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Driver gets up to 200km/h while fleeing police in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand The car was tracked by cameras along the state highway network. 123RF Police say a suspended driver reached speeds of up to 200km/h as he attempted...
OSI archive
Month: May 2026
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Do you recognise this man?
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking to identify the rider pictured, following a serious crash yesterday in Taupō. Around 3.15pm, Police received a report of a crash involving and...
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Xero chief apologises after days of disruptions for customers
Source: Radio New Zealand Xero users in a number of countries have experienced disruptions over the last five days. The chief executive of accounting software company Xero has been forced...
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Federated Farmers welcomes more help for farmer biodiversity protection efforts
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers is applauding moves by the Government to encourage greater private investment in the work farmers and other landowners do to protect biodiversity and reduce climate change...
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Martin Short speaks about ‘nightmare’ of his daughter’s death
Source: Radio New Zealand Martin Short has spoken publicly for the first time about the “nightmare” of losing his daughter Katherine earlier this year. The Only Murders in the Building...
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Police urge caution to dating app users, Southland
Source: New Zealand Police Southland Police are urging users of dating apps to take steps to protect themselves when meeting up with people they’ve only spoken to online. Southland Area...
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Mariameno Kapa-Kingi putting aside Te Pāti Māori split to focus on new Te Tai Tokerau Party
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. (File photo) RNZ / Peter de Graaf Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says she’s putting aside difficult experiences within...
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Union says police effectively offered ‘0.6%’ pay rise
Source: Radio New Zealand the Police Association is for the first time driving a pay bargaining campaign, with the slogan “Repay the Risk”. The Police Association says members are “gutted”...
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Police restructure considers new ways to ‘control their narrative ‘ in ‘depleted media landscape’
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are reviewing the operating model of their media and communications team. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A proposed restructure of police’s media and communications team is...
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Fleeing driver tallies up list of charges
Source: New Zealand Police A fleeing motorist who allegedly drove at high speed across Auckland overnight will now face court on a series of charges including drugs offences. At around...
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New York Times’ Wordle game to be turned into TV show
Source: Radio New Zealand The New York Times‘ hit game Wordle is set to become a television show, the American newspaper announced on Monday. Wordle gives players six chances to...
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Government changes climate law to prevent lawsuits
Source: Radio New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith made the announcement on Tuesday. (File photo) RNZ / Mark Papalii The government has announced it will change its Climate Change Response...
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Sir Graham Henry appointed All Blacks selector
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir Graham Henry is back in the All Blacks’ fold as a selector. PHOTOSPORT Former All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry has joined Dave Rennie All...
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Industry awards recognise innovation and impact
Source: New Zealand Government Defence Minister Chris Penk has paid tribute to the contribution businesses supplying the New Zealand Defence Force make to national security and resilience at the Minister of Defence Awards of Excellence to Industry. “This...
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Students studying on campus at Massey rising but union says sites a’ghost town’
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The number of New Zealand students studying on Massey Univeristy’s campuses is rising after halving over the past 10 years, it says. Meanwhile, a union...
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Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting reports
Source: Radio New Zealand author:lillian_hanly] Oriini Kaipara has confirmed her loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting statements were made to different media outlets. VNP/Phil Smith Oriini Kaipara has confirmed...
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Car hits power pole cutting electricity around Cambridge
Source: Radio New Zealand Powerlines on a cloudy sky RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Power was cut off in several parts of Cambridge, in the Waipā District, after a car hit...
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Centuries-old Māori warrior’s cloak returned to Aotearoa
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Museum’s tohunga expert weavers’ advisory group, Taumata Māreikura, is analysing the cloak. Supplied / Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum The return of a...
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Government brings certainty to climate change tort law
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is clarifying climate change laws to provide businesses with certainty around their obligations, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Ongoing litigation in the High Court,...
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Trump, Key, Biden or Luxon? The politicians who are good for your KiwiSaver
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau KiwiSaver members in aggressive funds have done better under Democrat US presidents and National governments in New Zealand. Morningstar has compiled data...
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Wellington tetraplegic man climbs equivalent of Mt Everest in a year
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington man who severely injured his spine and is tetraplegic has climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest in a year. Andrew Leslie walked to the...
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Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens?
Source: Radio New Zealand The Swedish government recently announced it was moving from the classroom use of digital devices back to physical books. It cited concerns over declining test scores...
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Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman ‘hounded’ into resigning
Source: Radio New Zealand Former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman. Aotearoa Media Collective Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman was “hounded” into resigning, after a “witch hunt”...
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Students studying on campus at Massey University rising but union leader says sites a’ghost town’
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The number of New Zealand students studying on Massey Univeristy’s campuses is rising after halving over the past 10 years, it says. Meanwhile, a union...
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Policing Amendment Bill – ‘Massive amount of risk’ of data mismanagement, MPs told
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has said the Bill would restore police powers rather than giving them new ones. File photo. RNZ / Richard Tindiller The FBI could get...
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Students question university affordability after government scraps fees-free scheme
Source: Radio New Zealand Matt (left), Coco, Adam, and Joseph. RNZ / Pretoria Gordon Some University of Auckland students are questioning whether they can afford to continue their studies, after...
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Police consider new ways to ‘control their narrative ‘ in ‘depleted media landscape’
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are reviewing the operating model of their media and communications team. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A proposed restructure of police’s media and communications team is...