October 24, 2025

EU trade chief backs Luxon’s push for CPTPP‑EU partnership – Fran O’Sullivan

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 24, 2025

OPINION: EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič praised Christopher Luxon’s global trade advocacy.http://dlvr.it/TNsl7f

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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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Lincoln Uni confirms job cuts March 25, 2026
Photo: Lincoln University By Keiller MacDuff of RNZ Lincoln University has confirmed plans to cut 40 full-time equivalent jobs as the union raises concerns about the speed and impact of the changes.
Heavy rain lashes upper North Island, worst yet to come March 25, 2026
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) is urging residents in storm-affected areas of the North Island to be ready to evacuate if necessary, following a night of heavy rain.
ODT quiz: March 26 March 25, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Thursday, March 26.
Intriguing premise in one-act play bursting with potential tension March 25, 2026
PAS DE TROIS, BY PENELOPE HARE Thursday, March 19 Allan Hall Theatre Pas de Trois, a new play by Penelope Hare, offered an intriguing premise and moments of visual beauty.
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Hilarious show relatable and deeply personal March 25, 2026
Dunedin comedian Harrier Moir performed her new show Dear Stalker at the Dunedin Fringe Festival. Photo: Lara Macgregor HARRIET MOIR PRESENTS DEAR STALKER Te Whare O Rukutia — Thursday, March 19 Popular Dunedin comedian Harriet Moir kept a packed-out Te Whare O Rukutia audience roaring with laughter during her hilarious show Dear Stalker.
Event aims to break barriers March 25, 2026
A new collaboration in Dunedin is bringing together one of New Zealand’s oldest angling clubs and a national grassroots movement to grow women’s participation in fly fishing.
Benefits of bus travel emphasised March 25, 2026
The value of buses as an economical alternative as petrol costs climb is being highlighted.
Bowls open to all March 25, 2026
People of all ages are invited to try indoor bowls for free at the Mosgiel Presbyterian Church Hall.
Capturing the natural world’s beauty March 25, 2026
Palmerston-based artist Zenobia Southcombe, working as Dwindle River Studio, shares experimental nature photography in her Dunedin Fringe Festival exhibition. PHOTO: DWINDLE RIVER STUDIO The beauty of the natural world is highlighted in "I found it in the forest", a photography exhibition by a Palmerston-based artist, running as part of the Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Aurora road closures March 25, 2026
Local lines company Aurora Energy is undertaking electricity upgrades on Cumberland St (State Highway 1) in Central Dunedin.

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