OSI archive

Month: March 2026

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Venue access: how we manage our bookable community spaces

· March 23, 2026

Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council’s Director of Community Rachel Kelleher responds to concerns about the council’s approach to venue hire of our community meeting halls and shared spaces. It is...

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Shot putter Tom Walsh remains on top of the world

· March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Gold medalist Tom Walsh after the Men’s Shot Put Final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, Poland, 2026. ANDRZEJ IWANCZUK / AFP Tom Walsh has retained...

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I do a job where people love to hate me

· March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand For 17 years, Lori Davis has been sounding the alarm about the challenges facing SPCA animal welfare inspectors. But the hostility is only getting worse, she...

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KiwiSaver members get human rights warning

· March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Responsible investment platform Mindful Money said investments in companies with exposure to human rights abuses rose 43 percent in the past six months. RNZ / Quin...

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$50m plan to double the number of public EV chargers

· March 23, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Aotearoa currently has about 1800 public charge points currently, among the lowest charger-to-EV ratios in the OECD. File photo. ABC News / Brendan Esposito The government...

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Six dead in 24 hours after multiple crashes around NZ

· March 22, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand In Auckland, northbound lanes were blocked on the South-Western Motorway, SH20, at Onehunga, on Sunday morning. Supplied/ NZTA traffic camera Six people have died in 24...

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Four dead in 24 hours after multiple crashes around NZ

· March 22, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand In Auckland, northbound lanes were blocked on the South-Western Motorway, SH20, at Onehunga, on Sunday morning. Supplied/ NZTA traffic camera Four people have died and others...

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Fishery officers do thousands of recreational catch inspections throughout summer – overall compliance 94%

· March 22, 2026

Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Fishery officers throughout New Zealand did almost 13,000 recreational catch inspections over summer and found most people followed the rules, with compliance at about 94% across the country.  In the Auckland region, fishery officers did 5,806 inspections between December and the...

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Shellfish biotoxin warning for Canterbury

· March 22, 2026

Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from the northern side of Banks Peninsula due to...