NZ Customs Release Issue 744

Issue

744

24 May 2024

Customs arrests Christchurch man for child sexual abuse material

Customs has arrested a Christchurch man for his alleged involvement in the online exploitation of children.

The 42-year-old faces five charges of exporting, distributing and possessing objectionable publications, and a charge of failing to provide access to a computer system.

Detector Dog Kale hangs up his harness

Detector dog Kale is hanging up his harness and retiring at nine years of age, making him one of the oldest detector dogs to have worked for Customs!

Kale has had many successes throughout his career with some impressive stats to match, racking up almost $4 million in undeclared cash and well over hundreds of kilograms in drug intercepts. His last shift at the International Mail Centre saw him intercept over four kilograms of methamphetamine, concealed as a Mothers' Day gift.

Enjoy your retirement Kale.

Supplier code search

The supplier codes search function is an effective way for TSW Users and interested parties to search for client supplier codes. 
 
Customs' website supplier search is currently returning exact matches only. Therefore, you will need to enter the exact name of the supplier as recorded in Customs' data to retrieve the client code.
 
Customs' website also allows verification of a supplier name if the supplier code is known. Visit the search page.
 
Customs is currently working on providing a fuzzy search function that is suitable for our users.
 
TSW Users can also access the supplier search function in TSW Online.  All declarants therefore have access to this function.
 
Customs recommend that you use the TSW Supplier Search as it provides greater flexibility around the search functionality.  The use of the wildcard "?" provides the versatility needed for any search.

New features launched for NZTD

The New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD) has new features to support and improve the traveller experience.

Profile saving

Travellers using the NZTD App can now save their personal details such as name, contact details, passport biographics, and New Zealand resident address details which will pre-populate into an NZTD. Great for frequent flyers!

Language provision

The NZTD online form is now available in 14 languages including te reo Maori, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Fijian, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Portuguese, Samoan, Tamil and Tongan. Users can simply start their declaration on the NZTD website, click 'select language' at the bottom of the page and the questions will display in their chosen language – answers need to be in English. This feature will be released on the NZTD App soon!

Got feedback? Email us at NZTDPartners@customs.govt.nz.