April 8, 2026

Devil Wears Prada 2 Editing Error Proves Anne Hathaway Is That Girl

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Miranda Priestly would not approve. Fans spotted a hilarious editing error in the April 6 trailer for The…

Devil Wears Prada 2 Editing Error Proves Anne Hathaway Is That Girl

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 8, 2026

Miranda Priestly would not approve. Fans spotted a hilarious editing error in the April 6 trailer for The…

How Angelina Jolie’s Daughter Shiloh Was Cast in Dayoung Music Video

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 8, 2026

What’s a girl to do when she wants to fly under the radar? Ask Shiloh Jolie, who managed…

How Angelina Jolie’s Daughter Shiloh Was Really Cast in Dayoung Video

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 8, 2026

What’s a girl to do when she wants to fly under the radar? Ask Shiloh Jolie, who managed…

American Idol’s Justin Guarini Dating Manager After Divorcing Wife

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 8, 2026

Justin Guarini has a new idol in his life. Indeed, the American Idol alum quietly divorced his wife…

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 […]
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 […]
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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: April 15 April 14, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Wednesday, April 15.
Fast track rumble still on if the minister is willing April 14, 2026
Will we ever see Sir Ian and Shane Jones tangle? Cartoon: Shaun Yeo Sir Ian Taylor tells Shane Jones that he is still ready to debate him on the Santana mine proposal.
Benefits justify the effects of gold mining April 14, 2026
A digger moves gravel near the proposed Santana mine site. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery There is room for both mining and lifestyle blocks in Central Otago, Warren Batt writes.
Balanced transition wins April 14, 2026
Photo: supplied For nearly a century, the Kane family have farmed their 668ha property at Tapanui.
Environmental efforts recognised April 14, 2026
Stags in a winter barn on the deer and beef farm Top Deck Trading in Eastern Southland. PHOTOS: SRL FILES Farmers Tony and Michelle Roberts and Kate Roberts and Mark Lieshout are the Southland regional supreme winners of the 2026 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Big interest in app for pest management April 14, 2026
Vet Ryan Luckman has developed an app to help farmers manage drench resistance effectively through better use of grazing management. PHOTO: SALLY RAE Waimate vet Ryan Luckman is not one to shy away from a challenge.
Sally Rae
Overnight stargazing designed for budding astronomers April 14, 2026
Earth Sanctuary provides families with a views of the stars through telescopes. Photo: supplied If you are looking at a trip to Alice Springs, Melbourne-based travel writer Catherine Best suggests an overnight stargazing experience should be on your itinerary.
Cartoonist’s view — Yeo April 14, 2026
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
Pub to close soon if no buyer found, owners say April 14, 2026
Liz and Grahame Jones have run the Oturehua Railway Hotel for 17 years. If there is no buyer, they will close the business on June 1.PHOTOS: RNZ/KATIE TODD She’s a great old girl, well built, with a lot of stories to tell and on the market.
Julie Asher
Spotlighting Ranfurly’s rich couture history April 14, 2026
Lohi owners Tania Murray Haigh and Russ Haigh, of Ranfurly, with one of the garments from the Eden Hore collection which is on display in their store. Photos: supplied Tania Murray Haigh still vividly recalls visits to Eden Hore’s property at Naseby when she was about 8.
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April 8, 2026

Devil Wears Prada 2 Editing Error Proves Anne Hathaway Is That Girl

Devil Wears Prada 2 Editing Error Proves Anne Hathaway Is That Girl

How Angelina Jolie’s Daughter Shiloh Was Cast in Dayoung Music Video

How Angelina Jolie’s Daughter Shiloh Was Really Cast in Dayoung Video

American Idol’s Justin Guarini Dating Manager After Divorcing Wife

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