April 17, 2021

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DEC Construction Launch Dedicated Villa Restoration Service

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Instant Finance removes handbag hitting scene from TV ad

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A finance company has removed a scene from one of its television ads showing a woman hitting a…

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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Family at appeal over sentence for killing November 10, 2025
The family of Enere McLaren-Taana will attend the Court of Appeal hearing for the teen’s killer. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN A 15-year-old who stabbed a schoolboy to death at Dunedin’s bus hub will appeal his sentence today.
Rob Kidd
Hurdle seen in meth harm plan: ‘Cat and mouse game’ November 10, 2025
Paul Goldsmith. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED A multimillion-dollar plan by the government to curb methamphetamine harm could become "a cat and mouse game" as drug supplies get moved around the Pacific, a University of Otago academic says.
Tim Scott
ODT quiz: November 11 November 10, 2025
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Tuesday, November 11.
Trio arrested after allegedly barricading inside courthouse November 10, 2025
Three people were arrested yesterday after allegedly barricading themselves in a room inside the Dunedin Courthouse.
Penguin visit fulfills boy’s lifelong dream November 10, 2025
It took more than 12,000km to get here, but it was worth the trip for Andrew Jeffs.
Mark John
Long-standing location left lonely, lifeless lot lacking autos November 10, 2025
PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH The cleared old Midway Motors site on Kaikorai Valley Rd opposite Manchester St yesterday.
Stythe debuts in Ferns’ win over Scots November 10, 2025
Silver Ferns goalkeep Carys Stythe attempts to block the shot of Scotland Thistles goal shoot Emma Barrie as Niamh McCall (left) and Karin Burger look on during a netball test in Glasgow yesterday. PHOTOS: MICHAEL BRADLEY PHOTOGRAPHY Carys Stythe can officially call herself a Silver Fern.
Kayla Hodge
Benefits abound for mothers who remain active November 10, 2025
There is no manual for motherhood.
Kayla Hodge
Partnership still effective 20 seasons on November 10, 2025
Cromwell’s Hayden Paddon (right) and John Kennard celebrate winning the Australian Rally Championship. PHOTO: TAYLER BURKE Twenty seasons behind the wheel together was always going to be special for Hayden Paddon and John Kennard.
Pain in Portugal for disappointed Southland rider November 10, 2025
Cormac Buchanan. PHOTO: MANU TORMO Southland racer Cormac Buchanan struggled for pace at the penultimate round of the Moto3 World Championship in Portugal.

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