New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Police College opened in Auckland
Source: New Zealand Police Police is celebrating the opening of the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) Auckland Campus. The RNZPC Auckland Campus was formally opened this morning by Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, Minister of Police Mark Mitchell and Associate Minister of Police Casey Costello. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says the new facilities leased from […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Name release – Fatal crash, Manurewa
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Counties Manukau District Commander, Superintendent Shanan Gray: Police are formally releasing the name of the man who died in a fatal crash in Manurewa on Friday, 27 June. Today, he can be named as Iu Toalua, aged 45, of Auckland. Police extend our condolences to his family and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Bill to regulate online casino gambling introduced
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden has today introduced the Online Casino Gambling Bill to the House of Representatives.“The Online Casino Gambling Bill will introduce a regulatory system for online gambling in New Zealand, which will prioritise harm minimisation, consumer protection, and tax collection,” says Ms van Velden.Cabinet has previously […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: New criminal offences for coward punches
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is introducing specific coward punch offences to ensure perpetrators receive tougher sentences, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says.“A ‘coward punch’ gets its name for obvious reasons. These attacks affect everyday Kiwis and are often committed by cowardly attackers, who strike when the victim is distracted. “We know how dangerous they are. […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Ōtāhuhu homicide: Man in custody
Source: New Zealand Police Police is speaking with a man in connection with a homicide investigation underway in Ōtāhuhu. Enquiries began after a callout to Beatty Street at about 8.30pm on Sunday night, to reports of a person being seriously injured. A man was transported to hospital but later succumbed to his injuries. Detective Inspector […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Busy roads expected for All Blacks-France test match in Dunedin
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is encouraging rugby fans to plan ahead for extra traffic and potential delays as thousands descend on Dunedin for the test match between the All Blacks and France this Saturday. “A lot of people will be travelling to the city ahead of the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Banking – ASB offers relief to upper South Island customers affected by severe weather
Source: ASB ASB will support customers affected by severe weather across Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough with tailored packages, including suspension of home loan repayments and emergency overdraft facilities for personal, business and rural customers. ASB Executive General Manager for Personal Banking Adam Boyd says ASB’s team is here to help any customers who require financial […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Transport – Honouring the driving forces of the transport sector
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand New drivers, old hands, smart brains and clever operators were honoured on Saturday at the 2025 South Island Seminar Industry Awards in Christchurch. The awards, hosted by Transporting New Zealand, celebrate individuals and organisations that have made exceptional contributions to the road transport sector through innovation, safety, industry awareness, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Local News – Lower Hutt Mayor welcomes new water entity reset for the region
Source: Hutt City Council Wellington’s metropolitan councils have agreed to form a new jointly owned water services entity that will be more efficient, reliable, and deliver greater value for money. Upper Hutt City Council was the final partner to vote in favour of the new entity today, following earlier support from Porirua, Lower Hutt and Wellington […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Greenpeace activists confront second “ocean killer” at sea, as vessels turn off AIS
Source: Greenpeace For a second time, Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler off the East Coast, rebranding it an “ocean killer” in protest at its destructive fishing activities. Launching from the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior, activists came alongside Sealord’s Ocean Dawn while it was bottom trawling in the Chatham Rise area on Monday morning, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Appointments – Young leaders step up to Federated Farmers board
Source: Federated Farmers Karl Dean (36) and Richard Dawkins (35) have been elected to the Federated Farmers board at the organisation’s AGM in Christchurch, replacing Richard McIntyre and Toby Williams. “It’s really exciting to have two capable young leaders like Karl and Richard stepping up into these significant national leadership roles,” Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Flooding demonstrates danger in Govt ‘growth at any cost’ ideological agenda – Tom Kay
Source: Choose Clean Water – Tom Kay Flooding in the top of the South Island, and the threat of more to come later this week, demonstrates the dangers of the Government pushing ahead with policy changes based on narrow ideological grounds and a ‘growth at any cost’ agenda, say freshwater campaigners. Tom Kay, spokesperson for the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: MPs to present Support Workers with giant bank cheques representing their lost $20,644.45 pay equity wages – PSA
Source: PSA Opposition MPs will present giant bank ‘cheques’ representing $20,644.45 in stolen pay equity wages to care and support at Parliament on Tuesday 1 July. July 1 heralds pay increases for politicians while care and support workers mark three years to the day waiting for one. Their pay equity claim – now cancelled by the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Weather News – A calm and cold start to the week, then rain, and wind to follow – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Monday 30th June- Friday 4th July – It’s a settled start to the week for much of the country, with fine conditions expected across most regions, a great opportunity for some outdoor school holiday activities, making the most of the dry weather. However, conditions are expected to deteriorate by midweek. […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Calling Kiwi Kids: NZ’s Biggest Beyblade X Event could send you to Toyko
Source: NewzEngine.com Hasbro invites young Beyblade Fans across Aotearoa to PROVE IT IN BATTLE – with a chance to represent New Zealand on the world stage in Tokyo! For years, BEYBLADE has captured the hearts of kids who love speed, strategy, and high-intensity spinning battles. Now, one lucky Kiwi Blader could turn that passion into […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Support for flood affected farmers and growers
Source: New Zealand Government The Government today classified the flooding across the Nelson, Tasman, and Marlborough regions as a medium-scale adverse event unlocking extra support for flood-affected farmers and growers Agriculture Minister Todd McClay, and Rural Communities Minister Mark Patterson say. “Last week’s deluge damaged infrastructure such as livestock fences, culverts, and tracks, and left […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fatal crash, Cambridge Road, Waipa
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died after a crash involving a truck and car on Cambridge Road in Waipa. Emergency services were called to the scene, between Storey and Cox roads, about 11.25am. Despite the best efforts of first responders, the driver of the car died at the scene. Police are providing support […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Death following crash on Thursday, Karaka
Source: New Zealand Police A woman has died in hospital following a crash in Karaka last Thursday. Emergency services were called to SH22 about 1.15pm on 26 June to reports of a head on collision involving two vehicles. Four people were transported to hospital by ambulance, two in critical condition, one in serious condition and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Whale baleen saga – and how it came home
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 30 June 2025 An Auckland-based woman purchased the whale baleen to sketch and was unaware she needed a permit from DOC. Baleen is the filter-feeding system of plates inside the mouths of large whales like humpbacks. The inside edge of each plate has a hairy fringe which acts like a […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Whānau Ora focused on serving greatest need
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealanders will soon benefit from strengthened Whānau Ora support services with a renewed focus on those in greatest need, Whānau Ora Minister Tama Potaka says. Four new Whānau Ora commissioning agencies – Rangitāmiro, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, Te Tauraki (a subsidiary of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu), and the […]