December 28, 2024

Cocktail of the week: Gothic Bar’s red nose gimlet – recipe | The good mixer

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ICYMI: A festive and fancy gin and lime with hints of cinnamon, a hit of apricot brandy and…

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for leek, pistachio and jalapeño galette | The new vegan

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A French-style tart stuffed with a zippy pistachio paste and covered in soft leeks Whenever I think of…

Media Insider: Media leaders on 2025: TVNZ’s Jodi O’Donnell, RNZ’s Paul Thompson, The Spinoff’s Duncan Greive, Pacific Media Network’s Don Mann, Pead PR’s Deborah Pead

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ICYMI: Agency boss: ‘NZ media market needs to reinvent itself’.http://dlvr.it/TH30Ws

Tourism Holdings’ Grant Webster: What’s the future for campervans

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Summer questions: Veteran of tourism sector on the outlook for 2025.http://dlvr.it/TH30PS

Jacob Duffy the slayer as Sri Lanka suffer horror collapse

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New Zealand fight back with bat and ball for eight-run win in series openerhttp://dlvr.it/TH2xdl

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. […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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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Innovative student takes to sustainable jewellery July 27, 2025
Bayfield High School Young Enterprise Scheme student Abigail Gilfedder displays some of the earrings she has made out of wooden transport pallets. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Who would want to buy a set of earrings made out of an old wooden transport pallet?
John Lewis
Plight of Gazans highlighted July 27, 2025
PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH About 200 people marched along George St, from the Otago Museum Reserve to the Octagon, on Saturday, in response to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Title drought over as Tactix prevail against Mystics July 27, 2025
The Mainland Tactix celebrate their first national netball title, in Auckland, last night. PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES That was well worth the wait.
Kayla Hodge
Henry delivers as Black Caps triumph July 27, 2025
Black Caps celebrate their Tri-Series win, in Harare, on Saturday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Matt Henry says no.
Adrian Seconi
Big win confirms Southland Boys’ status July 27, 2025
Southland Boys’ remain favourites to retain their Southern Schools Rugby Championship title.
Adrian Seconi
Belly dancing on display July 27, 2025
PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Performing at the Midwinter Fantasy Hafla (celebration) in Ellis Park, Kaikorai Valley are Khamzin Belly Dancers (from left) Mandy Kennedy, Shirley Crawford and Stefanie Kalmakoff.
Tyres and dental floss prove winning combination July 27, 2025
Annalisa Wikitoria McConachie (second left) wears the 2025 MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards "Award of Excellence" winning garment, flanked by designers Vicki Taylor-Blair (left) and Chris Reeve. Awards emcee Antonia Prebble is also pictured. PHOTO: ELLA SCOTT-FLEMING A garment made from the inner tubes of bicycle tyres and dental floss won the top prize at […]
Ella Scott-Fleming
New rescue helipad ‘wonderful’ July 27, 2025
Central Otago Mayor Tamah Alley officially opens the new Cromwell Emergency Helipad alongside Cromwell Lions helipad committee convener Pete Moen at Cromwell Airfield on Friday. PHOTO: ELLA JENKINS A "lifeline" rescue helicopter pad, upgraded with generous community support, has been officially opened in Central Otago.
Ella Jenkins
Man on mission to deter fly-tipping, littering July 27, 2025
Kaitangata resident John Castel wants to see more done to deter littering and fly-tipping in South Otago’s more remote corners, including here at the Clutha Mouth 150th Anniversary Walk on Inch Clutha. PHOTOS: RICHARD DAVISON A South Otago man wants to inspire greater respect for the country’s shared natural spaces.
Richard Davison
MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards July 27, 2025
Amateur fashion designers from throughout New Zealand have showcased their creations at the MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards in Gore.
Ella Scott-Fleming

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December 28, 2024

Cocktail of the week: Gothic Bar’s red nose gimlet – recipe | The good mixer

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for leek, pistachio and jalapeño galette | The new vegan

Media Insider: Media leaders on 2025: TVNZ’s Jodi O’Donnell, RNZ’s Paul Thompson, The Spinoff’s Duncan Greive, Pacific Media Network’s Don Mann, Pead PR’s Deborah Pead

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