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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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ODT quiz: January 11 January 10, 2026
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Sunday, January 11.
Athletics sensation Sam Ruthe guides visually impaired youngster to win January 10, 2026
Sam Ruthe and Tamahau Hicks celebrate their 1500m performance in Tauranga. Photo: Facebook/Emily Kay Disappointment turned to delight for a 12-year-old visually impaired athlete Tamahau Hicks, when running sensation Sam Ruthe came to his rescue at the Colgate Games in Tauranga on Saturday.
Escort used ruse to steal thousands from clients’ accounts January 10, 2026
Armed police arrest three after Dunedin manhunt January 10, 2026
Armed police took three men away from this Kaikorai Valley property. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery Armed police who swooped on a Dunedin house are believed to have arrested fugitive Caleb Lynn who was at the centre of a city-wide manhunt.
Teen’s journey from pack-rape to finding justice and healing January 10, 2026
Fishing at Cairnmuir January 10, 2026
Landon and Cooper Matthews from Ahipara with grandad Jim Lynn from Cromwell out fishing at Cairnmuir.
Homicide inquiry after man fatally shot January 10, 2026
Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker-Wilson Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man in the south Auckland suburb of Manurewa.
Akaroa water incident leaves one person dead January 10, 2026
Akaroa on Banks Peninsula. File photo: Stephen Jaquiery A person has died today following a water incident in Akaroa, on Banks Peninsula.
Two dead and one missing in water incidents January 10, 2026
Trump says US must 'own' Greenland 'whether they like it or not' January 10, 2026
Donald Trump is flanked by vice president JD Vance (left) and secretary of state Marco Rubio during a press conference at the White House today. Photo: Reuters The US needs to own Greenland to prevent Russia or China from occupying it in the future, President Donald Trump says.

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