May 2021

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Australia-UK trade deal raises hopes in New Zealand

New Zealand Blog News Service May 24, 2021

Talk of zero-tariff trade between the UK and Australia has sparked hope that a similar deal can be…

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Abusive bank transfer payments: BNZ promises action

New Zealand Blog News Service May 24, 2021

Cracking down on people who send abusive and inappropriate messages inbank transfers is not as simple as banning…

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Sales figures ease double-dip recession fears

New Zealand Blog News Service May 24, 2021

Stats NZ said shoppers splurged $26.4 billion in the three months ended March, with notable increases for electronics,…

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The Warehouse will stop selling fireworks

New Zealand Blog News Service May 23, 2021

The Warehouse will no longer sell fireworks, saying they no longer reflect the company’s values.

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AFT Pharmaceuticals reports $7.8m net profit

New Zealand Blog News Service May 23, 2021

The local drugmaker has posted a lower full-year profit as the pandemic and disruptions to its supply chain…

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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ODT quiz: December 26 December 25, 2025
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Friday, December 26.
Preparation key when fishing in the evening December 25, 2025
Mike Weddell. PHOTO: ODT FILES We are now in the midst of the holiday period, a time when the weather often does not fit in with the angler’s agenda but that is no excuse for not fishing.
Zooming by December 25, 2025
PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUEIRY Four-year-old Evie Coutts is chuffed with the new bike and helmet she got for Christmas.
A welcome Christmas cracker December 25, 2025
Let credit be given where credit is due. National promised during the last election campaign that it would deliver a free trade agreement with India and — barring the not inconsiderable matter of getting Parliament to pass the necessary legislation — it has all but delivered on that promise.
Cartoonist’s view — Yeo December 25, 2025
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
Kiwis reach farthest north December 25, 2025
Ship’s engineer Gordon Burt, of Dunedin, holds the New Zealand flag alongside exploration ship Island (named after the island of Iceland) in the far north Arctic Ocean as skipper Cmdr Frank Worsley (right) salutes. — Otago Witness, 12.1.1926. Although the little ship has not yet reached England, news of what is now to be called […]
World sports photos of the year December 25, 2025
A look back at the year’s most memorable sporting moments.
Day at beach ‘something different’ for Christmas December 25, 2025
Jock Hamlin, of Winton, takes his six pooches on their annual Christmas Day walk around Taramea Bay in Riverton. PHOTOS: NINA TAPU Despite the forecast showers on Christmas Day, Riverton turned on the sun for families and four-legged friends to enjoy the festive celebration at Taramea Bay.
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Variety the spice of police life December 25, 2025
Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond. PHOTO: ODT FILES From chasing a runaway hearse to planning for St Patrick’s Day mayhem, the life of a Dunedin police officer is rarely dull. Tim Scott asks some questions of Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond.
Tim Scott
Love of Panthers gift from mum December 25, 2025
Nathan Cleary (right) of the Panthers poses with the Provan-Summons Trophy alongside his father and coach Ivan Cleary after winning the 2024 NRL grand final match against the Melbourne Storm. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Many sports fans support teams that represent their region. But many also have a great love for those from further afield. ODT […]

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May 2021

Australia-UK trade deal raises hopes in New Zealand

Abusive bank transfer payments: BNZ promises action

Sales figures ease double-dip recession fears

The Warehouse will stop selling fireworks

AFT Pharmaceuticals reports $7.8m net profit

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