Asia Pacific: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 19, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Auckland flood project wins prestigious award
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines A project that’s transforming how Auckland deals with flooding has just taken home one of the top awards in the country. At the recent Stormwater Conference and Expo Gala, the Ports of Auckland Outfall project was named Project of the Year, a big win […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Have your say on the future use of Western Springs Stadium
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines Aucklanders are invited to provide feedback to help shape the future use of Western Springs Stadium. This public consultation, led by Auckland Council and Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, is open for feedback, from today until 15 June 2025. It follows direction from the council’s Governing […]
MIL-OSI China: Homecoming of 2,300-year-old silk manuscripts
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The ancient Zidanku Silk Manuscripts from the Warring States period are displayed during a handover ceremony at the Chinese Embassy in the United States in Washington, D.C., May 16, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] In the predawn hours of Sunday, a commercial flight from Washington D.C. touched down in […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Weather News – MetService Winter comes knocking after a wet weekend
Covering period of Monday 19th – Thursday 22nd May – Winter comes knocking after a wet weekend • A soggy start gives way to crisp, clear conditions across most of Aotearoa.• Cold southerlies sweep in behind the weekends rain, dropping temperatures into the low single digits.• Frosts are expected for many from […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – 14 per cent of eligible home loan customers took advantage of February rate cut to increase cash flow – CBA
Source: Commonwealth Bank of Auckland (CBA) New CommBank data shows the majority of eligible home loan customers left their direct debit repayments unchanged following the variable rate reduction. New data from the Commonwealth Bank shows that just 14 per cent of eligible (ref. 1) home loan customers reduced their home loan direct debit repayments following […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Update – homicide investigation, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson Police investigating the death of a 30-year-old woman in Hamilton City are continuing to appeal to those who may have seen the incident to come forward. The woman died after a vehicle drove into a traffic light pole she was standing next to on […]
MIL-OSI USA: California invests $1.7 billion to improve safety, resiliency of highways – including millions for highways damaged by LA fires
Source: US State of California 2 May 16, 2025 What you need to know: The state is investing almost $1.7 billion for improvements to California’s highway system, including $86.5 million for improvements to infrastructure damaged during the Los Angeles firestorms earlier this year. SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the California Transportation Commission […]
MIL-OSI USA: DHS Debunks Fake News Narratives About Law Enforcement During Police Week
Source: US Federal Emergency Management Agency Headline: DHS Debunks Fake News Narratives About Law Enforcement During Police Week ASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security today released the following facts about Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) recent operations and Customs and Border Protection arrests to set the record straight on misleading news narratives and reporting […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Health – Bold demand-side action required in face of methamphetamine surge
Source: New Zealand Drug Foundation New Zealand must invest in bold action to reduce demand for methamphetamine in the face of a recent surge in consumption, the NZ Drug Foundation says. Wastewater testing data shows that methamphetamine consumption has doubled in the last year, with acute social and health impacts being reported in areas with […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Animal Welfare – No more delays – SAFE demands urgent dog racing winddown
Source: SAFE For Animals Carrington Magic is the latest dog to be killed by the greyhound racing industry. At only two years old, she suffered an open spiral fracture to her left hind leg on May 16 at Hatrick Raceway in Wanganui and was euthanised shortly after. Her death marks the eighth greyhound killed since the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Government Cuts – Budget week blow – Govt axes experts backing innovative Kiwi start-ups – PSA
Source: PSA Callaghan Innovation that supports the next wave of innovative Kiwi companies. This Friday, 15 highly skilled business innovation advisers at Callaghan Innovation will be shown the door. “The Government is sacking these smart and successful business advisors while loudly beating the drum about its economic growth agenda – it’s hypocritical, and makes no sense,” […]
MIL-OSI Australia: It’s a national treasure, but 13% of Australians surveyed can’t tell you where the Great Barrier Reef is located
Source: 19 May 2025 The giant sea turtle was one of the few GBR species that participants could identify. New research shows that Australians care deeply about the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) – one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World – but 13% can’t tell you where it is located. A social media […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Leo XIV and the greatest challenge of our time
Source: Greenpeace Statement – Following his piece on the late Pope Francis, Jefferson Chua continues his reflections on the relationship between the Papacy of the Roman Catholic Church and climate change, now in the hands of a new pontiff. © ANDINA/Archive There is a photo of Robert Francis Prevost, back then when he was still […]
MIL-OSI USA: Wyoming Air National Guard commander promoted to brigadier general
Source: US State of Wyoming CHEYENNE, Wyo. — U.S. Air Force Col. Barry Deibert was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony at the Wyoming National Guard’s Joint Force Readiness Center on May 17, 2025. Deibert is known for his integrity, honesty and perseverance—qualities that have shaped his decades of service and […]
MIL-Evening Report: AI is moving fast. Climate policy provides valuable lessons for how to keep it in check
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milica Stilinovic, PhD Candidate, School of Media and Communications; Managing Editor, Policy & Internet journal, University of Sydney cybermagician/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) might not have been created to enable new forms of sexual violence such as deepfake pornography. But that has been an unfortunate byproduct of the […]
MIL-Evening Report: 1 in 5 Gazans face starvation. Can the law force Israel to act?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University As Israel continues to pound Gaza with airstrikes, killing scores of people a day, the two-month ceasefire that brought a halt to the violence earlier this year feels like a distant memory. Israel’s overall military and political objective […]
MIL-Evening Report: More people are trying medicinal cannabis for chronic pain. But does it work?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Nielsen, Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock More Australians than ever are being prescribed medicinal cannabis. Medicinal cannabis refers to legally prescribed cannabis products. These are either the plant itself, or naturally occurring ingredients extracted from the plant. […]
MIL-Evening Report: Why is southern Australia in drought – and when will it end?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chiara Holgate, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University Artic_photo/Shutterstock Swathes of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia are in the grip of drought as they experience some of the lowest rainfall totals on record. Farmers are […]
MIL-Evening Report: Wine is still Australia’s most popular alcoholic drink – but many producers face an uncertain future
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Chad, Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Business and Law, School of Business, University of Wollongong kwest/Shutterstock Australia has become world-famous for its wine, but the industry faces an uncertain future. Too many grapes grown amid falling consumer demand, an oversupply of budget wine, and an undersupply of […]
MIL-Evening Report: Something borrowed, something blue? Why the reign of the traditional wedding dress may be over
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jye Marshall, Lecturer, Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology Wedding Rebellion Workshop, London Ellie Cooper/unsplash The family and friends are all gathered, wedding bells are ringing, and the bride walks down the aisle in her beautiful bubblegum pink wedding dress. Twenty years […]