Asia Pacific: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 25, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Rangatahi to lead negotiations in international climate meeting simulation – Save the Children
Source: Save the Children Kiwi young people will tomorrow come together to negotiate climate policy, find solutions and create a statement for climate action during Aotearoa Youth COP, New Zealand’s youth-led national simulation event of the UN’s international climate meeting. Held at Auckland University, around 200 young people aged between 14 and 30 (more than half […]
MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Coast Guard, international partners conclude Operation Nasse in Pacific region
Source: United States Coast Guard 07/24/2025 07:56 PM EDT HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard completed participation July 11 in Operation Nasse, a three-month operation conducted by Australia, France, New Zealand, and the U.S. to safeguard the marine resources of Pacific Island nations. For breaking news follow us on twitter @USCGHawaiiPac MIL Security OSI –
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Government Cuts – Over half of mid-year nursing graduates miss out on jobs – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Te Whatu Ora has again failed nursing graduates – and Aotearoa New Zealand’s future nursing workforce – by employing just 45% of the 2025 mid-year cohort, Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says. The mid-year graduation cohort sat their state final exams last week. Figures released by […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Arts – Susanna Elliffe is winner of the 2025 NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize!
Source: New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) congratulates Susanna Elliffe on winning the 2025 NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize with her manuscript Relic Party. The prize was created by the NZSA and the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Schatz, Murphy Introduce New Legislation To Improve Wages, Operations Transparency For Rideshare Drivers, Delivery App Workers
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Hawaii Brian Schatz WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today introduced the Empowering App-Based Workers Act, new legislation to improve transparency on how app companies operate and help boost wages for rideshare drivers and delivery app workers. “Every day rideshare drivers and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Health – General Practice training programme to be fully funded is a win for the future of the general practice workforce
Source: Royal NZ College of General Practitioners The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners welcomes the Minister of Health’s announcement today at GP25: Conference for General Practice of significant additional funding for registrars across the General Practice Education Programme (GPEP). This announcement will go a long way to strengthen the training and grow the next […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Objects of all kinds causing obstructions on state highways
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Glass, spare tyres, metal sheets and poles, building materials, furniture, hay bales – these are just some of the objects causing obstruction on South Island state highways and needing to be cleared daily by contractors. Reports of the obstructions come into New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) each day […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: GLP1 weight loss injections may reduce asthma symptoms
GLP1 agonist drugs, commonly known by brand names such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, reduce asthma symptoms in obese people according to a new study from the University of Aberdeen and The Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute (OPRI), Singapore.
Source: University of Aberdeen GLP1 agonist drugs, commonly known by brand names such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, reduce asthma symptoms in obese people according to a new study from the University of Aberdeen and The Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute (OPRI), Singapore. This is the latest reported benefit of GLP1s, originally prescribed for diabetes management […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Politics – What the heck Winston? Greenpeace queries NZ First support for Seymour’s Overseas Investment Bill
Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is asking NZ First leader Winston Peters what the heck his party is doing supporting an amendment Bill which could lead to greater corporate control of Aotearoa. NZ First has supported ACT leader David Seymour’s amendment Bill to the Overseas Investment Act, through its first reading. Submissions on the Bill closed this week. […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Clamping down on overdue court fines
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is trialling new technology which will help clamp and seize cars of people evading paying court fines, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “If you haven’t paid your court fines, you may soon find yourself walking home or needing a lift. “Bailiffs are now trialling handheld devices which scan the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Safer intersection ahead – new roundabout SH5 & SH28/Harwoods Road
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The busy intersection of State Highway 5 and State Highway 28-Harwoods Road east of Tīrau will be made safer with work starting next month on a roundabout. The T-intersection has a poor safety record which NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) says can be improved with a 3-leg roundabout. Work […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: SH1B Telephone Road rail crossing to reopen next week
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The rail crossing on State Highway 1B Telephone Road, east of Hamilton, is set to reopen to traffic next week, more than 3 years after it was closed. The signals and barriers at the crossing are in the final stages of KiwiRail’s testing and commissioning process. Pending final approval, the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Reps. Salinas and Ansari Lead 37 Colleagues in Demanding Secretary Rollins Reinstate the 2001 Roadless Rule
Source: US Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Congresswoman Yassmin Ansari (AZ-03), led 37 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging her to reverse the decision to fully rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule and to reinstate full roadless protections. Since its inception, […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Tech Research – Artificial Intelligence Adoption in S&P 500 Firms Brings New Security Challenges, Study Finds
Source: Cybernews July 24, 2025, Vilnius, Lithuania – As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly central to the operations of America’s largest corporations, recent research reveals potential security vulnerabilities that could affect both organizations and their customers. An analysis by cybersecurity experts at Cybernews examined AI deployments across the S&P 500 and uncovered close to 1,000 potential […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Aviation – Unqualified pilot sentenced for dangerous and unlawful flying
Source: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) 25 July 2025 – The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) welcomes the sentencing of a man who was fined $14,475 for multiple serious breaches of aviation safety rules, including flying without a pilot licence, flying an aircraft without a certificate of airworthiness, and operating in a manner that caused unnecessary danger. The […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Employment and Equity – Not Done Yet: Women’s Day of Action for Pay Equity – CTU
Source: NZCTU On Saturday 20 September communities across Aotearoa will unite for a Women’s Day of Action for Pay Equity – taking place 132 years after New Zealand women secured the right to vote. This mobilisation responds directly to the Government’s gutting of pay equity. “This week, alongside our affiliated unions, we handed the Government […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Strengthening primary care to better meet patient needs
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is taking further action to ensure Kiwis can see a doctor, focusing on improved funding for rural practices, faster access to primary care, and a stronger pipeline of locally trained GPs, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. Updating GP funding to better reflect patient needs Setting a new health target […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: New Permanent Representative of Iraq Presents Credentials
Source: United Nations General Assembly and Security Council The new Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, Lukman Al-Faily, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. (As provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service) I. General Information: Name: Lukman Al-Faily Date of birth: 06.02.1966 Place of birth: Baghdad, Iraq Nationality: Iraqi Social Status: Married to […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Press Briefing Transcript: Julie Kozack, Director, Communications Department, July 24, 2025
Source: International Monetary Fund July 24, 2025 SPEAKER: Ms. Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Department, IMF MS. KOZACK: Good morning, and welcome to the IMF Press Briefing. It is wonderful to see all of you, both those of you here in person and colleagues online as well. I’m Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Department […]
MIL-OSI USA: Volcano Watch — Ancient volcanoes are critical to our modern world, and our future
Source: US Geological Survey Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. The Ha‘akulamanu trail within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park passes through the Sulphur Banks area, where long-term degassing near Kaluapele (Kīlauea summit caldera) has altered the basalt to colorful minerals including yellow sulfur, […]