Post
Fuel stock still stable despite another fall, government says
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest government data accurate to midday Sunday shows 51.2 days of petrol, 41.6 days of diesel, and 47.4 of jet fuel. RNZ / Unsplash New...
OSI archive
Politics
Post
Coalition spat deepens as Christopher Luxon fires back at Winston Peters
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The prime minister has unleashed on his coalition partner Winston Peters, saying he was the person who put Dame Jacinda Ardern in...
Post
2026 election: Lan Pham moves higher than two fellow MPs in Greens list
Source: Radio New Zealand MPs Gen Bennett (Labour), and Lan Pham (Green) at a Select Committee. VNP / Phil Smith The Green Party has confirmed its candidate list for the...
Post
Infrastructure Commission to oversee major projects under new government plan
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis. File photo. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government says it is shifting oversight of infrastructure projects from Treasury to the independent Infrastructure...
Post
New site to teach kids about Anzac history launched
Source: Radio New Zealand Poppies at Auckland War Memorial Museum, 2024. RNZ/Marika Khabazi The government is launching a new online visual storytelling website to help children learn about Anzac history....
Post
Weather: Localised flooding, more evacuations in lower North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooded Ruamahanga River, taken from hillside at Morisons Bush looking down on the South Wairarapa. Pockets of native bush and windbreaks are now islands among flooded...
Post
‘Pain’ ahead for dairy farmers as prices ease
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Farmers are being warned to brace for a challenging next season after prices eased at the latest global dairy trade (GDT) auction....
Post
Insurance Sector – APAC Insurers Are Racing into Private Markets. Their Infrastructure Is Not Keeping Up
Source: Clearwater Analytics Clearwater Analytics survey of 150 executives managing $3.8 trillion finds private market allocations set to grow by two-thirds in five years, even as the systems underpinning them...
Post
Vital Hutt Valley whānau support service at risk of closure – Birthright proposed to close – PSA
Source: PSA A proposal to shut down Birthright Hutt Valley after six decades of service will leave hundreds of local single-caregiver families without a lifeline, and the staff that support them...
Post
Greens unveil diverse list with large Māori representation
Source: Green Party The Green Party has announced 13 Māori candidates in its final list for the 2026 General Election with 9 in the top 20 and Marama Davidson number...
Post
Green Party releases final candidate list for the 2026 General Election
Source: Green Party The Green Party has released its final candidate list for the 2026 General Election. “We are proud to announce an exceptional group of people who are already...
Post
Active Investor Plus Visa draws in nearly $4b of foreign funds in first year since refresh
Source: Radio New Zealand Immigration minister Erica Stanford. RNZ / Nick Monro The government’s refreshed Active Investor Plus Visa has drawn in nearly $4 billion in funds already invested or...
Post
Upgraded Whangārei Hospital helipad to speed up emergency care
Source: New Zealand Government Precious minutes will be saved in emergency patient care with the opening of Whangārei Hospital’s rooftop helipad today following a major upgrade, Health Minister Simeon Brown...
Post
New initiative for children to explore Anzac history
Source: New Zealand Government A new digital initiative for children to explore Anzac histories and stories from the battlefront to the homefront has launched today, says Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden. “Anzac Stories is an online visual...
Post
Speech to New Zealand Infrastructure Commission Symposium
Source: New Zealand Government Good afternoon, everyone. I’d like to thank Raveen, Geoff and the entire team at the Infrastructure Commission for their hard work on the National Infrastructure Plan....
Post
Independent oversight of infrastructure investment
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is improving how it selects infrastructure projects by making a series of changes to the Investment Management System, to ensure infrastructure meets New Zealanders’...
Post
City Rail link ‘not enough’ to revitalise downtown Auckland, entrepreneur says
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland’s City Rail Link. (File photo) Supplied Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL), is not enough to revitalise the CBD, an entrepreneur says. The $5.5 billion rail...
Post
Nine Kiwi startups could offset emissions at the scale of NZ forests
Source: Ara Ake Today’s launch of the New Zealand Cleantech Impact Report 2026 shows New Zealand has a pipeline of cleantech companies with the potential to reduce emissions on a global...
Post
Person waiting for bus in Auckland stabbed multiple times
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Richard Tindiller A person waiting for a bus in Auckland has been stabbed multiple times. Police say they were called to Manurewa Railway Station...
Post
ED peer supporters for three extra hospitals
Source: New Zealand Government Whangārei, Hutt Valley and Hawke’s Bay are the latest hospitals to get peer support workers in their emergency departments, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey announced today....
Post
Consumer NZ – Time’s up on retirement village repayment delays
Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ is calling for a law change so residents who leave a retirement village get their money back sooner. Its newly launched petition asks people to...
Post
Winston Peters says Christopher Luxon didn’t warn him about leadership vote
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Winston Peters says he should have been warned ahead of Christopher Luxon’s leadership vote this week. Christopher Luxon said there had been...
Post
Global dairy prices fall again amid geopolitical tensions
Source: Radio New Zealand The average price at the latest global dairy auction fell 2.7 percent. AFP / William West Global dairy prices have fallen again amid ongoing geopolitical tensions....
Post
Australian company plans $3b lignite-to-fertiliser plant in Southland
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. The company says it could deliver 1.5 million tonnes a year of urea fertiliser. 123RF An Australian-led project could see Southland’s lignite, or brown...
Post
Weather: Localised flooding, high river levels across lower North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooded Ruamahanga River, taken from hillside at Morisons Bush looking down on the South Wairarapa. Pockets of native bush and windbreaks are now islands among flooded...
Post
Child Protection Investigation Unit struggles with agencies not sharing information
Source: Radio New Zealand The Child Protection Investigation Unit has run into the same problem that contributed to the murder of five-year-old Malachi Subecz. Supplied The country’s newest child abuse...
Post
Survivor wants good character discounts scrapped from sex offender sentencing
Source: Radio New Zealand Ken Clearwater and Sam Troth. RNZ / Louis Dunham A survivor of childhood sexual abuse is calling for good character discounts to be scrapped in sentencing...