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Watch live: Should Kiwis have the choice to end their life?

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 2, 2020

An expert panel is tonight debating whether New Zealanders should be able to request help to end their…

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Covid 19 pandemic turns top chefs into market stall operators

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 2, 2020

He was a teppanyaki chef with decades of experience working at top hotels and couldn’t believe it when…

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Covid 19 pandemic turns top chefs into market stall operators

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 2, 2020

He was a teppanyaki chef with decades of experience working at top hotels and couldn’t believe it when…

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‘Reign of fear’: Woman unmasks life inside Gloriavale after fleeing

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 2, 2020

It’s been just over four years since Constance Ready fled Gloriavale Christian Community’s “reign of fear and control”…

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‘Reign of fear’: Woman unmasks life inside Gloriavale after fleeing

New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 2, 2020

It’s been just over four years since Constance Ready fled Gloriavale Christian Community’s “reign of fear and control”…

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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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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Hopes new OCD therapy could become part of public health system June 14, 2026
The new OCD therapy has been labelled a "gamechanger" by trial participants. Photo: Getty Images By Kate Green of RNZ Clinical psychologists are hoping a new kind of OCD therapy, known as the Bergen 4-Day Treatment, will become part of the public health system.
Skydivers killed in Missouri plane crash June 14, 2026
Firefighters work to put out a fire at the crash site. Photo: Mid America Live News via Reuters Twelve people have reportedly died in the crash of a private plane in the United States, law enforcement officials say.
Milestone blazer feels 'pretty good' after devastating diagnosis June 14, 2026
The last possum standing June 14, 2026
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Watchdog needed for election-year spending squabbles, economist says June 14, 2026
National finance spokesperson Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ By Lauren Crimp of RNZ An election-year tiff about policy spending highlights the need for an independent watchdog to weigh in on the country's big, expensive problems, an economist says.
Thieves causing wheely big problems on Memorial Ave June 14, 2026
Geoff Sloan
Grimaldi confirmed as NZ names Commonwealth Games team June 14, 2026
Anna Grimaldi is one of 21 athletes named to the New Zealand Commonwealth Games track and field team. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Otago's Anna Grimaldi is among the 21 track and field athletes selected for the New Zealand team at next month's Commonwealth Games.
Concerns mental health funding may not match need June 14, 2026
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey. Photo: RNZ By Alexia Russell of RNZ Any investment in mental health is welcome, say psychiatrists - but they're concerned the government's $100m worth of solutions is unlikely to fix current problems and may create new ones.
Australia stun Turkey with defensive class June 14, 2026
Australia's Connor Metcalfe celebrates scoring their second goal. REUTERS Australia spoiled Turkey’s return to the World Cup stage after 24 years by securing a 2-0 victory in their Group D opener yesterday, courtesy of goals from Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe and a rock-solid defence.
ODT quiz: June 15 June 14, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Monday, June 15.

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Watch live: Should Kiwis have the choice to end their life?

Covid 19 pandemic turns top chefs into market stall operators

Covid 19 pandemic turns top chefs into market stall operators

‘Reign of fear’: Woman unmasks life inside Gloriavale after fleeing

‘Reign of fear’: Woman unmasks life inside Gloriavale after fleeing

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