June 2026

Sesame Street’s Elmo Reacts to Being Bullied for New York Knicks Tweet

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 5, 2026

Elmo wasn’t ready for the rebound on his latest tweet. The Sesame Street star walked back his X…

Taylor Swift Releases Country-Inspired Toy Story 5 Single

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 5, 2026

Taylor Swift’s new song will launch fans into infinity and beyond. After all, in “I Knew It, I…

Actor James Handy Allegedly Stabbed to Death by Girlfriend’s Son

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 5, 2026

A longtime actor has been killed in a brutal stabbing incident in Los Angeles. James Handy—who appeared in…

What To Watch Friday: JLo & Brett Goldstein’s Office Romance, Lorne Michaels Documentary, Pop Culture Jeopardy! Finale, And More

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 5, 2026

On TV this Friday: Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein start an Office Romance on Netflix, and the definitive…

MGM Resorts Sets Ultimate Summer Stage for Spectacle, Sports and Sun in Las Vegas

New Zealand Blog News Service Jun 5, 2026

MGM Resorts International is turning up the heat on summer travel with a lineup of vacation deals, high-energy…

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: June 26 June 25, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Friday, June 26.
Inconsistent responses to risk management puzzling residents June 25, 2026
Cromwell residents are understandably puzzled by different approaches taken to risk management.
Fundraiser on course June 25, 2026
Preparing for this year's Aotea Electric Lions Golden Golf Charity Tournament at Cromwell golf course are (from left) Cromwell Golf Club director of golf Willie Moore, Cromwell Lions co-organiser Garry Morton, Cromwell Lions president Graham Sim, recipient representative Molyneux Educare manager Nicole Shaw and naming rights sponsor representative Aotea Electric director Darryl McKissock. PHOTO: JULIE […]
Julie Asher
Range of grant recipients June 25, 2026
The Cromwell Early Learning Centre and the Roxburgh Community Garden were both recipients in the latest Otago Community Trust grants when, in total, $1.17 million was invested in community projects.
FMC calls to drop sections of Bill June 25, 2026
Roys Peak Lookout. Photo: Gallery Thirty Three The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC) have called for three sections of a controversial conservation bill to be dropped entirely.
Evie Sinclair
Cooking while learning on the job a win for chefs June 25, 2026
The Packing Shed chef Jack Farrell is completing Otago Polytechnic’s cookery level 4 qualification through an integrated work programme. PHOTO: JULIE ASHER Working and gaining qualifications at the same time is being touted as a recipe for success for both Central Otago chefs and their employers.
Julie Asher
Battle for ice hockey trophy defeated by warm weather June 25, 2026
For the first time since World War 2, the Erewhon Cup was not awarded this year.
Julie Asher
Mystery around repainted panels June 25, 2026
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery volunteer Rozena Hallum admires the City Hotel panels on display in the art gallery. Painted by Russell Clark in 1936, the panels were removed before the hotel’s demolition in 1986. Mystery surrounds when the panels were touched up after a fire in 1952 and who the second artist was. […]
Julie Asher
Prestigious judging panel unveiled June 25, 2026
Liz Mitchell. Photos: supplied Next-generation advocates will join industry icons and design pioneers as judges at New Zealand’s only wool-focused creative fashion event, organisers say.
Bird flu case triggers high alert June 25, 2026
The first recorded H5N1 strain of bird flu in Australia has brought home its risks to New Zealand. New Zealand is free of this highly pathogenic strain, but 80,000 hens were slaughtered at Mainland Poultry’s Hillgrove egg farm in 2024 to contain the H7N6 strain. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY New Zealand’s chicken farmers are on high […]
Tim Cronshaw

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