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More types of play sand test positive for asbestos
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the affected play sand brands. Supplied / Product Safety NZ Some schools in Canterbury have closed for asbestos testing because a brand of play...
OSI archive
Month: November 2025
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Scammers using ‘extremely sophisticated methods’, one retiree lost $250,000
Source: Radio New Zealand A retiree though he was signing up to an online platform for trading crypto but he was actually being scammed out of $250,000. 123RF New Zealanders...
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Unexplained death, Ōtāhuhu
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Hayward, Counties Manukau CIB: At about 1.50am Police were called to Atkinson Avenue, Ōtāhuhu after a person was located...
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‘He’s our hero’: Father killed in Auckland double-fatal house fire died while trying to save his son
Source: Radio New Zealand Jung Sup Lee and his Ha-il Lee, pictured when he was 4, died in a double-fatal house fire in Auckland last month. Supplied Six weeks after...
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‘Private rather than public resolution’ High court judge wants family dispute dealt with in arbitration
Source: Radio New Zealand High court judge Anne Hinton wants privacy but her family seeks a public hearing. ikiryo/123RF Lawyers for a high court judge say her family’s dispute over...
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Gurjit Singh murder trial begins in Dunedin
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene in Hillary Street in the Dunedin suburb of Liberton in January 2024. RNZ / Tess Brunton The trial of the man accused...
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Golf: Daniel Hillier misses place on PGA Tour
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier plays a during the DP World Tour Championship 2025 at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, November 2025. GIUSEPPE CACACE Wellington golfer Daniel...
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Search for body of third child after deadly Sanson fire
Source: Radio New Zealand Police stand guard outside the fatal house fire. RNZ/Mark Papalii The search for the body of a third child caught in a deadly house fire in...
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Caulerpa invasion: ‘Government isn’t taking it as seriously as they need to’
Source: Radio New Zealand Caulerpa smothers everything from kelp to shell fish. File photo. Supplied Ngāti Kuta, Patuketa In the more than four years since exotic caulerpa was first discovered...
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Fatal crash, Saulbrey Road, Ngaruawahia
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a serious crash in Ngaruawahia overnight. Police were called to a single vehicle crash on Soulbrey Road at around 8pm. Sadly,...
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Donald Trump’s tariff ‘flip-flopping’ has NZ businesses on edge, economist says
Source: Radio New Zealand US president Donald Trump has cancelled tariffs on several US food imports including beef and kiwifruit. AFP / RNZ Composite An economist says US president Donald...
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Netball: Silver Ferns beaten in second test against England
Source: Radio New Zealand Jeremy Ward/Photosport The Silver Ferns have lost the second netball test against England in London. They were been beaten by the same score they won by...
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Government performance rating hits new low in survey
Source: Radio New Zealand The government rating of 3.9 out of 10 is the lowest since the survey began eight years ago. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Public ratings of government...
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Disability advocate has Facebook account shut down
Source: Radio New Zealand Meta has told Blake Forbes the account breached its “community standards” – but he suspects he was targeted for his political activism. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone...
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Qiulae Wong named as new leader of Opportunity party
Source: Radio New Zealand New Opportunity party leader Qiulae Wong says New Zealand needs a tax reset. RNZ / Supplied The political party founded by businessman Gareth Morgan almost 10...
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Poll – New poll shows most New Zealanders believe the health system is broken
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Two-thirds of New Zealanders believe the state of the New Zealand public health system is poor, a new poll by Talbot Mills Research has found. These...
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Live netball: Silver Ferns v England, second test
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the netball action, as the Silver Ferns take on England for their second test at Copper Box Arena in London. The game begins at...
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Tusiata Avia has been hiding this book away for years
Source: Radio New Zealand Giving Birth to My Father, Tusiata Avia’s latest book of poems is the most challenging book she’s written, she says. In it she shares her grief...
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Cricket: Black Caps beat West Indies in first one-dayer
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitchell Santner of the Black Caps during the 1st ODI cricket match. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz The Black Caps have won a tight match in...
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Police renew footage appeals as search for Upper Hutt woman continues
Source: Radio New Zealand Anita Hart went missing from Upper Hutt in the Wellington Region. Police / Supplied Police are renewing appeals for CCTV or dashcam footage in the search...
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Search to resume tomorrow for man missing off Northland coast
Source: New Zealand Police Police will be resuming the search for the missing man off the coast of Pataua South tomorrow. The man was one of two people onboard a...
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Sanson fire: Friends raise money for family reeling from tragedy
Source: Radio New Zealand A dark vehicle backs into the driveway of the house on Sunday afternoon. RNZ/Mark Papalii In the “midst of unimaginable grief”, friends are raising money for...
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Continued appeal for information on woman missing in Upper Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Annalise Ferguson: Police continue to appeal for CCTV or dashcam footage in the search for missing woman Anita Hart in Upper Hutt....
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Sanson fire tragedy: Friends raise money for reeling family reeling from tragedy
Source: Radio New Zealand A dark vehicle backs into the driveway of the house on Sunday afternoon. RNZ/Mark Papalii In the “midst of unimaginable grief”, friends are raising money for...
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Fair Trading Act fines to rise to $5m, ban on indemnity insurance abandoned
Source: Radio New Zealand Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government has announced plans to increase fines from $600,000 to $5 million or more for breaching...
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VinFast signs MOUs with Indonesia’s leading banks and finance companies to accelerate green transformation
Source: Media Outreach JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 November 2025 – VinFast has signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Indonesia’s leading financial institutions to...
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Trade Minister cautiously welcomes US tariff relief on key exports
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Trade and Investment; and Agriculture, Todd McClay, has cautiously welcomed the United States announcement this week removing the additional reciprocal tariffs on a range...