March 30, 2021

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Engine Noises that Require Immediate Attention

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TRANSPORT – DUNEDIN If you love your car and have used it for long, you are definitely familiar…

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Hiring In-home Plumbing Services During the Pandemic

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HOUSE – AUCKLAND As New Zealand settles down in the wake of COVID-19, the plumbing at our homes…

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Mainzeal former directors’ penalties overturned, but not ruling

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The former directors of collapsed construction company Mainzeal have failed to overturn a decision that they were liable…

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Mainzeal former directors’ penalties overturned, but not ruling

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 30, 2021

The former directors of collapsed construction company Mainzeal have failed to overturn a decision that they were liable…

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Mainzeal former directors overturn $36m penalties, but not ruling

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 30, 2021

The former directors of collapsed construction company Mainzeal have failed to overturn a decision that they were liable…

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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SH1 reopens following crash near Gore April 5, 2026
State Highway 1 between Gore and Pukerau has reopened following a crash this afternoon.
Easter road toll rises after pair of fatal crashes April 5, 2026
File photo: NZME The Easter holiday road toll has risen to three, after the death of a motorcyclist in Northland.
Mother-son landlord duo under investigation by MBIE April 5, 2026
Nick Hoogwerf and Donna Miers, who have previously been in the spotlight for bad landlord practices, are being investigated by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. A mother-and-son landlord pair with a history of tenant complaints and conduct described as "nefarious" are under investigation.
Stars join forces to buy Auckland film and TV studio April 4, 2026
Taika Waititi. Photo: Supplied Actors Cliff Curtis and Jason Momoa, along with director Taika Waititi, have acquired Auckland-based film studio Studio West in a bid to bring more jobs and Polynesian-led storytelling to the country.
New Zealand visible in photo from NASA's Artemis mission April 4, 2026
NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Australia and New Zealand, as the crew travels towards the Moon. Photos: NASA/Handout via REUTERS The Orion capsule carrying four astronauts in NASA's Artemis II mission executed a key thruster firing on […]
Police remain at scene of north Dunedin fire April 4, 2026
Police outside the building this morning. Photo: Gerard O'Brien Police were still at the scene of a north Dunedin fire this morning that closed State Highway 1 through the city last night.
Rare quake strikes outback near Uluru April 4, 2026
The quake struck near Uluru, southwest of Alice Springs. File photo: Getty Images A 5.3 magnitude earthquake has rocked the outback on the Northern Territory-South Australian border, according to Geoscience Australia.
Iran defiant as another deadline looms, search for airman continues April 4, 2026
ODT quiz: April 5 April 4, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Sunday, April 5.
Couple ‘nearly one person’ April 4, 2026
Val and Colin Winter have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. PHOTO: NIC DUFF Love was in the air for an Oamaru couple this week — after 60 years of marriage.
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March 30, 2021

Engine Noises that Require Immediate Attention

Hiring In-home Plumbing Services During the Pandemic

Mainzeal former directors’ penalties overturned, but not ruling

Mainzeal former directors’ penalties overturned, but not ruling

Mainzeal former directors overturn $36m penalties, but not ruling

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