New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 13, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Update – homicide investigation, Napier
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Martin James, District Manager Criminal Investigations: Police investigating the death of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria from Napier are continuing to assess information from the public. Kaea was found critically injured at an Alexander Avenue address early on Sunday morning. Despite all efforts by ambulance staff, he died at […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Update – homicide investigation, Napier
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Martin James, District Manager Criminal Investigations: Police investigating the death of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria from Napier are continuing to assess information from the public. Kaea was found critically injured at an Alexander Avenue address early on Sunday morning. Despite all efforts by ambulance staff, he died at […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Politics and Unions – Unions barred from Budget 2025 lock-up – CTU
Source: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (CTU) The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has sent an open letter to the Government objecting to its decision to block the NZCTU and other unions from attending the Budget lock-up on 22 May. “We object in the strongest possible terms to […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Growing NZ – now and for the long term
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Tēna koutou kātoa. Greetings everyone. Thanks for coming. Thank you Sharesies for making the space available. You are exactly the sort of business we need more of to create opportunities for the next generation – Sharesies was started by smart people, who identified a gap in the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Off the rails: Man to face court over theft
Source: New Zealand Police Police have derailed a man’s plans, putting him before the court for theft of thousands of dollars’ worth of railway sleepers. On 2 May, witnesses called Police after seeing two men removing railway sleepers from beside the Glenbrook Vintage Railway line. Waiuku Sergeant Michael Robison says the witnesses managed to record […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Stats NZ information release: Rainbow/LGBTIQ+ population: 2023 Census
Source: Statistics New Zealand Rainbow/LGBTIQ+ population: 2023 Census – 13 May 2025 – Rainbow /LGBTIQ+ population: 2023 Census provides data on LGBTIQ+ communities with the release of 24 new Aotearoa Data Explorer tables. The 2023 Census was the first census to collect information on LGBTIQ+ communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. The LGBTIQ+ population output from the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Review of Firearms Registry finds public safety benefits and recommends it continue
Source: New Zealand Police The head of the Firearms Safety Authority (Te Tari Pūreke) is pleased an external review of the Firearms Registry has found it helps to protect the public from harm and that it should continue. Acting Executive Director, Superintendent Richard Wilson, says the Ministry of Justice review shines a light on […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Revolutionising Predator Control: A New Wave of Tech Tools Accelerating New Zealand’s Predator Free Mission
Source: Predator Free 2050 Aotearoa New Zealand’s fight for a predator free future has taken a bold leap forward, with a powerful suite of next-generation tools and technologies already starting to transform pest management across the motu. Developed through Predator Free 2050 Limited (PF2050 Limited) Products to Projects (P2P) funding of innovation since 2019, 20 cutting-edge […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Awards – New crop of PINZ Award finalists named
Source: Federated Farmers A Southlander who created edible bale netting and rural heroes who made their mark advocating for pragmatic regulation and supporting stressed-out farmers feature among PINZ 2025 finalists. The seventh annual Primary Industries NZ Awards are a highlight of the two-day PINZ Summit taking place at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre 24 and 25 […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Chris Hipkins: Pre-Budget speech
Source: New Zealand Labour Party So as we gather here for an early conversation about next week’s Budget, it’s also a good time for us to have some hard, and honest, conversations about the crossroads our country finds itself at. We’re at a moment that demands honesty. A moment that demands leadership. And above all, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Release; Budget should not be paid for by working women
Source: New Zealand Labour Party The Government must do three things in Budget 2025 if it is genuinely going to turn things around for New Zealanders. “First, it will need to properly fund our frontline public services,” Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said. “Second, it will need to provide a credible answer to how the Government […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Tupu Accelerator continues to nurture seeds of Māori startup economy
Source: Tapuwae Roa Tapuwae Roa has welcomed ten Māori-founded startups into the 2025 Tupu Accelerator cohort, continuing its mission to grow the Māori startup ecosystem in Aotearoa. Delivered in partnership with Sprout Agritech and co-funded by Callaghan Innovation, the eight-week programme now enters its second year and continues its mission to provide intensive support to early-stage […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Rare duck on the comeback near Milford Track
Source: Police investigating after shots fired at Hastings house Date: 13 May 2025 The small brown ducks found only in Aotearoa New Zealand previously became extinct in the South Island due to the combined impacts of predators, habitat loss and other threats. Since 2009, captive-reared pāteke have been reintroduced to the area around the Milford Track […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Emerging tech entrepreneurs from Southeast Asia to visit New Zealand this month
Source: Asia New Zealand Foundation Ten emerging tech entrepreneurs from Southeast Asia will visit New Zealand from 18-25 May to meet with leading innovators and businesses and attend a number of tech events. Their visit is part of the ASEAN Young Business Leaders Initiative (YBLI), managed by the Asia New Zealand Foundation on behalf of the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Appointments – GUARDIANS APPOINTS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Source: New Zealand Super Fund The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, manager of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has appointed Paula Steed to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. Ms Steed, who joined the Guardians in 2021, is currently the Guardians’ General Manager, Technology. She was previously General Manager Strategy and Shared Services […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Politics and Education – Maths Support Funding a Mixed Bag say Principals
Source: NZ Principals Federation “All new funding for curriculum is welcome funding,” said Leanne Otene, President of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation (NZPF), in response to the Minister of Education’s announcement to fund the mathematics curriculum an additional $100m over four years. The funding is intended for early intervention – $4million for maths checks at year […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Health – Signs of Progress in Tobacco Control Sector: New Bill and Council Action Offer Hope
Source: Hapai Te Hauora Amid recent setbacks in New Zealand’s Smokefree efforts, two new developments bring fresh momentum to tobacco harm reduction that have renewed hope in our goals for a healthier Aotearoa. Health spokesperson Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall has launched the Tobacco Transparency Bill, aimed at stopping tobacco industry lobbying in health policy. “Around the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Peace Action Wellington Statement – Mahia: now a US nuclear base?
Source: Peace Action Wellington 13 May 2025 – The US military has indicated it wants to increase the number of space launches from Rocket Lab’s launchpad on the Mahia Peninsula including launching satellites involved in nuclear command-control-and-comms. “This raises serious questions about compliance with New Zealand’s Nuclear Free legislation,” said Valerie Morse, member of Peace Action […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: The art world pays respects to celebrated artist Fred Graham
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland Council) is joining the art world in paying its respects to Fred Graham (Ngaati Koroki Kahukura), ONZM, Art Foundation Icon. Graham has passed away at the age of 96 but his legacy lives on, and for Aucklanders that […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Housing market – NZ housing market conditions tip in favour of first home buyers – QV
Source: Quality Valuation (QV) Lower home values and easing interest rates are creating a rare opportunity for first-home buyers to enter the New Zealand housing market, particularly in hard to access main centres like Auckland and Wellington. Our latest QV House Price Index shows home values rose 0.10% in the three months to April to […]