, 2024
The coalition government has issued a directive to Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry of Māori Development, instructing them that – in the interests of clear communication – they are to conduct this year’s Māori Language Week primarily or exclusively in English. The directive is in line with the Government’s policy – signaled when they came […]
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Government celebrates fact that New Zealand’s healthcare is so good people are queuing up for it at 5am September 17, 2024
At yesterday’s post-cabinet press conference, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, flanked by his Health Minister Shane Reti and someone we can’t independently verify was a real sign language interpreter, announced that he had some positive news for the country. “Alright team, I’m just going to hand over to uh, Dr. Shane, because I think he’s got […]
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Heartwarming: Thoughtful driver uses indicator to tell you what they’ve just done September 17, 2024
It’s 4:10pm in the morning, and you’re in the middle lane heading north on the great southern motorway of our nation’s capital, Auckland. There are no cars directly in front of you, but quite a few in the lane to your left. Suddenly, without warning, a black ute enters your lane, cutting in front of […]
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NPC teams will now be allowed to actually use the Ranfurly Shield in play September 17, 2024
Following decades of controversy, the governing body of New Zealand rugby, New Zealand Rugby, has ruled that the team currently holding the Ranfurly Shield may once again use it in play during the National Provincial Championship (NPC). The ruling restores the utility of a prize that for many years was rendered merely symbolic, after the […]
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Police say they won’t respond to bomb threats anymore as ‘it’s never anything’ September 16, 2024
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says that New Zealand’s police force will no longer respond to bomb threats, in an attempt to cut costs and redirect police resources to less boring activities. Coster said that threat response and bomb disposal was a “fairly obvious” area for downsizing, as bomb threats are “never anything”, a “huge waste […]
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Air New Zealand flight attendant named CEO after one year on job November 30, 2021
New Zealand’s national carrier, Air New Zealand, has expressed great enthusiasm in announcing its new CEO today: 51-year-old Nathan Guy, a flight attendant who has spent about 1200 hours on the job. Guy joined the company as a fresh-faced, wide-eyed flight attendant serving now-reduced domestic routes in November of 2020, and has since spent a […]
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National Party board denies it unanimously agreed to Collins’ Faustian bargain with Satan November 26, 2021
National Party president Peter Goodfellow is today issuing a strong denial on behalf of the party’s board, saying they did not, at any point, agree to the Faustian bargain that National leader Judith Collins struck with the Evil One, Son of Perdition, the Devil Satan himself. When Collins became the leader of the National Party […]
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Super Saturday recap: Patrick Gower doesn’t know what he’s supposed to do October 16, 2021
It was Aotearoa’s first national day of action in over ten years, the first since 2010, when Prime Minister John Key tried to inspire us to clean up our nation’s berms. It didn’t work. Today, New Zealand’s berms are worse than ever. But history is not destiny, and other cliches. Today, we tried again, this […]
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Warnings of snow on southern roads August 17, 2025
MetService says forecast snow that will top up southern skifields could also create treacherous driving conditions in some areas.
Cook Strait ferry to make final crossing today August 17, 2025
The Aratere ferry first arrived has been in service in New Zealand since 1999. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone By Nick James of RNZ Interislander ends three decades of history today, when the Aratere's final sailing departs from Picton this morning.
Ferry to make final Cook Strait crossing today August 17, 2025
The Aratere ferry first arrived has been in service in New Zealand since 1999. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone By Nick James of RNZ Interislander ends three decades of history today, when the Aratere's final sailing departs from Picton this morning.
Afghanistan veterans suffer ongoing lung problems August 17, 2025
Simon Strombom Photo: Supplied via RNZ By Phil Pennington of RNZ Health problems from breathing smoke from burning tyres and faecal matter are on the radar of the new Afghanistan Veterans Association.
NZ reggae artist detained, deported in US August 17, 2025
New Zealand-born reggae artist Lotima Nicholas Pome'e - aka General Fiyah - has been reportedly detained in the US and deported. Photo: Supplied via RNZ By Rayssa Almeida of RNZ New Zealand-born reggae artist Lotima Nicholas Pome'e - aka General Fiyah - has been reportedly detained in the US and deported.
Turnout to Palestine solidarity protest ‘just amazing’ August 17, 2025
REPORT: TIM SCOTT / PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON About 350 people gathered in the Octagon to stand in solidarity with Palestine at the weekend.
Tim Scott
Firms call for govt to step in over paint issue August 17, 2025
The Dunedin City Council’s "overly risk-averse" approach to lead paint in soils added $200,000 to the cost of a six-unit new build in the city, a group representing developers says.
Matthew Littlewood
Janmashtami celebrations opened to community August 17, 2025
Avnika Jaya Kumari, 7, of Invercargill, performs an Indian classical Bharatanatyam dance at the Trinity Catholic College auditorium on Saturday, as part of the annual Janmashtami celebrations. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Hundreds in Dunedin came together for a "very magical night" at the weekend celebrating the birth of an Indian deity.
Tim Scott
Sunday paid parking zone confirmed August 17, 2025
ODT GRAPHIC The nine central city streets where Dunedin drivers will have to pay for parking on Sundays have been confirmed by the city council’s hearing committee.
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