New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 25, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Speech at 2025 Looking Ahead Infrastructure Symposium: Building Common Ground
Source: New Zealand Government Opening Good morning. It’s great to be here today for the release of the draft National Infrastructure Plan – or the NIP. I’d like to thank Raveen Jaduram, Geoff Cooper, and the entire team at the Infrastructure Commission for hosting this Symposium and for their hard work on putting the NIP together. I’d also […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Name release, fatal crash, Millers Flat, Otago
Source: New Zealand Police Name release, Millers Flat, Otago Police can now release the name of the woman who died following a crash on farmland at Millers Flat, Central Otago. She was 41-year-old Kirsty Marie Hall, of Central Otago. Our thoughts are with her family and those close to her at this difficult time. Enquiries […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fixing double dips for boarder and rent payments
Source: New Zealand Government Legislation fixing the inconsistent treatment of boarder and rental payments has been passed into law in Parliament today. The Social Assistance Legislation (Accommodation Supplement and Income-related Rent) Amendment Bill and the supporting legislation of the Social Security (Mandatory Reviews) Amendment Bill has addressed the inconsistent treatment of board and rent payments around […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Farm-to-forest Ban passes first reading
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has taken a major step towards protecting food production by ending the large-scale conversion of productive farmland into pine plantations, with the first reading of the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme—Forestry Conversion) Amendment Bill receiving unanimous support in Parliament last night. “This Bill is about protecting our most […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Stats NZ information release: Overseas merchandise trade: May 2025
Overseas merchandise trade: May 2025 – information release 25 June 2025 Overseas merchandise trade statistics provide information on imports and exports of merchandise goods between New Zealand and other countries. Key factsThis release refers to trade in goods only. In May 2025, compared with May 2024: goods exports rose by $676 million (9.7 percent), to $7.7 […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Stats NZ information release: National labour force projections: 2024(base)–2078
National labour force projections: 2024(base)–2078 – information release 25 June 2025 National labour force projections indicate the future size and age-sex structure of the labour force usually living in New Zealand based on assumptions about labour force participation and average hours worked, and current policy settings. Key factsNational labour force projections indicate the future size and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Tech and Business – Fibre broadband extension a priority for business
Source: BusinessNZ BusinessNZ supports the Infrastructure Commission’s endorsement for extending fibre broadband to more areas of New Zealand. A proposal by Chorus to gain government backing for expanding fibre broadband from 87% to 95% of households and businesses has been endorsed by the Infrastructure Commission as a national priority. BusinessNZ Advocacy Director Catherine Beard says Chorus’ […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Culture – Ice skaters and Korean intergenerational storytelling: Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho funding recipients 2025
Source: Ministry for Culture and Heritage “I am delighted to announce this year’s Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho Piki Ake! Kake Ake! recipients,” says Leauanae Laulu Mac Leauanae, Secretary for Culture and Heritage. 12 grants totalling $101,075.00 are being awarded for this round of Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho New Zealand Oral History Grants. “This year was a […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: MEDIA ADVISORY: Recruit wing graduation tomorrow Thursday 26 June
Source: New Zealand Police Media are invited to the 385 Glenda Hughes Police recruit wing graduation. What: Graduation of the New Zealand Police Glenda Hughes 385 Recruit Wing.Who: For families and friends to celebrate with the newly attested Police officers.Why: Completion and graduation from their initial training course.Where: Te Rauparaha Arena, 17 Parumoana Street, Porirua.When: […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Workplace literacy and numeracy funding
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Workplace Literacy and Numeracy FundThe Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund supports training programmes of 25 to 80 hours that are delivered to employed people, often on-site in the workplace. The programmes are tailored to meet the needs of employees and their employers. The programmes are offered in two ways: training provider-led (TEO-led), andemployer-led. […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 8 November 2024Last updated 8 November 2024 Print Share Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (EWLN) Fund funding supports the delivery of literacy and numeracy programmes for employees to increase their literacy and numeracy skills, and to contribute to workplace productivity.Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (EWLN) Fund funding supports the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: SDR transition to DXP Ngā Kete
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 25 June 2025Last updated 25 June 2025 Print Share This page contains information about the transition to DXP Ngā Kete. This page contains information about the transition to DXP Ngā Kete. SDR full transitionThe Single Data Return (SDR) – and registers – transition to DXP Ngā Kete in February 2025, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Infrastructure Plan – Have your say on 30-year plan for NZ’s infrastructure investment
Source: New Zealand Infrastructure Commission The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, has revealed its first look at how New Zealand needs to invest to get the roads, hospitals, schools and other infrastructure we will rely on to live and thrive over the next 30 years. The Commission’s draft National Infrastructure Plan looks at the infrastructure […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Minister welcomes launch of draft National Infrastructure Plan
Source: New Zealand Government Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop encourages New Zealanders to have their say on the draft National Infrastructure Plan released today by the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission. “Improving the way we plan, fund, maintain and build our infrastructure is critical to boosting economic growth and increasing productivity and living standards, and so the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Northland News – 3.54% rates rise adopted
Source: Northland Regional Council Northland Regional Council rates will rise 3.54 percent for the 2025/26 financial year – considerably less than a 5.79% increase previously forecast – under an Annual Plan adopted by councillors recently. Council Chair Geoff Crawford says the increase – which accounts to an increase of $19.19c per rates bill on average over […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Environment – Damning new groundwater figures reveal growing drinking water crisis – Greenpeace
Source: Greenpeace New data published yesterday by StatsNZ shows about half of groundwater monitoring sites had contamination that exceeded maximum health limits for New Zealand at least once between April 2019 and March 2024. Over that period, 45.1% of sites exceeded the maximum acceptable level for E. coli, and 12.4% for nitrate – a contaminant linked to […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Indonesia: Police must release 75 people arrested in discriminatory raid on ‘gay party’ – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International Responding to the arrest of 75 people in a raid on a gathering described by police as a “gay party” in the Indonesian city of Bogor, near the capital city of Jakarta, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Deputy Director Wirya Adiwena said: “This discriminatory raid on a privately rented villa is a blatant violation […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Ideology and Politics – Food quality and safety will suffer if meat inspection service is privatised as Govt proposes – PSA
Source: PSA The Government wants to privatise its high-quality meat inspection service ignoring the impact it will have on food quality and safety in announcements being made to meat inspectors. The Ministry for Primary Industries is proposing to allow meat processing companies to carry out more of their own meat inspection work with reduced oversight from AsureQuality, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Christchurch burglaries overnight
Source: New Zealand Police Two burglaries occurred in central Christchurch in the early hours of Wednesday morning. At about 2.10am an alarm activated at a Withells Road, Avonhead address, then shortly after at the Kwik Kiwi Diner, on Parkhouse Road, Wigram. During the attempt to break into Withells Road), the would-be burglars activated the fog […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Waikato Police thank motorists who helped locate a dangerous fleeing driver
Source: New Zealand Police Police used 111 calls to track a fleeing driver, who was arrested after allegedly crashing into two innocent motorists at Ōhaupō yesterday. Inspector Hywel Jones, Waikato Acting District Commander praised the multiple people who called 111 to report a vehicle’s dangerous driving. “Those members of the public not only helped us […]