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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. […]
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: July 17 July 16, 2025
Bowling club calls off sale July 16, 2025
The North East Valley Bowling Club's North Rd property. PHOTO: ODT FILES The North East Valley Bowling Club has reversed its decision to sell its North Rd property.
Gillian Vine
Focus on local govt role in food July 16, 2025
Families joined in the community fruit harvest as volunteer pickers, helping to harvest excess fruit from local back yards. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Dunedin organisation Our Food Network is bringing its focus on local food security to the upcoming local body elections by asking candidates for their views on this important issue.
Bill to assure cash option July 16, 2025
A proposal to safeguard New Zealanders’ right to pay with cash has been welcomed by a national advocacy leader.
Sam Henderson
Wuthering dance open to all July 16, 2025
Red-clad dancers gather to celebrate a previous Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever community dance event in the Octagon. The popular event returns on July 26. PHOTO: MARTIN BUYCK A sea of red-clad dancers will fill the Octagon in the fun and flamboyant midwinter community dance event, the "Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever".
U3A heads into spring July 16, 2025
Stuart Young, emeritus professor of theatre studies at the University of Otago, delivers a lecture in his U3A Dunedin Winter Series course "Laughter Through Tears", focusing on the plays of Anton Chekhov. PHOTO: SUPPLIED U3A Dunedin is about to embark on a new phase in its busy programme of short courses for members of the […]
Oboist joins DSO for matinee series July 16, 2025
NZSO principal oboe Robert Orr will head south to perform Mozart’s Oboe Concerto with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra in its two "Sublime Schubert" matinee concerts this weekend. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Lovers of woodwind are in for a treat this weekend, when leading New Zealand oboe player Robert Orr joins the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra for its "Sublime […]
Future of ORC now under scrutiny July 16, 2025
The Falls Dam intake. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY The much maligned Otago Regional Council (and for justifiable reasons) has now attracted the attention of Shane Jones, the Minister for Regional Development and Minister for Resources, and for justifiable reasons.
Review: Enthralling recital leaves audience breathless July 16, 2025
The Star reporter Brenda Harwood Virtuosic flourishes executed throughout a programme of complex works kept a capacity Hanover Hall audience enthralled during Friday’s recital by pianist Abhinath Berry.
Review: Globe takes energetic approach to ‘Shrew’ July 16, 2025
The Star reporter Brenda Harwood The Globe Theatre’s bonkers take on one of Shakespeare’s more difficult plays keeps the energy high and brings the comedy to the fore, making its production of The Taming of the Shrew an amusing romp.