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Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 3, 2026

BYD sold 2.26 million EVs last year to overtake its US rival run by Elon Musk.http://dlvr.it/TQ7dtg

Media Insider: 26 predictions for New Zealand media in 2026 (and how our 2025 predictions fared)

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 2, 2026

The best-read and most engaging Media Insider stories of past 12 months and more CEO Q&As.http://dlvr.it/TQ6qTY

Failed property developer Ritesh Mani must pay $750,000 to supplier, court orders

New Zealand Blog News Service Jan 1, 2026

Twice-bankrupted Ritesh Mani’s Eco-Smart Homes owed more than $750,000 to a supplier.http://dlvr.it/TQ60TH

Election 2026 a toss-up as Luxon India deal, AI revolution reshape economy – Richard Prebble

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 31, 2025

OPINION: My forecasts for the year ahead.http://dlvr.it/TQ5H4z

Holiday blues make for quiet end to NZX year – Market close

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 30, 2025

NZX’s 2025 performance trails 2024 but is up 3% for the year.http://dlvr.it/TQ4RTx

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: January 4 January 3, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Sunday, January 4.
US strikes Venezuela after Trump's threats against Maduro January 3, 2026
How to see first supermoon of 2026 January 3, 2026
A supermoon from 2025. Photo: Dr Brenda Midson / SUPPLIED Stargazers can expect to see the first supermoon of the new year tonight if skies are clear.
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors January 3, 2026
Waterspout captured by boatie during thunderstorm January 3, 2026
A Northland boatie captured a waterspout in Whangārei Harbour. Photo: Chris Howe A Northland boatie has captured a waterspout on camera as he was sailing out of Whangārei Harbour.
ManageMyHealth says code fixed after hack January 3, 2026
Photo: Supplied The operators of compromised patient data app ManageMyHealth say they have received "independent confirmation" from IT experts the flaws in its code have been fixed.
Man sought over Queenstown incident contacts police January 3, 2026
Police want to identify this man. PHOTO: NZ POLICE A man sought by officers investigating a Queenstown assault on New Year's Day has contacted police.
Christchurch-based drug syndicate busted January 3, 2026
Tribesmen national vice-president Ricky Poa (pictured left) sat atop a multimillion-dollar drug-dealing and money-laundering operation Photo: NZME/SUPPLED A two-year police operation has dismantled a multimillion-dollar drug network, resulting in jail for Tribesmen members and associates. Open Justice reporter Al Williams takes a look at the operation that exploited gaps in airport security, using commercial flights […]
Tribesmen drug syndicate busted January 3, 2026
Tribesmen national vice-president Ricky Poa (pictured left) sat atop a multimillion-dollar drug-dealing and money-laundering operation Photo: NZME/SUPPLED A two-year police operation has dismantled a multimillion-dollar drug network, resulting in jail for Tribesmen members and associates. Open Justice reporter Al Williams takes a look at the operation that exploited gaps in airport security, using commercial flights […]
ODT Racing Chat: Omakau 2026 January 3, 2026
ODT Racing Chat, brought to you by the Wedderburn Tavern, is at the Central Otago trotting meeting at Omakau to capture the action from the largest race day in the South.
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Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip

Media Insider: 26 predictions for New Zealand media in 2026 (and how our 2025 predictions fared)

Failed property developer Ritesh Mani must pay $750,000 to supplier, court orders

Election 2026 a toss-up as Luxon India deal, AI revolution reshape economy – Richard Prebble

Holiday blues make for quiet end to NZX year – Market close

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