Post
Shane van Gisbergen powers to New York NASCAR win
Source: Radio New Zealand Shane Van Gisbergen leads the field during the NASCAR Cup series race at Watkins Glen race track in New York. AFP Shane van Gisbergen has put...
OSI archive
New Zealand
Post
Internet outage hits Auckland suburbs
Source: Radio New Zealand The Chorus website showed outages in several South Auckland suburbs. Chorus / screenshot An estimated 2500 homes and businesses in South Auckland are affected by an...
Post
Wellington bar Red Square to close after ’23 legendary years’
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Unsplash / Lucas Santos Long time Wellington bar, Red Square, has announced it will be closing at the end of this month. “As with...
Post
Wellington Electricity says power bills could rise for customers to keep lines reliable
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Wellington Electricity says it likely needs to eke out another $10 to $20 a month from customers to keep the power lines reliable. That would...
Post
Combining forces on illicit tobacco
Source: New Zealand Government Customs, Police, Health New Zealand, and the Ministry of Health have joined forces to better target and dismantle the illegal tobacco trade, Customs Minister Casey Costello...
Post
Dunedin bar owner surrenders liquor licences after drunk person locked in
Source: Radio New Zealand The Dunedin bar DropKicks on Great King Street. RNZ / Tess Brunton A Dunedin bar owner has surrendered liquor licences for two venues after a drunk...
Post
What exactly is the hantavirus outbreak and how worried should we be?
Source: Radio New Zealand A passenger from the Dutch flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius waves aboard a military bus after being transferred by boat to the industrial port of...
Post
Century-old family heirloom returned
Source: New Zealand Police A century-old family heirloom has made its way back home thanks to someone’s good will. Nearly two months ago a member of the public located a...
Post
Corrections staff turn to food banks as fuel crisis takes toll
Source: Radio New Zealand Corrections staff are struggling with the higher cost of fuel. (File photo) RNZ / Blessen Tom Corrections staff are turning to food banks as the fuel...
Post
Government removal of fees-free a sign of their values
Source: NZCTU The removal of fees free from university students is a kick in the teeth for young people already being hammered by this government says Sandra Grey, President of...
Post
Pacific Edge aims to raise up to $24 million more after loss of US insurer
Source: Radio New Zealand Pacific Edge’s revenue dropped to $11.5 million from $21.8 million the year earlier, reflecting the Medicare cut. Supplied / Pacific Edge Cancer diagnostics company Pacific Edge...
Post
Dave Rennie’s Japan season extended as Kobe Steelers book top spot
Source: Radio New Zealand Kobe Steelers coach Dave Rennie (L) and Ardie Savea. www.photosport.nz Incoming All Blacks coach Rennie and his star flanker Ardie Savea have steered Kobe Steelers to...
Post
Opinion: The truth about Auckland’s ‘dog killers’ – Rachel Kelleher
Source: Auckland Council Animal abusers. Murderers. Nazis. Scum. If you’ve spent time on social media in the past couple of weeks you might have seen these words and worse directed...
Post
World Vision – 50 MILLION REASONS TO ACT: NZERS URGED TO BACK LANDMARK SLAVERY LAW BEFORE DEADLINE
Source: World Vision World Vision is urging New Zealanders to show their support for a Modern Slavery Bill by making a submission via Select Committee to ensure the Bill becomes law...
Post
Ombudsman publishes findings on Ministry of Education sensitive claims scheme
Source: Office of the Ombudsman The Ombudsman has found that parts of the Ministry of Education’s scheme to assess sensitive claims are unreasonable for people who were abused or neglected in...
Post
Northland News – Free BusLink travel for ages 5-24 during Youth Week
Source: Northland Regional Council Northland Regional Council’s BusLink services are pleased to announce increased support for Youth Week, running from 18-23 May 2026. To mark Youth Week 2026, BusLink will extend...
Post
Politics – A new political party has formed to combat New Zealand’s ongoing complicity in crimes against the people of Palestine
Source: PFFRS Party (Palestine Free From the River to the Sea Party) A political party named “Palestine Free From the River to the Sea” has been formed to contest the...
Post
West Auckland foodbank demand at highest ever levels
Source: Radio New Zealand A West Auckland foodbank is giving out more than 200 food parcels a month. File picture. RNZ / Simon Rogers A West Auckland foodbank says demand...
Post
Research – Shock survey result – one in four public service workers thinking of leaving NZ – PSA
Source: PSA Govt attacks on workers taking toll Key findings from PSA survey: – 27% of public service workers are thinking of leaving NZ for better pay – Nearly half (49%) of workers...
Post
NGOs – Every day life in Gaza – new ChildFund film
Source: ChildFund New Zealand A new short film that follows families living in Gaza, and supported by New Zealand donations, has won a prestigious film award in Italy. ‘Everyday in Gaza’...
Post
New survey: privacy concerns are no longer niche worries
Source: Privacy Commissioner 11 May 2026, 09:00 Issues like AI decision-making, facial recognition, and children’s digital lives are now firmly mainstream concerns, rather than niche ones, according to the latest...
Post
2026 annual survey on privacy
Source: Privacy Commissioner 11 May 2026, 09:00 Read the 2026 survey, ‘Research on Privacy Concerns and use of personal information‘ (opens to PDF, 2.4MB). Issues like AI decision-making, facial recognition,...
Post
Using Hawke’s Bay’s rivers to unlock the mysteries of marine carbon storage
Source: Radio New Zealand Marine biogeochemist Cliff Law is leading Earth Sciences New Zealand’s five-year research project into naturally-occurring marine carbon dioxide removal. ESNZ / Karl Safi Major research to...
Post
Netball: Defending champion Tactix go level top with tight win over Stars
Source: Radio New Zealand (L-R) Assistant coach Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Laura Balmer and Ash Barnett celebrate victory over the Stars. Photosport It’s a South Island one-two at the midway...
Post
Fees-free university scheme ‘didn’t achieve any goals’, Christopher Luxon says
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The fees-free university scheme did not achieve any of its goals, the Prime Minister says, and...
Post
Tim Price surges to second at Badminton Horse Trials
Source: Radio New Zealand Tim Price clears a cross country fence, riding Falco. Photosport New Zealand three-day eventer Tim Price has recorded his best result at the Badminton Horse Trials,...
Post
Record-breaking $161,000 bull worth every cent, owner says
Source: Radio New Zealand The hammer fell at $161,000 for Tangihau U418 at last year’s East Coast bull sales setting a national price record. supplied The buyer of a record-breaking...