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| | | Man before court on multiple drug charges | | | A Wellington man is due to reappear in court next month on multiple charges of importing large quantities of a variety of controlled drugs.
This comes after a joint Police and Customs investigation – codenamed Operation Maserati - into the importation and supply of methamphetamine, cocaine, GBL, and ketamine across the Wellington region. | | | | | | | | | | 
| | | New excise duty and levy rates for alcohol | | | The annual adjustment to the excise and excise-equivalent duty rates on alcoholic beverages will take effect on 1 July 2024. The annual adjustment is based on movements in the Consumer Price Index over the 12-month period ended 31 March 2024.
Changes to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Alcohol Levy rates will also take effect on 1 July 2024.
Alcohol products removed from a licensed manufacturing area or imported after midnight on 30 June 2024 will be subject to the new rates. | | | | | | | | | | 
| | | New Zealand - China Council import webinar | | | Next Wednesday, 26 June, the New Zealand China Council (Te Kaunihera o Aotearoa me Haina) and the North Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence will co-host an online event to launch the latest research report Sourcing from the World's Factory: Our import relationship with China.
During the webinar, report author Sense Partners will present the key findings, followed by a panel discussion with industry experts on what importing from the world's factory means for New Zealand in 2024 and beyond. | | | | | | | | | | 
| | | Celebrate Matariki next week | | | Next Friday will be a public holiday marking Matariki. As the stars of the Matariki cluster rise in the winter sky, they signal a time of remembrance, reflection, and renewal across Aotearoa. Matariki is a special period that connects us to the land, the sky, and each other.
We would like to wish you all a safe and wonderful Matariki with whanau and friends.
All Customs offices will be closed as we observe the public holiday. | | | | | | | |