February 2026

New Zealand get Phillips and Ravindra ready for bigger challenges

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 16, 2026

Ferguson has left for home on paternity leave and Matt Henry will soon follow, which leaves Phillips and…

Internet regulation: What model is New Zealand really choosing? – David Harvey

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 15, 2026

OPINION: Officials are weighing three different models for policing digital speech.http://dlvr.it/TQyzDh

Rob Walter backs NZ20, says overseas stars could ‘make competition stronger’

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 15, 2026

ICYMI: “The NZ T20 competition is very strong. I think it’s undervalued from a strength point of view,”…

Lockie Ferguson to miss Canada game for birth of first child

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 15, 2026

The fast bowler is expected to rejoin the squad ahead of the Super Eightshttp://dlvr.it/TQyyfh

Queenstown hospitality group Republic sold to MA Financial in $40m+ deal

New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 14, 2026

The deal covers 12 venues and about 200 staff across Queenstown.http://dlvr.it/TQyGLj

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: April 12 April 11, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Sunday, April 12.
Plum industrial land worth $7.7m on market April 11, 2026
It’s rare to find vacant land for sale in this in-demand slice of Glenda Dr. Wide interest is expected in a rare parcel of vacant industrial land for sale in the premium part of Queenstown’s main industrial area.
Philip Chandler
Frankton bookshop becomes reality April 11, 2026
Tomodachi Bookshop owners Kody and Bee McDonald. A new bookshop at Frankton’s Country Lane is a safe place for ‘‘nerds and geeks’’, its owners say.
Guy Williams
New women's shed builds national interest April 11, 2026
Women’s Shed Aotearoa founder Alex van Dam at the new shed. Queenstown's Women’s Shed Aotearoa’s new home is on track to be fitted out next month.
Guy Williams
Glenorchy farm becomes fulltime film set April 11, 2026
Glenorchy’s Arcadia Station’s no longer home to any livestock. The owner of Glenorchy’s stunning Arcadia Station has sold off all its sheep and cattle to put all its eggs into film and tourism.
Philip Chandler
Walk of the Cross ‘pinnacle’ of year April 11, 2026
The procession continues in Thames St after departing from St Luke’s Anglican Church and stopping at the railway where the Rev Rose Luxford, of St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, led prayers for those facing difficult life journeys. PHOTOS: JULES CHIN A long-standing Good Friday tradition was continued over Easter — the ‘‘pinnacle of the church year’’ […]
Jules Chin
Anger over cuts to staff parking April 11, 2026
Remarkables Park staff could park here for free, but these will now be leased out for $1300 plus GST per park per annum. Anger is being expressed by businesses at Queenstown’s Remarkables Park facing a squeeze on staff parking.
Philip Chandler
Dunedin graduate sets out for 1000km charity walk April 11, 2026
Olivia Charles has been hiking the hills around Dunedin as she prepares to tackle the epic Camino de Santiago trail this month as both a personal challenge and to raise funds for charity. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Fresh from completing her studies at the University of Otago, young Dunedin woman Olivia Charles is lacing up her boots […]
Popular Hawea trail on track for $236K upgrade April 11, 2026
Lake Hāwea. Photo: ODT files A 17-year-old bike trail between Albert Town and Hawea is on track for an upgrade.
Evie Sinclair
Artisan market nearing second anniversary April 11, 2026
Waikouaiti Artisan Markets founder Lisa Willmott and her mother Julie at the market. A market which celebrates the talented artisans of East Otago is approaching its two-year anniversary.
Jules Chin

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February 2026

New Zealand get Phillips and Ravindra ready for bigger challenges

Internet regulation: What model is New Zealand really choosing? – David Harvey

Rob Walter backs NZ20, says overseas stars could ‘make competition stronger’

Lockie Ferguson to miss Canada game for birth of first child

Queenstown hospitality group Republic sold to MA Financial in $40m+ deal

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