We had a rather important traveller arrive at the #NZ border recently... We made sure to get him safely through the airport in time for #Christmas! 🎅🎁🎄 #HappyHolidays | New Zealand Customs

Ko David Radovanovich tēnei e mihi ana mai i te whenua Thailand. Ko Kaingārahu Te Mana Ārai tāna tūranga. This is David Radovanovich Ngāti Rangi, Ngā Puhi. His position is New Zealand Customs Counsellor South East Asia, based in Bangkok. This week, David was invited along with the New Zealand Police by Thailand's Office of Narcotic Control Board to the Golden Triangle to observe first hand border patrol processes between Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. #TeWikioTeReoMaori | New Zealand Customs

A Customs Department Reminder If you’ve ever travelled through the borders or pass through the P.G.I.A., you would’ve come in contact with the Customs and Excise Department. Their role is to check for uncustomed goods, as well as to collect excise and duties for the government. And if you’ve never been taxed when coming into the country, then you may be one of the lucky ones. But as Deputy Comptroller Estella Leslie reminds the public, you are only entitled to only a certain value of goods. She

Border security 🚨⚓️ Recently, HMNZS Hawea worked with New Zealand Customs to approach yachts and vessels capable of international travel, to confirm their status and intentions while our nation maintains a closed border policy to keep COVID-19 out. The crew spent two weeks on patrol, travelling from the Cavalli Islands, through the Bay of Islands, Hauraki Gulf, Great Barrier Island and down the east coast to the Bay of Plenty. Some dolphins even paid a visit 🐬 #NZNavy #Force4NZ | Royal New Zea