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Grid emergency notice sparked by solar storm
Source: Radio New Zealand Light green and violet-reddish auroras glow in the night sky in the Oder-Spree district of East Brandenburg. AFP / Patrick Pleul Transpower has issued a grid...
OSI archive
Month: November 2025
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Asbestos in coloured sand
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 12 November 2025 On 6 November 2025, WorkSafe was informed that batches of coloured/kinetic sand used at educational facilities in Australia have been found to contain...
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Police decline Wairoa Boxing Club’s event permit over ‘community safety’ concerns
Source: Radio New Zealand (R) Jamie Cox. Supplied The head coach of Wairoa Boxing Club says they’re “devastated” police have declined the permit for their fund-raising fight night – in...
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Man arrested after walking through Henderson assaulting people, police say
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Several people were injured after a man walked down a West Auckland road assaulting people he came across, police say. The alleged...
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Humpback whale freed after being entangled in crayfish pot line for 18 hours
Source: Radio New Zealand A humpback whale was entangled in a crayfish pot line south of Kaikōura for more than 18 hours. Supplied / Department of Conservation The Department of...
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FENZ proposes restructure to build modern and effective emergency service
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is proposing to restructure its organisation to ensure it can sustainably, effectively and efficiently meet New Zealanders’ needs both now...
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Person dies in Whitianga crash, closes SH25 intersection
Source: Radio New Zealand One person died at the scene despite the efforts of emergency services. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have confirmed one person has died following a crash...
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Private cancer patients to get access to Pharmac-funded medicine
Source: Radio New Zealand Phesgo, which is used to treat HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, is one of five new medicines to be funded by Pharmac from 1 December. A group...
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Tongariro National Park fire pānui
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 12 November 2025 The hard work of Fire and Emergency and DOC staff assessing the fireground over the past few days has allowed this transition to occur. Two DOC fire crews (13 personnel) were...
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Sewage overflow: $1 million compensation deal struck with oyster farmers
Source: Radio New Zealand Nick Monro A million dollar deal has been struck after another sewage overflow hit under-strain oyster farmers north of Auckland. A power surge tripping pumps at...
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Government must stop ‘short-sighted’ FENZ job cuts, PSA says
Source: Radio New Zealand PSA national secretary Fleur Fitzsimons says the cuts are “short sighted” and will “impact FENZ’s ability to deal with emergencies and prevent future emergencies.” RNZ The...
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Local government approves Dunedin City Council’s new water plan
Source: Radio New Zealand Most of the lower South Island councils have had their plans for delivering water services accepted. 123rf The Dunedin City Council’s plan for delivering water services...
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Man faces 13 charges after Henderson assaults
Source: New Zealand Police A man has been kept out of the community, after being arrested following a series of violent assaults in Henderson on Tuesday night. At around 5.24pm,...
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Handful remain without power in lower South Island
Source: Radio New Zealand A crushed electricity transformer lies under a tree in Clutha. RNZ/Calvin Samuel Only a handful of people remain without power nearly three weeks after strong winds...
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Youth in court following burglary in Remarkables Park
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Sergeant Tracy Haggart, Queenstown Acting Response Manager, A youth has been remanded in custody following a commercial burglary in Remarkables Park earlier this week....
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Govt. must step in and stop the deep cuts proposed by FENZ – PSA
Source: PSA – Net loss of 169 roles including 46 directly supporting firefighters – 13% of FENZ of non-firefighting staff proposed to go – FENZ cutting spending by $70m/year – 10% of annual budget...
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Man arrested and charged after Palmerston North fire
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant David Thompson, Manawatu Area Investigations Manager, An 18-year-old Palmerston North man has been arrested and charged following a building fire in...
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Trippin out: 90s legends ‘Push Push’ back for dates next year
Source: Radio New Zealand In mid-1991, a song written by a big-haired Auckland band not long out of high school was everywhere. Now it’s coming back. ‘Trippin’’ by Push Push...
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Gisborne police seeking two men in hoodies in Bill Maangi death probe
Source: Radio New Zealand One was seen running from Forrester House over the Ormond Road bridge onto Riperata Street, the other was seen walking from Forrester House on Ormond Road...
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Fatal crash, Whitianga
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a serious crash in Whitianga this morning. Emergency services were called to the two vehicle crash at the intersection of Tairua...
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Swiss-Belhotel International Continues To Expand In Malaysia
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 November 2025 – Swiss-Belhotel International, the global hospitality management group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with...
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Tongariro rāhui explained
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 12 November 2025 Source: Department of Conservation and Ngāti Hikairo ki Tongariro The fires began Saturday 8 November and burned nearly 3,000 hectares, severely impacting the...
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Entangled whale successfully freed in Kaikōura
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 12 November 2025 DOC South Marlborough Operations Manager Stacey Wren says a large whale disentanglement team of DOC staff and trained volunteers on two boats...
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How you can get up close to Gareth Morgan’s giant sculptures at Transmission Gully
Source: Radio New Zealand For the past four years, economist and philanthropist Gareth Morgan has been working on a giant art project north of Wellington, which he says has cost...
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Economy – China fixed communication service revenue growth to remain stagnant through 2030, forecasts GlobalData
Source: GlobalData The total fixed communications services revenue in China is expected to see sluggish compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.7% in its revenue from $303 billion in 2025...
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Health – “An indictment on our nation”: Health Coalition Aotearoa slams country’s fall in global tobacco industry interference ranking
Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa Health Coalition Aotearoa says it is an “indictment on our nation” for New Zealand to fall from second in 2023 to 53rd in a global study released...
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Universities – Building resilient cities in a time of climate change
Source: University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Local and international experts are meeting in Wellington this month to share their knowledge on creating healthier, more resilient cities in the...