The $700,000 System Failure

The ContextOn 30 January 2026, the Financial Markets Authority issued a public warning to Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance. The trigger was a nine-year failure of manual processes. These processes were designed to identify customers eligible for multi-policy discounts. They...

The Audit Trail of Purge

The ContextOn 24 January 2026, the Chinese Ministry of National Defence announced investigations into two of its most senior military figures: General Zhang Youxia and General Liu Zhenli. The Central Military Commission (CMC) has been reduced from seven members to...

The Worksite Verdict

The Worksite VerdictA road worker’s death exposes the gap between policy and practice. The law will not accept ignorance.The ContextOn Tuesday, 14 January 2026, a Downer employee was fatally struck by a vehicle on the Taihape-Napier Road near Ngamahanga....

The Disclosure Gap

The Disclosure GapA forensic analysis of the Senior Trust Capital investigation reveals a critical failure in financial oversight, exposing directors to significant personal liability.The ContextOn 14 May 2025, Senior Trust Capital Limited (STC) withdrew its public...

The Breach: A Failure of Foresight

The Context Over 400,000 New Zealanders’ health documents were stolen. The hacker group Kazu demanded a US$60,000 ransom after breaching a specific document storage module at Manage My Health on 30 December 2025. The public found out on New Year’s Day....