Tom RoseJournalist·NZ Herald·5 Jul, 2026 02:35 AM3 mins to read‌NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Sunday July 5, 2026

National promises to pursue new trade agreements if re-elected. A new installation protects 308km of Otago's coastline.Act has announced it will criminalise the use of pets as “instruments of coercion and control in family violence”.Announcing the policy at Pet Refuge’s facility in Auckland, the party’s family and sexual violence spokeswoman Karen Chhour pledged legislation to close loopholes exploited by abusers.

Chhour said the proposal is