December 2024

Cocktail of the week: Henri’s auguste – recipe | The good mixer

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 7, 2024

Bourbon, blueberries and bitters are the guiding stars of this festive infusion This bittersweet, bourbon-forward and jammy twist…

Oatmeal White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 6, 2024

ICYMI: Hi there, I’m Gale, and I’m excited to share with you my all-time favorite cookie recipe: Oatmeal…

Media Insider: RNZ salary costs jump $5m in 12 months; Exclusive: Anna Burns-Francis on her TVNZ exit; Editors eye options to save newspapers

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 6, 2024

ICYMI: Community editors consider ways to save titles; Former leader takes Whakaata Māori to ERA.http://dlvr.it/TGdgZM

SolarZero collapse: What next for the industry?

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 6, 2024

PLUS: Simeon Brown floats rooftop solar reforms. Willis has more questions.http://dlvr.it/TGdgN5

Alastair Cook: Bethell’s temperament can make up for lack of experience

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 6, 2024

ICYMI: Young batter impresses former captain after composed debut at No.3 in Christchurchhttp://dlvr.it/TGdbBW

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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell
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 […]
Ben Uffindell

'Baffling': Canterbury town red-listed by major insurer February 2, 2026
Woodend is a Canterbury township just north of Christchurch. Photo: CC 2.0 BY-SA / Gavin Treadgold via RNZ By Kate Newton of RNZ
Rolls growing at city’s special character schools February 2, 2026
Amana Christian School principal Jana Magens with the students on Monday. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH The rolls of Dunedin’s special character schools are increasing because growing numbers of parents prefer their children having an education grounded in values, a principal says.
Mark John
Suggestion to improve English skills ‘patronising’ February 2, 2026
Benedict Ong. Steve Walker. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED A Dunedin city councillor had been warned against undermining the council’s collaborative spirit after suggesting a colleague may want to brush up on his English skills.
Ruby Shaw
Lawyer fails client; $25k awarded February 2, 2026
A Dunedin lawyer is facing a $25,000 bill after an aggrieved client warned him "you f..... with the wrong person".
Felicity Dear
Hometown welcome ‘just amazing’ February 2, 2026
Hometown hero Shane Bichan high-fives pupils from Milton Primary School as he passes the town’s Moore Park yesterday, during his fundraising length-of-New Zealand walk. PHOTO: RICHARD DAVISON A local hero passed through his South Otago town yesterday as he began the final stage of an "epic" 2100km journey by foot.
Richard Davison
Unwitting link to Epstein avoided February 2, 2026
A prominent American scientist sought Jeffrey Epstein’s support to fund positions at the University of Otago, newly released files reveal.
Ruby Shaw
Sir Ian accepts Jones’ invitation to debate proposed mine February 2, 2026
Animation Research founder Sir Ian Taylor has accepted a challenge by Resources Minister Shane Jones to debate the merits of Santana Minerals’ proposed Central Otago gold mine. PHOTOS: ODT FILES Dunedin's Sir Ian Taylor has accepted a debate challenge by Resources Minister Shane Jones over Santana Minerals’ proposed Central Otago gold mine.
Tim Scott
‘Still on the case’ of elusive moose February 2, 2026
Ken Tustin secures a camera to a tree in the Dusky Sound catchment in Fiordland. PHOTO: STEVE COUPER PHOTOGRAPHY It may be now or never in the endless pursuit of moose in Fiordland for Ken Tustin, but he is more confident than ever the elusive animals are still in circulation.
ODT quiz: February 3 February 2, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Tuesday, February 3.
Speed restriction put on slippery bend February 2, 2026
There are concerns it may only be a matter of time before someone is seriously injured, after multiple drivers have reported losing control of their vehicles on a slippery section of Portobello Rd.
John Lewis

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December 2024

Cocktail of the week: Henri’s auguste – recipe | The good mixer

Oatmeal White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

Media Insider: RNZ salary costs jump $5m in 12 months; Exclusive: Anna Burns-Francis on her TVNZ exit; Editors eye options to save newspapers

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