New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 17, 2025.
MIL-Evening Report: First-hand view of peacemaking challenge in the ‘Holy Land’
Occupied West Bank-based New Zealand journalist Cole Martin asks who are the peacemakers? BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin As a Kiwi journalist living in the occupied West Bank, I can list endless reasons why there is no peace in the “Holy Land”. I live in a refugee camp, alongside families who were expelled from their […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Politics – Farmers welcome halt to new plan changes
Source: Federated Farmers The decision that councils will be stopped from rushing through new restrictive plan changes is welcome news to farmers, Federated Farmers RMA reform spokesperson Mark Hooper says. “Councils across New Zealand have been continuing to push ahead with new district plans that put farms under restrictive overlays, such as Outstanding Natural Landscapes and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: SH76 Brougham Street construction begins
Source: New Zealand Government Work is set to start on major upgrades to State Highway 76 (SH76) Brougham Street in Christchurch that will support economic growth and make it safer and easier for people to move through the city, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. “Earlier this year the Government confirmed Crown funding for this Road of […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Government welcomes first medical conferences following rule change
Source: New Zealand Government Regulation Minister David Seymour and Health Minister Simeon Brown are welcoming confirmation that two of Australasia’s largest medical conferences are coming to New Zealand in 2026, with a combined total of 3300 delegates expected to attend and generating millions of dollars in economic activity. The Australian and New Zealand College of […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Further losses predicted for wetlands in future
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 16 July 2025 Dr Hugh Robertson is a DOC freshwater scientist and lead author of the Global Wetland Outlook 2025, as Chair of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel of the International Convention on Wetlands. “New Zealand has lost 90% of our wetlands. This pattern is reflected internationally – over […]