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By New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 18, 2026

Uma Thurman as Charley in Dexter: Resurrection, episode 10, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2025. Photo Credit: Zach Dilgard/Paramount+.

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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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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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The great Anzac biscuit debate: crunchy or chewy? April 19, 2026
ODT quiz: April 19 April 18, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Sunday, April 19.
Snapping species for science April 18, 2026
Recording wildlife are City Nature Challenge committee members (from left) Tabitha Heaton, Connal McLean and Jacqueline Theis. PHOTO: SAM HENDERSON Citizen scientists are set to step outside to photograph wonderful wildlife in the natural world.
Sam Henderson
Course aims to empower disabled women April 18, 2026
Disabled Persons Assembly Kaituitui Otepoti Amy Taylor says disabled people deserve to feel safe. PHOTO: SAM HENDERSON Navigating conflict and asserting rights are key themes in a new workshop.
Sam Henderson
Vintage vehicles explore rural routes April 18, 2026
A 1931 Chevrolet saloon owned by Kevin Van de Water, of Dunedin, looks every bit its 95 years, complete with smatterings of rust and battered bodywork. PHOTOS: SAM HENDERSON A stunning showcase of century-old motorcars recently rumbled down rugged rural routes.
Sam Henderson
It’s the height of lunacy April 18, 2026
Warren Cooper. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER Former local mayor Warren Cooper says a council proposal to allow 24m-high buildings across a swathe of Queenstown’s CBD is ‘‘absolute lunacy’’.
Philip Chandler
Aussie ski market still buoyant April 18, 2026
NZSki chief executive Paul Anderson. Escalating fuel prices notwithstanding, NZSki’s boss is still confident good numbers of Aussie skiers and boarders will hit Queenstown slopes this winter.
Philip Chandler
Shuttle service has gone from ‘strength to strength’ April 18, 2026
Community shuttle driver Trevor Goodin, who helped set up the service. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Where there is a will, there is a way. That is the ethos behind a community shuttle service which was launched last year by volunteers to fill a hole in the regional transport network.
Charley-Kai John
Acclaimed youth choir performs April 18, 2026
The New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir perform in St Patrick’s Basilica in Oamaru on Saturday as part of a short tour of the South Island. PHOTO: CHARLEY-KAI JOHN A renowned youth choir performed at St Patrick’s Basilica last weekend as part of a short concert tour of the South Island.
Charley-Kai John
Ride of Respect rumbles through April 18, 2026
Riders from the Patriots Force Motorcycle Club Deep South chapter ride past the Oamaru War Memorial during the 2026 Ride of Respect last Saturday. PHOTOS: CHARLEY-KAI JOHN The sound of motorbikes rang out across North Otago last weekend as riders paid respect to those who have served their country — and paid the ultimate price.
Charley-Kai John

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