HHeadlines Read More Customs seizes cocaine worth nearly $16m from container at Port of TaurangaDecember 8, 2025 The outer packaging depicting a hamster in a crown. Photo / NZ Customs Hidden amongst legitimate goods, Customs…
EEconomy Read More European industry faces ‘life or death,’ Macron says — and China needs to help – POLITICODecember 7, 2025 “I am trying to explain to the Chinese that their trade surplus is untenable and that they are…
NNew Zealand Read More Police update on drug-smuggling ring that led to arrest of Auckland airport baggage handlersNovember 27, 2025 Police and Customs say they have unravelled “a major transnational organised crime syndicate” smuggling drugs into New Zealand…
NNew Zealand Read More Cocaine worth $11.5m seized at Port of Tauranga, Customs saysNovember 27, 2025 Officers found 17 bricks of cocaine in one container and 16 in the other, among legitimate goods. Customs…
NNew Zealand Read More Man charged over seized $3m methamphetamine haul concealed in roller skate kneepads, artNovember 19, 2025 The chief Customs officer for regional investigations, Rachael Manning, said the operation’s “scattergun” approach is increasingly being adopted…
HHeadlines Read More $12m cocaine haul hidden in designer brand ‘Lacoste’ packaging seized at Dunedin portNovember 7, 2025 Customs manager of maritime Robert Smith said the seizure was a “strong reminder” that Customs applies pressure across…
NNew Zealand Read More Customs seizes cocaine from Panama container at Port of TaurangaOctober 6, 2025 It is the latest in a series of cocaine busts in containers at New Zealand’s biggest port. Customs…
HHeadlines Read More Waihī man charged after $9million meth smuggling attempt uncovered by CustomsSeptember 17, 2025 Police arrested a 31-year-old man from Waihī, who appeared in the Tauranga District Court on drug smuggling charges…
EEntertainment Read More Bad Bunny skips US tour dates over immigration concerns for Latino fansSeptember 11, 2025 Bad Bunny his decision to bypass the US with his tour wasn’t out of hate, highlighting previous successful…