New Zealand · Evidence
New Zealand: what was counted on 28 October 2026
Every article that passed the risk gate for New Zealand on this day, by category — the outlet, its leaning where known, and the link. These counts are what the pressure table adds up.
Signals counted
55 articles
At home
Regulation
- Regional council slashes consent delays ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Former Chief High Court judge urges shorter, simpler judgments ↗ The National Business Review · independent
- Gang pads cause outrage. Corporate lobbying? Not so much ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Ban, fine for Auckland FC striker ‘disproportionate’ – players’ union boss ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Aussie casino given monster fine for money-laundering breaches ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- ‘Invest in a lawyer’: Judge puts Zhi on final warning ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
Disruption
- Ashburton second bridge project on track despite weather risks ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Snow showers for South Island highways ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Motorway reopens after serious crash closes section during Auckland rush hour ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Police say car that crashed into harbour lost control before it hit the spikes they laid ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Car door slammed on victim in Oamaru road rage incident ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Truck breakdown closes Haast Pass ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- 'Significant' $40m cocaine shipment found inside container ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
Internal tension
- Watch Your Mouth: Mbappé, Mao And Cancellation ↗ Scoop · independent
- ‘It’s complete chaos’: Residents call for ban amid Wānaka freedom camping woes ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
Safety & health
- ‘Be prepared’ for El Niño, Canterbury Crs warn ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Spinal patient travelled from Chatham Islands for health appointment that didn’t exist ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- 1300 people possibly affected by 'violating' cyber attack ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- ‘Seriously dangerous’: Warning copycat Tunnel Beach jumps will end in tragedy ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Thousands of peptide injecting kits handed out as Health NZ sounds warning ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
Companies
- Quiz: The Hard Word ... people in the future ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Worker awarded $33,000 after Auckland business failed to pay KiwiSaver ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- AM quiz: Which game gets its name for the Latin meaning "I play"? ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Fines and fires but the battle over an illegal dump continues ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
Markets
- Reserve Bank holds OCR at 2.75% in surprise move ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
Trade
- More than $1m in assets seized from illegal migrant sex work operation ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- $40m of cocaine found alongside guns in Auckland shipping container ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
Politics
- Luxon warns of ‘dire consequences’ in wake of unfavourable poll ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Taieri: Could Labour lose battle in ‘red fortress’? ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- 'Rollercoaster of emotions': Kirifi to use All Blacks snub as fuel ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- ODT quiz: October 29 ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Play a deep dive into the realities of political life and the compromises it calls for ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- National dips below disastrous 2020 result, Opportunity surges ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Mayor’s election plea: support Auckland or 'sod off' ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Ferry replacement project reached $1.7b ceiling mid-year ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Election 2026 debate: Waitaki ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- RNZ-Reid Research poll: National below disastrous 2020 result as Opportunity surges ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has answered YOUR questions. Here’s what she said ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Politics live blog: Thursday 29 Oct ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Hurricanes reveal Ruben Love return timeline amid No 10 battle ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Paul Henry commits to six years in potentially ‘loathsomely boring’ politics ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Pulse of the Nation: Voters back Hipkins’ handling of gang saga - but has it cost votes? ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- One issue towers above all others for Kiwi voters. And it’s not even close ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Stuff urged to shelve cuts to regional journalism ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Now is your chance to ask Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson anything ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- Ron Mark, now railing against ‘woke’ NZDF, was a pro-diversity defence minister ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
- On The Politics Of Gang Phobia ↗ Scoop · independent
- Councils call for more flood funding from next Government ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Police review of Tom Phillips doco expected by end of year ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Unlocking the many housing policies ↗ Otago Daily Times · independent
- Christchurch events boom delivers $107m boost... and stadium has barely begun ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
Abroad, in its press
Regulation
- Sanctions against Russia, the EU forges ahead while the USA suspends them: the question on the table ↗ Radio Sport · independent
Disruption
- High-speed train hits stopped train in central Spain, killing at least 10 ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent
Politics
- Listen up, the EU dictates the 2027 Maneuver: yes to arms, for the 'rest' figure it out! ↗ Radio Sport · independent
- Israelis await final election results as Netanyahu remains far from defeated ↗ Stuff.co.nz · independent