2026

Leonardo DiCaprio Brings Vittoria Ceretti to Oscars in Rare Outing

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 15, 2026

Leonardo DiCaprio is marking one milestone after another. The One Battle After Another actor attended the 2026 Oscars—hosted…

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas & More Turn Oscars 2026 Into Date Night

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 15, 2026

Love is in the air at the 2026 Oscars. Indeed, as stars patiently wait to see which films…

Oscars 2026 Winners: Complete List (Live Updates)

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 15, 2026

In Hollywood, there’s no night bigger than the Oscars. And following this year’s Academy Awards 2026 ceremony, a…

Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner Have Supreme Date Night at Oscars 2026

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 15, 2026

Can you keep up with Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner’s last date night of this award season? Over…

Timothée Chalamet Reacts to Conan O’Brien’s Dig at His Opera Comments

New Zealand Blog News Service Mar 15, 2026

Timothée Chalamet is supremely aware of backlash surrounding his past comments about opera and ballet. After the Marty…

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

'Nightmare': Slips and widespread flooding hit Wellington April 19, 2026
Flooding outside Wellington Hospital early this morning. Photo: RNZ Torrential rain that hit Wellington overnight caused flooding in several suburbs and in parts of the central city.
AI tool to assist with telehealth mental health calls April 19, 2026
An AI screening tool will help telehealth with some mental health calls. Photo: Getty Images A telehealth service is bringing in an artificial intelligence screening tool for some of its chat responses to help deal with an increasing volume and severity of mental health calls.
'Frankly unmanageable': O'Donnell's complicated tenure on KiwiRail board April 19, 2026
Scott O'Donnell (left) during the Invercargill CBD rebuild in 2021. Photo: Laura Smith By Farah Hancock of RNZ Scott O'Donnell would have been paid tens of thousands of dollars to be on KiwiRail's board. But he missed large chunks of its meetings and quit after only eight months.
Woman and children believed killed in Hastings incident April 19, 2026
Police outside the Avenue Road East property in Hastings, on Sunday. Photo: RNZ By Sam Sherwood of RNZ
Key week for Luxon as National takes another hit in poll April 19, 2026
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ A new poll showing National sitting on just 30%, and the coalition unable to govern, has set the stage for a crucial week in Christopher Luxon's primeministership.
ODT quiz: April 20 April 19, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Monday, April 20.
Arrowtown celebrate festival with resounding victory to snap winless run April 19, 2026
PHOTO: ODT FILES It seemed somewhat fitting Arrowtown should break a 10-month drought in the Central Otago premier club competition with a festival display of rugby on the main day of the 40th Arrowtown Autumn Festival.
Philip Chandler
Uni Albion B open season with dominant display April 19, 2026
University Albion B wing attack Millie East looks for options against the South Pacific Titans Taiko at the Edgar Centre on Saturday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Amy Thomas spotted it early.
Kayla Hodge
City Highlanders continue winning start to season April 19, 2026
PHOTO: ODT FILES The City Highlanders maintained their winning start to the season on Saturday to go six points clear at the top of the Dunedin premier women’s competition.
Solid showing by NZ team April 19, 2026
New Zealand cyclist Bryony Botha (right) changes with team-mate Prudence Fowler in the two-rider madison during the Hong Kong round of the track cycling world cup yesterday. Photo: SWPix New Zealand track cyclists earned solid ranking points without stepping on the podium on day two of the UCI world cup in Hong Kong yesterday.

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2026

Leonardo DiCaprio Brings Vittoria Ceretti to Oscars in Rare Outing

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas & More Turn Oscars 2026 Into Date Night

Oscars 2026 Winners: Complete List (Live Updates)

Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner Have Supreme Date Night at Oscars 2026

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