Topics › People Casey Costello Minister of Organised Crime 18 stories since January 2025 Quiet since 7 Oct TopicsBudget 202523 stories · May – June 2025Quiet since 6 Jun 2025Local Water Done Well council decisions6 stories · July – August 2025Quiet since 21 Aug 2025Organised crime and modern slavery response5 stories · August – October 2025Quiet since 4 Oct 2025 All storiesOctober 20267 OctNew Zealand First unveils party list with newcomers ahead of sitting MPs+1September 20263 SepCasey Costello appointed as New Zealand's Minister of Organised CrimeDecember 202520 Dec 2025Minister Costello announces new strategy to combat organised crimeOctober 202530 Oct 2025Aged care sector seeks solutions through new Ministerial Advisory Group28 Oct 2025Government to establish advisory group to review aged care funding11 Oct 2025Government backs bill for three-day postnatal hospital staysSeptember 202530 Sep 2025Ministerial group recommends new minister for organised crime17 Sep 2025Casey Costello breached rules regarding tobacco policy documentAugust 202519 Aug 2025Government passes Local Water Done Well legislation into lawJuly 202529 Jul 2025Tax cut for heated tobacco products extended by two years23 Jul 2025Philip Morris allegedly pitched draft legislation to Winston PetersJune 202517 Jun 2025New vaping regulations take effect with ban on disposable vapes16 Jun 2025New regulations banning disposable vapes and advertising take effect15 Jun 2025Government forms task force to address rising methamphetamine use10 Jun 2025Government warned of increasing corruption and insider threatsMay 202522 May 2025Budget 2025 includes rates relief for SuperGold cardholders+121 May 2025Ingrid Leary accuses Casey Costello of neglecting seniors portfolioJanuary 20252 Jan 2025Advocates question government plan to provide free vaping starter kits Photo: Doug Mountain, CC0, Wikimedia Commons