October 2025

Apple updates iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, Vision Pro with M5 chip

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 15, 2025

All three devices feature Apple’s new M5 chip and unchanged pricing.http://dlvr.it/TNhqJz

Inside Economics: Why big events like Taylor Swift concerts don’t really boost the economy

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 14, 2025

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann answers reader questions and looks into the week’s economic news.http://dlvr.it/TNgg0m

Local body election voting needs to go digital or face even lower turnout – Ben Goodale

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 13, 2025

Auckland’s 2025 local election turnout has plunged to just 25%.http://dlvr.it/TNfXlB

Crypto market reels as Trump’s China tariff threat fuels insider trading allegations

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 12, 2025

An anonymous trader reportedly gained $300m by shorting Bitcoin and Ether.http://dlvr.it/TNdVtq

Renting out your bach? Beware the tax trap that could cost you dearly – Mary Holm

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 10, 2025

OPINION: It sounds like a conversation with an accountant is needed before doing this.http://dlvr.it/TNbwsL

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

ODT quiz March 22 March 21, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Sunday, March 22.
MS fundraiser a moving event March 21, 2026
Looking forward to the large-scale MS Otago "Move for MS" event, to be held on March 29 at the Caledonian Ground, are Otago Multiple Sclerosis Society community connector Katie Burns (left) and volunteer Tillie Lassman. Photo: Brenda Harwood The Dunedin community is invited to come together and walk, run or wheel around the Caledonian Ground […]
Buddy Programme seeks volunteers March 21, 2026
Presbyterian Support Otago Buddy Programme co-ordinators Steph Finney (left) and Sam Robinson are keen to encourage local adults to "join the Buddy crew". Photo: Brenda Harwood Leaders of the Presbyterian Support Otago Buddy Programme are calling for community-minded adults, particularly men, to step up and help make a difference in the lives of children in […]
How a Dunedin drapery fortune left a lasting legacy March 21, 2026
The Haynes Buildings on the corner of Moray Pl and Princes St are an enduring reminder of a drapery fortune. Photo: Sam Henderson Behind ornate exteriors, Dunedin buildings can reveal human tales of industry and exploitation.
Sam Henderson
Historic Arrowtown cottage expected to fetch over $3m March 21, 2026
Granny Dennison’s Cottage at 11 Wiltshire St, Arrowtown. One of the early cottages contributing to Arrowtown’s historic character is on the market.
Philip Chandler
Relaxed vibe brings Ripe crowds back March 21, 2026
Crowds enjoy the Beat Girls performing at the 2025 Ripe festival. PHOTO: SUPPLIED The ‘‘intimate’’ community vibe at Ripe is what keeps people coming back each year, the wine and food festival director says.
Evie Sinclair
‘E. coli’ levels to be investigated March 21, 2026
The Bremner Bay Catchment Group monitoring water quality levels at Bremner Bay. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Levels of E. coli at Bremner Bay were at 10 times the safe swimming threshold after rainfall in January, a Wānaka water quality monitoring group says.
Ruairi O'Shea
A pathway to success March 21, 2026
Thomas van Hees Wānaka Football Club’s first team will embark on their second season in New Zealand’s highest level of football tomorrow when they host Christchurch’s Ferrymead Bays FC.
Ruairi O'Shea
Young shearers given a hand up via taskforce March 21, 2026
Nine young Waitaki district shearers have received top›tier training in their field with support from the Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ), the council says.
Trust hosts Samoan health leaders March 21, 2026
Samoa’s Minister of Health Va’aaoao Alofipo. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A special delegation of Ministry of Health leaders and consultants from Samoa, hosted by the Oamaru Pacific Island Trust (Opit), are in the Waitaki this week for a chance to observe the district’s scope of health services to assess cross-cultural work and healthcare opportunities for Pasifika people.

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October 2025

Apple updates iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, Vision Pro with M5 chip

Inside Economics: Why big events like Taylor Swift concerts don’t really boost the economy

Local body election voting needs to go digital or face even lower turnout – Ben Goodale

Crypto market reels as Trump’s China tariff threat fuels insider trading allegations

Renting out your bach? Beware the tax trap that could cost you dearly – Mary Holm

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