September 2021

Whanganui river leaders bring dawn ritual to Dubai world trade experience

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 30, 2021

Whanganui River iwi leaders have performed a dawn ritual in Dubai to dedicate Aotearoa New Zealand’s immersive pavilion…

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10 Mistakes to Avoid in Your Kitchen Design. A Guide to Help Navigate you Through the Process

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 30, 2021

BUILDING – AUCKLAND Desiging your kitchen or bathroom can often be daunting as there are many factors to…

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New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 30, 2021

NEWS Accounting Software can be confusing and cause delays and problems within a business if not set up…

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Get your teeth whitened at 32 Gems Dental Care

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 30, 2021

NEWS Achieve your dream smile with professional whitening at 32 Gems Dental. Dietary and social habits can significantly…

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Slack admits it caused problem affecting thousands of users

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 30, 2021

Users around the world, including in New Zealand, are reporting issues with the team collaborating software, Slack.

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: May 16 May 15, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Saturday, May 16.
Solar farm project starts May 15, 2026
This site north of Reefton is set to house the first solar farm on the West Coast. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Work has begun on the West Coast’s first solar farm.
Fight continues to save visitor centre May 15, 2026
Oamaru and Waitaki Visitor Information Centre manager Carolyn Lewis (centre) and visitor information staffer Lesley Hodgson. PHOTO: JULES CHIN The manager of the Oamaru and Waitaki Visitor Information Centre came armed with 147 letters of support when asking councillors to reinstate funding for the shuttered facility this week.
Jules Chin
Deans has to settle for bronze May 15, 2026
Caitlin Deans. PHOTO: ODT FILES It was a sprint to the finish in the longest distance of the week for Caitlin Deans.
Kayla Hodge
Chiefs all but dash Landers playoff hopes May 15, 2026
Lucas Casey, of the Highlanders, is tackled by Damian McKenzie, of the Chiefs, as Tupou Vaa’i closes in, during a round 14 Super Rugby match at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton last night. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES The Highlanders will be seeing yellow.
Adrian Seconi
Students tap into NZ coach’s knowledge May 15, 2026
Otago Boys’ footballer Finlay Williamson (17) chats with All Whites coach Darren Bazeley at the school yesterday. They are joined by (from left) ex-All White and former Otago Boys’ student Blair Scoullar, ex-All White and Otago Boys’ teacher Mike McGarry, Otago Boys’ footballers Sam Wheeler (13), Noah Bryson (14), Harry Booth (14) and Oliver Devereux […]
Kayla Hodge
Diesel was the winner on the day May 15, 2026
PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY A yachtsman gives up and drops his sails after any breeze dropped to nothing in Dunedin’s upper harbour.
Community turns out for pump track opening May 15, 2026
Winton Primary School teacher Mel Brunell watches carefully over Maci Wright, 5, at the pump track’s official opening. PHOTOS: TONI MCDONALD Winton Primary School pupils saw the realisation of a dream as their pump track officially opened last week.
George St praise grows two years on May 15, 2026
George St jeweller and Dunedin city councillor Brent Weatherall says retail on the street today pales in comparison to the golden years of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Roadwork-fuelled fury appears to have simmered into quiet optimism two years since Dunedin’s new-look George St debuted.
Tim Scott
Farmers urged to plan for El Nino’s impact May 15, 2026
Sheep scatter as a truck spreads lime on a paddock, north of Waikouaiti. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Southern farmers are being warned to prepare for possible extreme weather later this year, as one of the strongest El Nino climate patterns in more than 50 years takes hold.
John Lewis

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Whanganui river leaders bring dawn ritual to Dubai world trade experience

10 Mistakes to Avoid in Your Kitchen Design. A Guide to Help Navigate you Through the Process

Learn more about your Accounting Software with 3rd Arm Admin

Get your teeth whitened at 32 Gems Dental Care

Slack admits it caused problem affecting thousands of users

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