New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 4, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: GAZA – Attack on life-saving aid boat proves the reach of Israel’s out-of-control genocide through starvation is now global
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa Israel’s drone attack on the Freedom Flotilla boat ‘Conscience’ shows Israel’s genocide strategy has now gone global, according to PSNA. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa says the attack in international waters is a thoroughly predictable war crime, committed by an out-of-control Israel, intent on violence anywhere to uphold its […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Advocacy – World Press Freedom Day 2025: Standing with the Palestinian Press
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand On this World Press Freedom Day, we pause to honour journalists and media workers across the globe who risk their safety to report truth and amplify the voices of the oppressed. Nowhere is this commitment more courageous, or more perilous, than in occupied Palestine. For decades, Palestinian journalists have […]
MIL-Evening Report: Palestine protesters march on TVNZ, accuse broadcaster of bias on Gaza
Asia Pacific Report About 1000 pro-Palestinian protesters marked World Press Freedom Day — May 3 — today by marching on the public broadcaster Television New Zealand in Auckland, accusing it of 18 months of “biased coverage” on the genocidal Israeli war against Gaza. They delivered a letter to the management board of TVNZ from Palestine […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Hunting and Fishing Minister joins game bird season opening hunt
Source: New Zealand Government Hunting and Fishing Minister James Meager has joined the thousands of New Zealanders taking part in the annual game bird hunting season opening. He spent the morning at Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau / Sinclair Wetlands, a 315-hectare portion of the Lakes Waihola-Waipori wetland south of Dunedin, hosted by Fish & Game New […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Attendance dashboard shows early insights into term 2
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Education Minister David Seymour says that new up-to-date attendance data is helping provide fresh insights into student attendance. For example, data for the first week of term 2 shows the effect of wild weather and which regions were standouts.The average attendance across week 1 is 87.1 per cent.“The daily school […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Name release, workplace incident, Kaikorai Valley Road
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police can now name the man who died after a workplace incident at a Kaikorai Valley Road premises on 24 April. He was Michael John Sherry, 32, of Fairfield. Police extend their sympathies to his family at this difficult time. His death has been referred to WorkSafe and the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Police review completion rates for recruit swimming assessment
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police have now reviewed completion rates for the swimming assessment that recruits are expected to undergo as part of their training at the Royal New Zealand Police College. Since the start of the new 20-week curriculum in January 2024 a further three wings have missed the assessment. There are […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Two people arrested for Kawakawa aggravated robbery
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police have arrested two people in relation to an aggravated robbery at a Kawakawa property on Thursday night. A 22-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were arrested last night and are facing a number of charges, including aggravated robbery, wounding, unlawful possession of ammunition and failing to answer to […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Health – RACS calls on all levels of government for reform
Source: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) today issued an urgent call to governments across Australia to engage in genuine negotiations to resolve the pressing issues facing the NSW Health surgical workforce. Australians are now waiting almost twice as long on average for elective surgery than they were […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Africa – Turkey Strengthens Global Energy Influence with Strategic African Partnerships
SOURCE: African Energy Chamber Turkey is deepening its energy ties across Africa, launching new projects in Libya, Somalia and Senegal as part of a broader strategy to strengthen its role in the continent’s evolving energy landscape. CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 2, 2025/ — Turkey is making bold strides in expanding its energy footprint, with […]