May 2026

Bumble Secures $475 Million Senior Secured Term Loan

New Zealand Blog News Service May 1, 2026

Bumble Inc. has obtained a $475 million senior secured term loan facility to refinance its existing debt. The…

Swiss Dating App noii Successfully Launches in Germany

New Zealand Blog News Service May 1, 2026

Swiss dating startup noii has begun its international expansion with a successful first event in Stuttgart, Germany. The…

TikTok Launches Campus Hub Feature for U.S. College Students

New Zealand Blog News Service May 1, 2026

TikTok has introduced an expanded new Campus Hub feature aimed at verified college students in the United States.…

LinkedIn Revenue Grows 12% Due To AI Recruiter Tools

New Zealand Blog News Service May 1, 2026

LinkedIn reported a 12% year-over-year revenue increase in the first quarter of 2026, according to results released by…

What To Watch Friday: Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters And American Gladiators Wrap, Wuthering Heights On HBO Max, And More

New Zealand Blog News Service May 1, 2026

On TV this Friday: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters wraps Season 2, American Gladiators crowns its winners, and Bridget…

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

Alleged cop killer wanted to take his own life May 4, 2026
Hayden Donald Jason Tasker is accused of murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson Photo: NZME / Open Justice / Tracy Neal By Samantha Gee of RNZ
Concerns for missing Mosgiel woman May 4, 2026
Police are appealing for sightings of 33-year-old Casey. Photo: NZ Police Concerns have been raised over the wellbeing of a woman missing from Mosgiel for several days.
Little penguins mauled to death May 4, 2026
PHOTO: OAMARU PENGUINS Two little penguins have been killed in dog attacks in Oamaru and a third found at All Day Bay is also thought to have been mauled to death.
Charley-Kai John
Health officials tripped up over population growth May 4, 2026
Celebrity chef was treated like ‘God’ May 4, 2026
Vaughan Mabee. PHOTO: ODT FILES The Queenstown chef who quit amid accusations of inappropriate behaviour was treated like ‘‘God’’ by management, an insider says.
Guy Williams
School to escalate fight over 'ridiculous' speed limit change May 4, 2026
Daniel Alvey
Police numbers to rise as reports of antisocial behaviour grow May 4, 2026
Daniel Alvey
ODT quiz: May 5 May 4, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Tuesday, May 5.
OBHS opens their South Island Boys’ Schools account May 4, 2026
Below: Otago Boys’ High School First XV fl
Puna ‘super passionate’ about game May 4, 2026
Emma Puna has been the backbone of touch in South Otago. PHOTO: SUPPLIED If there is a voice for touch in South Otago, it is Emma Puna.
Kayla Hodge

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