26th February 2024 Borders / Customs
Unions representing workers at the New Zealand Customs Service say the country’s border security will be put at risk by the government’s proposed cuts to frontline services.
New Zealand Customs Service has seized almost 26kg of methamphetamine from the luggage of a person attempting to enter the country through Auckland Airport.
September marked a milestone for the New Zealand Travel Declaration (NZTD), with 100,000 travellers completing the new digital form since its launch in July, according to Biosecurity New Zealand.
Total govt support for the new system tops $154m, with the border processing fee funding it from 1 July 2024.
New Zealand Customs has outlined how it plans to introduce the digital New Zealand Traveller Declaration and revealed details of when it will be made accessible to visitors.
Visitors to New Zealand who provide false or no arrival information could face new penalties as part of changes to the Customs and Excise (Arrival Information) Amendment Bill.
New Zealand Customs Service is now offering payment plans and remitting late payments for businesses impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle.
The men attempted to smuggle 4.6 kilograms of methamphetamine through New Zealand’s border.
The Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee is seeking public feedback on the digitisation of paper arrival cards and other requirements related to border management matters.
Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri says the online data collection will allow visitors to move seamlessly through the arrivals process.
The government will start piloting a revamped online New Zealand Traveller Declaration in early 2023, with a view to it replacing the paper arrival card by June next year.
NZ Customs says the system will eventually make “processing and assessing travellers’ information faster and easier”.
Customs will pilot a new online traveller declaration system, which will collect and assess travellers’ Covid-19 health-related information.
TIA says now is not the time to increase border levies on travellers.
NZ Customs wants you! To report on suspicious activities at beaches, marinas, ports and freight areas.
NZ Customs is reviewing the New South Wales Special Commission of Inquiry into the Ruby Princess.
A 40-year-old man has appeared in the Manukau District Court after customs investigators at Auckland Airport found child sexual abuse images and videos on his phone.
South Korea has been added to the list of eligible visitor countries able to take advantage of eGate access when arriving into the country.
Japan has been added to the list of visitor countries eligible to use eGate access when arriving in New Zealand.
Customs has removed enroute processing and reduced the arrival processing time for cruise ship passengers travelling from Australia to New Zealand.
Customs processed nearly three-and-a-half million passengers through eGate facilities and counters at airports in a record summer operation.
Customs NZ and the Ministry of Primary Industries are planning to slash the Border Clearance Levy citing the country’s booming tourism sector.
Travellers from France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands now have the green light to use the Customs eGates (formerly known as SmartGate) from today.
A new biosecurity x-ray machine targeting hand baggage carried by international air passengers will be trialled at Auckland Airport this summer.