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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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Health workers on strike for second day September 3, 2025
Nurse Sarita Sharma on strike in Wellington. PHOTO: RNZ By Keiller MacDuff of RNZ More than 36,000 nurses, midwives and health care assistants will walk off the job again today, demanding better pay and increased staffing.
Christchurch student admitted to hospital with meningitis September 3, 2025
Ministry intervenes in troubled North Otago high school September 3, 2025
Waitaki Girls’ High School. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A troubled North Otago high school which hit the headlines after "horrendous" playground assaults earlier this year has been placed in statutory management.
Clark: 'Relief' not to meet Putin or Kim at China parade September 3, 2025
Helen Clark and Sir John Key shake hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the ceremony yesterday. Photo: Photo: Screenshot/CGTN via RNZ Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark says her presence at a military parade in China was a "line call".
Smith City customers in limbo: What are your rights when a business goes under? September 3, 2025
In September last year, Smiths City merged its Colombo St outlet in Christchurch with its nearby store in The Colombo Mall. On Tuesday, all Smiths City stores were temporarily closed. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon What happens when you pay for something like a couch or a stove, and the business goes under before you […]
Lavanini set to bolster second row September 3, 2025
Tomas Lavanini. Photo: file The Highlanders have bolstered their locking stocks with the signing of seasoned Argentinian forward Tomas Lavanini for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season.
Healthier homes start from the floor up September 3, 2025
Brease® carpets - accredited by Sensitive Choice® and approved by National Asthma Council - paired with an accredited underlay, promote cleaner air, comfort, and style this spring. Photo: Supplied Spring is in the air, but so are pollen, dust and allergens. And for many Christchurch families, the season brings sneezing, wheezing and restless nights.
15 dead, many hurt in Portugal funicular crash September 3, 2025
The yellow tram-like funicular, which carries people up and down a steep hillside in Lisbon, has been destroyed. Photo: Reuters At least 15 have people died and around 18 injured after Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car, popular with tourists, derailed and crashed, an emergency medical service spokesman says.
ODT quiz: September 4 September 3, 2025
Young writers to convene for festival September 3, 2025
“Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu” — with feathers, the bird can fly.

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