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Casey Costello appointed as New Zealand's Minister of Organised Crime

NZ Herald1NewsThursday 3 September 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

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Casey Costello has been appointed as the first minister solely responsible for tackling organised crime. The government is establishing a new multi-agency board to create a more coordinated response to transnational and serious crime groups targeting New Zealand and the Pacific region.

How they headlined it

First reported by NZ Herald, Thu 3 Sep, 5:00am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 4 hours
  1. NZ HeraldNZ Herald

    Casey Costello becomes ‘Minister of Organised Crime’ to tackle New Zealand’s top national security threat (opens in new tab)

  2. 1News1News

    New multiagency group to tackle organised crime, people trafficking (opens in new tab)