April 9, 2026

Coachella Performer Lambrini Girls Drops Out Due to Acute Brain Injury

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 9, 2026

Lambrini Girls will not be rocking out at Coachella 2026. The punk band has dropped out of the…

Noah Beck’s Sister Haley Allegedly Had Sex With Student as Teacher

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 9, 2026

Haley Beck is embroiled in a scandal. The 27-year-old—whose brother is TikToker Noah Beck—has been recommended for termination…

Alix Earle Thought She Was Being Kidnapped During Cringey First Date

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 9, 2026

Alix Earle wants to keep looking for her new dance partner. Two days after confessing she was nervous…

How Demi Lovato, Husband Jutes Stay Connected While He’s on Tour

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 9, 2026

After their tours, Demi Lovato and Jutes wanna get back to each other. Although the “Sleepyhead” singer (real…

Lamar Odom Shares Update on Sobriety Journey After DUI Arrest

New Zealand Blog News Service Apr 9, 2026

Lamar Odom is putting his sobriety first. Nearly three months after the two-time NBA champion was arrested and…

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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NZ film director's grandson fatally stabbed in London park April 9, 2026
Clutha only side still to be beaten April 9, 2026
Craig McCormick. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Five questions for Owaka utility forward Craig McCormick, who plays his 100th game this weekend.
Champion Woodlands retains most of squad April 9, 2026
Photo: ODT files. The 2026 Southland premier club rugby competition starts tomorrow.
Brotherly love being put to test April 9, 2026
Dion Lobb (left), who coaches Southern, will face off against Green Island, coached by brother Matt Lobb, at Bathgate Park tomorrow afternoon. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON It is not just Southern versus Green Island.
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Chance to see Landers play club rugby April 9, 2026
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Trying not to look — and then the fun’s over April 9, 2026
Australian driver Toby Price and Miss Priestley are strapped in and ready to go. Otago Daily Times reporter Laine Priestley takes her first ride in a rally car. Her verdict? ‘‘It was rally scary.’’
Laine Priestley
ODT quiz: April 10 April 9, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Friday, April 10.
Highlanders’ golden ‘Nugget’ rightful No 1 April 9, 2026
Smith practises up-and-unders during training at Logan Park in 2011. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH/TRACEY ROXBURGH/GREGOR RICHARDSON/GETTY IMAGES Aaron Smith is No 1. Our 30 Greatest Highlanders series canvassed 20 judges to find the players who had the biggest impact on the team over 30 years. The final vote was exceptionally close, but few can argue the […]
God cares about who we really are, not what we look like to the world April 9, 2026
A fine show, but was it from the heart? PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Words are fine but meaning matters, Sarah Auld writes.
Railway station worth a look April 9, 2026
Railway Garden at Green Island, part of a railway beautification project. — Otago Witness, 23.3.1926 The flower garden at the Green Island Railway Station, which was bracketed with Wingatui for second place in the competition recently promoted by the Otago Women’s Club, presents a very beautiful appearance at present, and has evoked the admiration of […]

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April 9, 2026

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Noah Beck’s Sister Haley Allegedly Had Sex With Student as Teacher

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How Demi Lovato, Husband Jutes Stay Connected While He’s on Tour

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