July 16, 2026

GLOBAL HOTEL ALLIANCE REPORTS DOUBLE-DIGIT REVENUE GROWTH IN Q2

New Zealand Blog News Service Jul 16, 2026

Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, has announced double-digit growth across all…

BWH Hotels GB nears 300 new bedrooms at mid year point following year of strong hotel signings

New Zealand Blog News Service Jul 16, 2026

BWH Hotels GB has expanded its portfolio of independent hotels in key London and country escape locations. The…

Hilton Debuts Lifestyle Portfolio in India with Opening of Slohh by Roach Bengaluru

New Zealand Blog News Service Jul 16, 2026

Hilton has announced the opening of Slohh by Roach in Bengaluru, marking the debut of Curio Collection by…

Controversial Ōrewa development given fast-track green light

New Zealand Blog News Service Jul 16, 2026

The Delmore project has been given the green light, second time around.http://dlvr.it/TTYd5R

ICC adds Super Series and Super 7 twist to 2027 ODI World Cup

New Zealand Blog News Service Jul 16, 2026

The new structure, revealed on Wednesday, was introduced to “enhance consequence”http://dlvr.it/TTYcrZ

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 […]
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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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Messi breaks English hearts to lead Argentina to World Cup final July 15, 2026
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after Enzo Fernandez scores their first goal. Photo: Reuters Holders Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach the World Cup final where they will face Spain after coming from behind to snatch victory with a stoppage-time goal from substitute Lautaro Martinez in a highly-charged encounter.
Homeless chronicler called Christchurch 'her tomb' July 15, 2026
Caitlin McDonald captured everything from pretty pink lights to "camping like childhood" in Christchurch parks. Photo: Supplied Jean Edwards of RNZ Tormented by transience, Caitlin McDonald's life was as fragile and fleeting as the butterflies she saved from the street. Surviving less than two years homeless in Christchurch, she chronicled her journey in hundreds of […]
From homelessness to hopelessness July 15, 2026
Caitlin McDonald captured everything from pretty pink lights to "camping like childhood" in Christchurch parks. Photo: Supplied Jean Edwards of RNZ Tormented by transience, Caitlin McDonald's life was as fragile and fleeting as the butterflies she saved from the street. Surviving less than two years homeless in Christchurch, she chronicled her journey in hundreds of […]
Plea not to get bridge ‘souvenirs’ July 15, 2026
Deconstruction of the old Kakanui Bridge begins this week. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. The Waitaki District Council is urging locals not to take ‘‘souvenirs’’ from the old Kakanui Bridge as deconstruction work begins.
'Extreme caution' urged as black ice affecting South July 15, 2026
Photo: ODT files Police and councils are urging "extreme caution" when using roads and footpaths due to black ice in the South this morning.
ODT quiz: July 16 July 15, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Thursday, July 16.
Watch: Destructive ram raiders caught on security camera July 15, 2026
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Fashion takes flight July 15, 2026
Otago Girls’ High School student Mikayla Lindsay’s award winning fashion is being displayed at Dunedin Airport. Photo: Still Vision Photography An award-winning design by a Dunedin high school student is being shown at Dunedin Airport.
Opinion: supporting access to solar panels July 15, 2026
A new policy will lower the upfront cost of solar panel installation. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES I know I’m one of the lucky ones.
Winter Appeal launched July 15, 2026
The Salvation Army has launched its 2026 Winter Appeal, calling on New Zealanders to stand together as a growing number of families and children face homelessness across the country.

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July 16, 2026

GLOBAL HOTEL ALLIANCE REPORTS DOUBLE-DIGIT REVENUE GROWTH IN Q2

BWH Hotels GB nears 300 new bedrooms at mid year point following year of strong hotel signings

Hilton Debuts Lifestyle Portfolio in India with Opening of Slohh by Roach Bengaluru

Controversial Ōrewa development given fast-track green light

ICC adds Super Series and Super 7 twist to 2027 ODI World Cup

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