January 8, 2026

Lunch with … Anna Mowbray – the rich-list high-flyer on the keys to business success, raising a blended family with an ex-All Black and her values: ‘I’m definitely a Scrooge!’

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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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ODT quiz: January 10 January 9, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Saturday, January 10.
Ensuring Invercargill was on the map January 9, 2026
Some pretty nasty things have been said about Invercargill over the years, mostly by those who have never been there or who considered a fleeting visit gave them authority to comment.
Cartoonist’s view — Yeo January 9, 2026
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
Digging for doubloons January 9, 2026
The Secret Diary of... January 9, 2026
Steve Braunias reads the stars for what’s really going on in 2026. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES 2026 is the Year of the Horse, and the trick for many of us will be to learn to ride it or risk it riding you good and proper.
Within living memory January 9, 2026
PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMES Standing beside State Highway 8 at the bottom of the Fruitlands straight, the Cap Broome Hotel is perhaps the most photographed building in Central Otago.
Photos of the year: Gregor Richardson January 9, 2026
While taking a picture of some surf lifesavers to illustrate the poor swimming weather we had been having, I noticed their reaction and quickly swung around to see a cheeky sea lion had popped up to tell them off for walking along its beach. ODT staff photographer Gregor Richardson selects his favourite photographs from 2025.
Report measures NZ’s public outdoor access January 9, 2026
A stile marks the start of a paper road at the end of Abbeyhill St in Pine Hill, Dunedin, that connects with Watts Rd in North East Valley, which has been used for power lines. The South has more than 50% of the country’s paper roads, many of them not accessible to the public. PHOTO: […]
Victorian costumes galore January 9, 2026
The Victorian Wardrobe volunteer Dawn Sutherland with the Victorian-era dress she found when she was 10 years old in an abandoned house attic. PHOTO: NIC DUFF Nic Duff finds the largest collection of Victorian costumes in New Zealand.
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Antipasto orzo salad January 9, 2026
The orzo salad. PHOTO: ANNA CAMERON Images and text from Just a Mum’s Kitchen by Anna Cameron, photography by Melanie Jenkins (Flash Studios), published by Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand, RRP: $45. This salad is full of all Anna Cameron’s favourite things.

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January 8, 2026

Lunch with … Anna Mowbray – the rich-list high-flyer on the keys to business success, raising a blended family with an ex-All Black and her values: ‘I’m definitely a Scrooge!’

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