May 7, 2026

Kelly Clarkson Rejoining The Voice For Season 30

New Zealand Blog News Service May 7, 2026

The Voice has missed Kelly Clarkson since she’s been gone. But fortunately, the three-time Grammy award winner is…

Man Carrying Weapon Arrested Near Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Home

New Zealand Blog News Service May 7, 2026

There was some police activity near Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s home. A man was arrested on May 6 near former…

These Hair Tools Deliver Salon-Level Results & Are on Sale at Amazon

New Zealand Blog News Service May 7, 2026

News flash: you don’t have to wait for Memorial Day sales to start rolling in to save big!…

Nick Cannon Clarifies Daughter’s Comment About Having Only One Sibling

New Zealand Blog News Service May 7, 2026

Nick Cannon is setting the record straight. After a comment made by Nick’s 15-year-old daughter Monroe—whom Nick shares,…

Hairstylist Chris Appleton Defends Charging $200,000 for a Haircut

New Zealand Blog News Service May 7, 2026

Chris Appleton’s pay is a cut above the rest. After receiving backlash for the surprising price tag that…

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

Second Kiwi confirmed on virus-hit cruise ship May 7, 2026
From immigrant dream to award-winning adviser: How Khushpreet Sidhu is helping Kiwis secure their financial future May 7, 2026
ODT quiz: May 8 May 7, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Friday, May 8.
High school’s drama production praised May 7, 2026
Dunstan High School [DHS] drama students: actors and backstage crew, their parents and DHS’s art dept teachers: take a bow!
Water quality anxiety May 7, 2026
The future of the ageing Falls Dam was discussed in the public forum at the April Central Otago District Council meeting. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Anxiety about water quality in the Manuherikia River brought an impassioned presentation to the Central Otago District Council meeting last week.
Julie Asher
Mustangs prepare to roar into town May 7, 2026
This 1971 Mach 1 powered by a 429 cubic inch (7-litre) V8 will be in Alexandra for the 2026 Mainland Muster, hosted by the Southern Mustang Club, on May 23. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Mustangs will roar into Alexandra at the end of the month when the 2026 Southern Muster arrives in town.
Julie Asher
Southern lights captured May 7, 2026
The Aurora Australis over French Ridge Hut in Mount Aspiring National Park captured by Doc Central Otago Hut Warden Noah Bentley on April 18. PHOTO: NOAH BENTLEY When Noah Bentley left French Ridge Hut to fill a jug of water, the green hue in the sky was a sign to grab his camera.
Ruairi O'Shea
First album released May 7, 2026
Musician Janie Shaw raised near Saint Bathans in Central Otago is going on tour across New Zealand this month to celebrate her new eight track album release "Mythology of the Girls". Photo: supplied An ode to the 1960s and ’70s is how a Central Otago musician describes her first album Mythology of the Girls.
Evie Sinclair
‘Collateral damage’ talk rejected May 7, 2026
Santana denies it sees neighbours of its proposed goldmine as "collateral damage" and not worthy of consideration.
Julie Asher
‘Fantastic facility’ May 7, 2026
Otago Regional Council chairwoman Hilary Calvert and finance general manager Nick Donnelly talk in the foyer of the new ORC headquarters. Photo: Linda Robertson Whether central government decides to abolish regional councils or not, the construction of a new Otago Regional Council headquarters still needed to happen, its chief executive says.
John Lewis

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Kelly Clarkson Rejoining The Voice For Season 30

Man Carrying Weapon Arrested Near Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Home

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