March 28, 2021

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Indications Bonus Bonds final tally will be rosy

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People who left money in the now ended Bonus-Bond scheme look set for a windfall gain.

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The award-winning luxury South Island motel, Century Park Motor Lodge, is a must stay for anyone visiting Nelson.

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NEWS Luxury accommodation, a great central location and fantastic customer service are all on offer at Century Park…

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Precinct Properties paying $215m to end contract with AMP

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Precinct Properties is taking back control of its management from AMP at a net cost of $145 million,…

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Evidence of hot chip glut ‘dumping’ in NZ, industry group says

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There is evidence European-produced potato fries are being ‘dumped’ in the New Zealand market at a loss, says…

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Synlait’s half year profits hit by Covid-19

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The dairy company’s half year net profit for the six months to January fell 76 percent to $6.4…

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. […]
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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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Safety fears over lack of harbour lighting August 9, 2025
A nice sight in daytime but with no power poles for lighting, there’s no sight at all at night. PHOTO: ANDREW ASHTON After two years in the dark, moves are being made to address the safety concerns of boaties and people using Oamaru Harbour at night.
Andrew Ashton
Cold, wet weekend for South August 8, 2025
Snow fell across parts of Central Otago on Friday. Photo: CODC MetService says it'll be a cold, wet weekend for many in the South Island with a warning to watch out for icy roads.
ODT quiz: August 9 August 8, 2025
Core of champion Sparks squad back for new season August 8, 2025
Eden Carson appeals a call playing for the Sparks earlier this year. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES The Otago Sparks have lured another northern all-rounder south for the season.
Adrian Seconi
More than braces needed for restoration August 8, 2025
Restoration of a prominent civic heritage building in Dunedin has begun. Reporter Grant Miller takes a look behind the scaffolding.
Grant Miller
Ending the plastic deluge August 8, 2025
PHOTO: SUPPLIED Microplastics have found their way into our oceans, our food and even our brains. But the man behind landmark research into "the small stuff", Prof Richard Thompson, tells Helen Thomson he thinks a UN pact could help us clean up our act.
Where the grass is greener August 8, 2025
PHOTO: SUPPLIED Our undersea meadows are worth preserving.
Dive into dog registrations offers a glimpse into family history August 8, 2025
Jack the Pomeranian's collar. PHOTO: ODT DILES In my work at the Waitaki Museum & Archive and Forrester Gallery, I never tire of the research process. I enjoy how the threads, hopefully, come together as you start delving into something. Sometimes luck is on your side and you find more than you ever expected.
SBHS coach hopes charges have saved best for final August 8, 2025
Southland Boys coach Jason Dermody. PHOTO: ODT FILES Southland Boys’ coach Jason Dermody has delivered his team a mild rebuke ahead of the Southern Schools Rugby Championship final in Invercargill today.
Adrian Seconi
A wild night’s precious sights August 8, 2025
PHOTO: IAN GRIFFIN Last weekend, I found myself in Middlemarch, attempting the impossible: warming up a shed. It’s the warm room of my roll-off roof observatory, though "warm" is perhaps an optimistic description. I was painting primer on to bare wooden panels — the first step in what I grandly call "interior design", but which […]

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March 28, 2021

Indications Bonus Bonds final tally will be rosy

The award-winning luxury South Island motel, Century Park Motor Lodge, is a must stay for anyone visiting Nelson.

Precinct Properties paying $215m to end contract with AMP

Evidence of hot chip glut ‘dumping’ in NZ, industry group says

Synlait’s half year profits hit by Covid-19

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