New Zealand News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 19, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: New weather radar for Nelson Tasman region
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is funding MetService to procure a new Nelson Tasman weather radar to improve severe weather monitoring and response in the region, Associate Transport Minister James Meager has announced. “Following the recent devastating weather events in Nelson Tasman, our focus has been on supporting the region’s recovery whilst looking for […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: NZ joins international condemnation of Russian cyber attacks
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand has echoed international condemnation of malicious cyber activity by the Russian Government, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “Russia’s hostile behaviour in cyberspace continues to threaten global cyber security and undermine agreed international rules and norms,” he says. Mr Peters’ comments follow UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s statement today that outlined […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Export Awards – Trimax Mowing Systems wins Exporter of the Year at ExportNZ ASB Bay of Plenty Export Awards
Source: EMA Trimax Mowing Systems, a manufacturer and exporter of premium mowing equipment, has won the ExportNZ ASB Bay of Plenty Exporter of the Year Award at a gala event this evening held at the Mercury Baypark arena in Mount Maunganui. Kiwi-made lawn mowers used by groundskeepers at Windsor Castle Trimax has sold more than 33,000 lawn mower […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Banking and Legal Issues – ASB declines settlement proposal, class action case to continue
Source: ASB ASB has declined a proposal by plaintiffs to settle the current class action case against the bank. The proposal was announced to media the day before the Select Committee hearings on the CCCFA Amendment Bill. In ASB’s view this is an obvious attempt to influence and distract from this process by attempting to […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Politics – Seymour’s attack on UN official ‘offensive and irresponsible’ – PSA
Source: PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) is expressing outrage at the conduct of David Seymour for his offensive treatment of the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – and its disappointment that this stance was endorsed by the Prime Minister. PSA Kaihautū Janice Panoho called on the Prime Minister to issues […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Defence News – HMNZS Canterbury delivers leading-edge technology to support regional security tasks in Fiji
Source: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) multi-role vessel HMNZS Canterbury has sailed into Suva for annual Operation Calypso, this time with a technologically advanced capability aboard. Op Calypso focuses on supporting Pacific partners through a range of joint maritime security activities and HMNZS Canterbury carried into the Fijian port […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Tourism – Queenstown’s triple swing action getting closer to reality
Source: AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand (AJHBNZ) Queenstown’s newest adventure tourism attraction at the global home of bungy is getting closer to opening, with construction of the hotly anticipated three-person swing well underway. The Kawarau Swing is the latest innovation created by tourism pioneers AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand (AJHBNZ). Located at the historic Kawarau […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Government supports Anti-Corruption pilot
Source: New Zealand Government A cross-agency Anti-Corruption Taskforce pilot highlights the Government’s commitment to protecting public funds and upholding integrity across the state sector, Police Minister Mark Mitchell and Public Service Minister Judith Collins say. The taskforce is led by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), supported by NZ Police and the Public Service Commission, and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Government Cuts – Talented scientists already lost thanks to Government: New PRO will struggle – PSA
Source: PSA The PSA is criticising the Government’s announcement today on the establishment of the fourth Public Research Organisation, the New Zealand Institute of Advanced Technology (NZIAT), saying that they could struggle to deliver the science and research needed without the necessary talent and funding. “Our biggest concern here is that all the talented people who […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Media Release – Euthanasia numbers soar despite tiny workforce
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 18 July 2025 The latest review of euthanasia has just been released by the Ministry of Health – and despite a tiny workforce, there has been a continued growth in the number of those receiving assisted suicide. Family First has analysed the Registrar (assisted dying) Annual Report – June […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Health – Experts urge fix as Government expands failing lunch scheme to primary schools
Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa Underprivileged primary school children are about to suffer the same poor service as their intermediate and secondary school peers, with the Government’s announcement today that primary schools are transitioning to the cut price, revised Ka Ora Ka Ako – Healthy School Lunches programme. The revised version of the school lunch programme, rolled […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: BNZ Growth Academy to help Manawatū-Whanganui businesses drive greater growth
Source: BNZ Statements Nine local businesses from the Manawatū-Whanganui region are set to benefit from an expanded nationwide programme designed to help them grow faster and compete more effectively. BNZ is scaling up its BNZ Growth Academy programme to help businesses across Aotearoa kickstart growth as the country emerges from its deepest per-capita recession since […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: High-seas rescue results in three people being safely plucked from a life raft after abandoning their vessel hundreds of nautical miles north of New Zealand
Source: Maritime New Zealand Three people are now safely on-board a merchant ship, after the launch they were in suffered mechanical issues and had to be abandoned. At about 2.30 PM, 17 July Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre was notified that the launch had encountered trouble south of the Kermadec Islands, it was enroute to […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Underslip closes one lane in Waimana Gorge
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Following wet weather earlier this month, an underslip has deteriorated on State Highway 2 (SH2) through the Waimana Gorge, approximately 4.3km southeast of Tāneatua, reducing the road to one lane. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) appreciates this is a key freight route between Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki and is working […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Maritime News – High-seas rescue results in three people being safely plucked from a life raft after abandoning their vessel hundreds of nautical miles north of New Zealand
Source: Maritime NZ Three people are now safely on-board a merchant ship, after the launch they suffered mechanical issues and had to be abandoned. At about 2.30 PM, 17 July Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre was notified that the launch had encountered trouble south of the Kermadec Islands, it was enroute to Tonga from New […]