New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 5, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Cluck Above the Rest: The Chook Tree Takes Top Tree Title
Source: Press Release Service Headline: Cluck Above the Rest: The Chook Tree Takes Top Tree Title North Otago’s beloved Chook Tree has been crowned the winner of the 2025 Tree of the Year New Zealand. Chosen by public vote from a shortlist of six finalists, the quirky, chicken-shaped macrocarpa captured the nation’s imagination and topped […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fatal Crash, Leeston
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died after a serious crash in Leeston last night. Police were called to the intersection of Leeston and Lakes Road and Harts Road at around 7.40pm after a report of a vehicle colliding with two pedestrians. Sadly, one pedestrian was located deceased at the scene. The other pedestrian […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fatal crash, Motutere
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a serious two-vehicle crash near Motutere last night. Police were called to State Highway One near Jellicoe Point at around 7.45pm. Sadly, despite best efforts of emergency services, one person died at the scene. The road was closed while the Serious Crash Unit conducted a scene […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Road closed due to slip, SH3 Piopio
Source: New Zealand Police District: SH3 near Piopio has been affected by a large slip between Mangaorongo Road and Wall Road. Emergency services were called about 2.10pm. The road is closed, with diversions in place. Motorists should avoid the area if possible. ENDS MIL OSI New Zealand News –
MIL-Evening Report: Palestine protesters target NZ businesses ‘complicit’ with Israel’s Gaza genocide
Asia Pacific Report Protesters against the Israeli genocide in Gaza and occupied West Bank targeted three business sites accused of being “complicit” in Aotearoa New Zealand today. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa’s “End Rocket Lab Genocide Complicity” themed protest picketed Rocket Lab’s New Zealand head office in Mt Wellington. Simultaneously, protesters also picketed a site […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Ngāi Tukairangi staff advance Kiwifruit careers through EIT study
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 11 hours ago Three staff members from Ngāi Tukairangi Trust are enhancing their careers in the kiwifruit industry by combining hands-on experience with academic study at the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT). Kevin Kooijman, Maria Edmonds and Janiva Singh (Ngāti Kahungunu) have each completed Level 3 of the Horticulture Apprenticeship […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Road Closed, SH1, Moturere
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway One is closed following a serious crash near Moturere this evening. Police received a report of a two vehicle crash on SH1 near Jellicoe Point at around 7.45pm. Initial indications suggest there are serious injuries. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised. The road is closed between Taupō and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Road Closed, Harts Road, Leeston
Source: New Zealand Police Harts Road is closed following a serious crash this evening. Police were called to the Harts Road and Leeston and Lake Roads intersection at around 7.40pm after a report of a vehicle colliding with two pedestrians. There are reports of serious injuries. The road is closed while emergency services are at […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Have you seen Kahu?
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Brett Humphrey: Police investigating a missing person’s report in Whanganui are seeking sightings of a vehicle of interest. Kahukura Dilpreet Wati Woods Gill, known as Kahu, was last seen in the Matahiwi area on Friday 27 June 2025, and he is believed to have been using […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Successful night on the streets in Flat Bush
Source: New Zealand Police A dodgy number plate ended one man’s run in evading his warrants to arrest. It was part of a successful night for Police in Flat Bush after nabbing two offenders for a range of incidents. Counties Manukau East Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Rakana Cook, says at about 1am a vehicle was […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Arrest made following Whangārei assault
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested and charged a man following an assault in Whangārei overnight. An allegation of assault on Walton Street has been under investigation, after a woman approached the Whangārei Police Station at about 1.30am. Detective Senior Sergeant Michelle Harris, of Whangārei CIB, says an 18-year-old man has been charged with […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Overnight closures coming for HB Expressway, as part of RoNS project
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency A stretch of State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway will be closing overnight for 5 nights early next month. The closures will allow road surface testing to be carried out as part of the Hawke’s Bay Expressway Road of National Significance (RoNS) project. The expressway, between the Taradale Road and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Employment – Uber drivers to rally at Supreme Court as appeal heard – Workers First Union
Source: Workers First Union WHAT: Workers First Union Uber drivers will be rallying outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning as Uber’s appeal begins in Wellington over a 2022 Employment Court case that found four drivers had been misclassified as contractors rather than employees of the company. WHEN: Tuesday 8 July, 09:00-09:30 WHERE: Outside the Supreme Court, 85 Lambton […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Infrastructure Minister to visit United States
Source: New Zealand Government Infrastructure, Transport and Housing Minister Chris Bishop will travel to New York and Texas tomorrow for a range of meetings across housing, planning, urban development and transport, including a keynote speech at the Urban Design Forum’s Global Exchange Programme. “In New York I will be holding a series of meetings with […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Prolific shoplifters on the list . . . for court
Source: New Zealand Police Counties Manukau Police nabbed four prolific shoplifters after allegedly racking up more than $17,000 in unpaid groceries. Earlier this week Police arrested a 54-year-old man from Manurewa after he was identified as a high risk, recidivist retail crime offender. Counties Manukau Central Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Warrick Adkin, says officers visited […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Health Education – Nursing students ready to walk – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Concerning interim findings of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) 2025 Student Survey has found most students will go overseas if they can’t get jobs in New Zealand. This comes as Te Whatu Ora refused to address NZNO claims around its obligation to employ new graduates […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Recall of Hydr8 Spring Water due to possible presence of blue plastic
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand Food Safety is supporting NZ Drinks Ltd in its recall of Hydr8 Spring Water (600ml x 24) as the product may contain blue plastic. “The concern with the affected batches of bottled water is that they could contain soft shreds of blue plastic, which could be a […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Online drug shopping lands Waikato pair in court
Source: New Zealand Police Litres of Fantasy or GBL, pills and other illegal substances ordered through international online sources and imported into New Zealand to be sold in the local Waikato market have been uncovered in a joint operation by Waikato Organised Crime and New Zealand Customs. Earlier this year, staff at Police and Customs […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Do you recognise this man?
Source: New Zealand Police Counties Manukau Police are seeking the public’s help to identify the man in this photo. We are hoping he can assist with an ongoing enquiry into an altercation near the Burger King in Manukau on the morning of 20 June, and would like to speak with him. If this is you, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: New space squadron for NZDF
Source: New Zealand Government The Royal New Zealand Air Force has established its first dedicated space unit with the reactivation of the No. 62 Squadron today, Defence Minister Judith Collins says. “This reflects our commitment to protecting New Zealand’s interests and security in the rapidly evolving space domain,” Ms Collins says. “Space is vital for […]