September 10, 2021

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Epic weekend looms at Monza

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SPORT After an eight week break from racing, Kiwi Marcus Armstrong returns to the FIA Formula 2 championship…

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Fleur’s Place restaurant chooses to stay shut until alert level 1

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Moeraki restaurant Fleur’s Place is world famous, just not so much in Delta level 2.

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Bernard Hickey: What comes after ‘Greed is Good’?

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Opinion – The proudly avaricious era of business is ending, but will what comes next save capitalism from…

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Consumer spending dropped as country went into lockdown

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The reimposition of strict lockdown restrictions saw consumer spending fall sharply in August.

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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'Whole civilization will die,' Trump warns as Iran deadline looms April 7, 2026
First do no harm with alcohol law reform April 7, 2026
Alcohol use comes with benefits, and costs. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES New Zealand’s most vulnerable bear the brunt of our relationship with alcohol, Nicola Blaikie writes.
Religion, violence and the hard work of self-examination April 7, 2026
Religion and violence: the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre in 1572. PAINTING: FRANCOIS DUBOIS Faith and fighting need to be carefully considered, Graham Redding writes.
Cooking that sparks the feeling of home April 7, 2026
Home Food author Elizabeth Hewson. Elizabeth Hewson decries perfection when it comes to simple, comforting family cooking.
Radish butter with toast April 7, 2026
Gathering on the well-trodden path to Central Otago April 7, 2026
Later than some vintages it may be, but Central has been a hive of activity with the grape harvest getting into full swing. Across the region people have been gathering: backpackers, retirees, Vanuatuan RSE workers — people eager to make a bit of extra coin — and even yours truly, to pick those bunches so […]
ODT quiz: April 8 April 7, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Wednesday, April 8.
They’re having a baby April 7, 2026
Hooked on fishing April 7, 2026
Rugged up on a cool Easter Monday, Virgilio Almonte, of Dunedin, baits his hook at the Steamer Basin wharf. April opened with a run of clear, close to 20°C days. By Sunday, the clouds had rolled in and temperatures took a hit — a high of 15°C was expected yesterday and showers are forecast today.
Strong demand for every class of April 7, 2026
Murdoch and Jackie Cameron and daughters Jess, 5, and Elsie, 1, inspect heifers and steers at the first calf sale of the season. Bidding was hot at the first beef calf sale of the season in East Otago.
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September 10, 2021

Epic weekend looms at Monza

Fleur’s Place restaurant chooses to stay shut until alert level 1

Bernard Hickey: What comes after ‘Greed is Good’?

Consumer spending dropped as country went into lockdown

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