New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 12, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: CORRECTION – name release, fatal crash, Seddon
Source: New Zealand Police Police is urgently issuing a correction to an earlier release that contained incorrect details of the person who died in a fatal crash in Seddon on 18 June. The correct name of the man who died is Andres Bonifacio Hernan Vergara Oportot, 50, from Blenheim. Our sincere apologies to anyone affected by […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Support – ASB offers support for customers affected by severe weather
Source: ASB With the effects of severe weather being felt across much of the country, ASB is offering a range of support options for customers impacted by weather this weekend. Tailored support for personal, farming and business customers affected by weather will be offered on a case-by-case basis, with options including: Deferring loan repayments for […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: New Zealand and Southeast Asia growing closer
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s relationships in Southeast Asia have never been more important for our security and prosperity, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “As we deal with the current challenging, uncertain and disordered security environment, New Zealand is working ever more intensively with Southeast Asia,” says Mr Peters, who is currently in Malaysia for […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Road closed, Horahora Road, Arapuni
Source: New Zealand Police Horahora Road, between State Highway 1 and Arapuni Road, Arapuni, is blocked following a road incident this morning. Police were notified at around 5:45am of a tree that had fallen onto a vehicle, which is now blocking the road. Forunately, no one was injured. The road is closed, and motorists should […]
MIL-Evening Report: NFIP activists, advocates to open nuclear-free Pacific exhibition
Asia Pacific Report Nuclear-free and independent Pacific advocates are treating Aucklanders to a lively week-long exhibition dedicated to the struggle for nuclear justice in the region. It will be opened today by the opposition Labour Party’s spokesperson on disarmament and MP for Te Atatu, Phil Twyford, and will include a range of speakers on Aotearoa […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fatal crash: SH 1, Tīrau
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died in a crash involving a car and truck on State Highway 1, near Tīrau today. Emergency services were called to the scene, between Webster Road and State Highway 5, about 4pm. Sadly, one person died at the scene. The road remains closed, and diversions […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Serious crash: SH 29, Lower Kaimai
Source: New Zealand Police One person is in a critical condition after a serious crash between a tanker and a car. The crash, on State Highway 29, Lower Kaimai, was reported about 5pm. The highway is blocked between McLaren Falls Road and Poripori Road. The Serious Crash Unit has been notified, and the highway will […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fatal crash, SH3, Te Mapara
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on State Highway 3, Te Mapara earlier today. The wo-vehicle crash was reported at around 11:30am. The Serious Crash Unit attended and have completed a scene examination. State Highway 3 has since re-opened. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre MIL OSI […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fatal crash, Hornby
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Hornby this evening. The single vehicle crash on Waterloo Road was reported just before 5pm. Waterloo Road is currently closed, diversions are in place. The Serious Crash Unit are in attendance. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre MIL OSI New […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Serious accident: Hillsborough Road Mt Roskill
Source: New Zealand Police A three-car crash on Hillsborough Road around 5pm is causing major traffic delays in Mt Roskill. Emergency services are onsite tending one person who has sustained moderate injuries. One driver left the scene and attempts to locate that person are underway. Road closures are in place between James Tyler Crescent and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Name release, fatal crash, Seddon
Source: New Zealand Police Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died following a fatal crash in Seddon on 18 June. She was Lorena Vargas Burgos, 48, from Blenheim Police extends our condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time. Enquiries into the circumstances of the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Driver stumped after crash and court
Source: New Zealand Police A lead foot motorist who attempted to branch out and hide from Police has been caught up a tree in Haruru. At about 8am yesterday, a vehicle travelling on Puketona Road sped away after noticing a nearby Police car. Far North Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Richard Garton, says the vehicle […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Four years on: Planning for Baby Anahera’s community service underway
Source: New Zealand Police A burial for a newborn baby who was found deceased at an Auckland recycling plant almost four years ago will be held next month. Baby Anahera, as she has been named by the community, was discovered at an Auckland recycling plant on August 16, 2021. Auckland City CIB’s Detective Inspector Scott […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: NZ sends 43 more firefighters to Canada
Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says Fire and Emergency New Zealand is deploying an additional 43-person taskforce to Manitoba, Canada on Sunday 13 July to bolster support of Canada’s response to severe wildfires. “This deployment is in addition to the seven firefighters who left New Zealand on Wednesday. As […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Speech to Quarry NZ 2025 Conference
Source: New Zealand Government Good afternoon, everyone! It’s great to be back at the Quarry NZ conference for another year, standing before an industry that builds New Zealand from the ground up. You are the foundation—quite literally—of our country’s infrastructure, growth, and resilience. As this Government continues to lay the groundwork for a stronger, more […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Health – ProCare welcomes Pharmac’s move to improve access to asthma inhalers and long-acting contraceptives
Source: ProCare ProCare welcomes Pharmac’s announcement to improve access to some asthma inhalers and long-acting contraceptives from 1 August. The changes represent a significant step forward in supporting equitable, patient-centred primary care across Aotearoa. The changes will impact funded treatments, including: combination inhalers branded as Symbicort Turbuhaler, DuoResp Spiromax, and Vannair long-acting contraceptives branded as […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Kumeū serious crash: Name release
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now formally release the name of the young person who died in a crash near Kumeū on 27 June. He was Elliot Ellis New, aged 16, of Whangamatā who was a passenger in the vehicle. Several investigations remain ongoing into the circumstances of the crash which occurred on Coatesville-Riverhead […]
MIL-Evening Report: ‘Storm clouds are gathering’: 40 years on from the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
From the prologue of the 40th anniversary edition of David Robie’s seminal book on the Rainbow Warrior’s last voyage, former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark (1999-2008) writes about what the bombing on 10 July 1985 means today. The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour on 10 July 1985 and the death of […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Health Employment – Hospital nurses to take nationwide strike action – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation More than 36,000 Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora have voted to strike for 24-hours after Health NZ failed to address their safe staffing concerns. New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) Chief Executive Paul Goulter says there was strong support from members […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Police appeal for information following vehicle break-ins in Rolleston
Source: New Zealand Police Rolleston Police investigating a series of vehicle break-ins in the community are appealing for information from the public. Senior Constable Matt Barraclough says Police are aware of multiple reports of vehicles having been allegedly broken into in the early hours of Monday 8 July and Friday 11 July. “These have occurred […]