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The good, the bad and the bizarre: How every Warrior rated in 2020

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 28, 2020

How did the Warriors rate this year and – just as importantly – how will incoming coach Nathan…

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Australia travel bubble ‘closer than you think’: Winston Peters

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 28, 2020

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says a transtasman travel bubble could “open up next week” if Australia can…

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Port performance: Is Auckland Council to blame?

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 28, 2020

Whether Auckland Council is the best owner for the financial health of the city’s port – and ratepayer…

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Live: National up in new poll, but still well behind Labour

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 28, 2020

National has experienced a slight bump in the polls but is still well behind Labour, according to tonight’s…

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Live: National up in new poll, but still well behind Labour

New Zealand Blog News Service Sep 28, 2020

National has experienced a slight bump in the polls but is still well behind Labour, according to tonight’s…

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 […]
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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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Dunedin, Christchurch buck falling property value trend July 1, 2026
Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand July 1, 2026
Kane's late double saves England against DR Congo July 1, 2026
ODT quiz: July 2 July 1, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Thursday, July 2.
Maps highlight local food sources July 1, 2026
Our Food Network Ōtepoti Dunedin chairwoman Robyn Zink is looking forward to this weekend’s launch of the Ōtepoti Community Kai Maps programme. PHOTO: BRENDA HARWOOD After months of work researching and updating information on local food resilience resources, Our Food Network Ōtepoti Dunedin will launch its Ōtepoti Community Kai maps this weekend.
‘Aspiring’ youth leader attends forum July 1, 2026
Greater Green Island Community Network youth worker Brianna Le (front left) is pictured with members of the after-school Youth Action Group she leads. Pictured are (back row, from left) Bella Yeoman, 13, Esme Grey, 13, Ruby-Mae Inch, 14, Christopher Gibbons, 12, Joseph Hemopo, 14, Mathius Ieremia, 12, (front) Miss Le, Olivia McKenzie, 7, and Hannah […]
Beautifying work to be recognised July 1, 2026
Aroha Kaikorai Valley team members gather around the "Taylor Community Pride Shield", which they received at last year's Keep Dunedin Beautiful Awards for their efforts to improve the health of Kaikorai Valley Stream through removing rubbish, gorse and broom, planting, and trapping pests. PHOTO: BRENDA HARWOOD Nominations are open for the Keep Dunedin Beautiful Awards, […]
Volunteers brave cold to continue planting July 1, 2026
Volunteers stay busy and warm planting native trees and shrubs at Rotary Park on Saturday. Photo: supplied Local Rotarians braved the cold on Saturday to plant hundreds of native trees and shrubs at Rotary Park.
Opinion: let’s get full picture of Mosgiel traffic July 1, 2026
Taieri MP Ingrid Leary discusses Mosgiel traffic issues with Labour transport spokesman Tangi Utikere. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Mosgiel’s transport future is being shaped by a series of reports that each tell part of the story.
Panels explore West Harbour history July 1, 2026
Admiring an information panel at Deborah Bay are project leaders (from left) West Harbour Community Board members Duncan Eddy and Marian Poole, and Dunedin City Councillor Mandy Mayhem. PHOTO: BRENDA HARWOOD A series of historic information panels, installed last week at popular sites around the Port Chalmers area, are bringing local history to life.

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Live: National up in new poll, but still well behind Labour

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