为加强边境安全的新工具提供资金
2026年预算案将大幅增加对新西兰海关系统的投资，用于加强边境安全、打击非法毒品及跨国有组织犯罪。
新西兰海关部长 表示，新西兰及整个太平洋地区正日益成为跨国严重有组织犯罪集团的目标，政府必须持续加强应对能力。
她指出，当前威胁“真实且迫在眉睫”，边境及离岸地区查获的非法毒品和黑市烟草产品数量正不断增加。
数据显示，2025年新西兰海关共查获近1500万支非法香烟及8吨非法散装烟草。与此同时，2026年前两个月，太平洋地区通过国际执法合作已截获超过14吨可卡因，显示毒品走私活动明显升级。
将获得两项重点投资支持：
一、加强国内边境安全
政府将在未来四年投入7070万纽币，用于：
- 升级及增设货柜X光扫描设备
- 加强港口及机场海关设施和海关管制区域安全
- 为海关人员提供新型防护装备及强化培训
- 增加非法查获物品的储存与管理能力
其中包括：
- 1530万纽币新增运营资金
- 1950万纽币新增资本资金
- 3590万纽币第三方收入支持
政府指出，犯罪集团正利用合法贸易运输路线从事非法活动，因此必须提升边境检查能力。
二、扩大海外打击犯罪网络能力
预算案还将在未来四年额外投入1080万纽币，加强新西兰海关在海外的执法与情报合作能力。
新计划包括在：
- 太平洋地区
- 南美洲
- 中东
- 欧洲
新增四个国际联络岗位，并增加情报分析支持。
其中包括：
- 560万纽币新增运营资金
- 520万纽币第三方收入
Costello 表示，新西兰海关驻外联络官是建立国际合作关系的重要桥梁，有助于加强边境安全情报共享及贸易便利化。
她指出，新岗位将分阶段设立，首先部署于太平洋及南美洲，以应对这些地区日益严重的毒品走私活动。
她强调，海关人员正处于“越来越困难和危险”的执法环境中，政府必须确保他们拥有最佳设备、培训及战略能力，以持续维护新西兰边境安全和贸易体系。
Budget 2026 is making a significant investment in Customs’ equipment and people to better protect New Zealand’s borders and to stop illegal drugs and organised crime.
“New Zealand and the wider Pacific region are being targeted by transnational, serious and organised crime groups and we need to continue to respond,” Customs Minister Casey Costello says.
“The danger is clear and very present, with increasing seizures of illicit drugs and black-market products like tobacco at our border and offshore,” Casey Costello says.
“In 2025, Customs seized nearly 15 million illegal cigarettes and eight tonnes of illicit loose tobacco at the border. This year has also seen a marked increase in the volume of illicit drugs intercepted in the Pacific through agency and international efforts. In the first two months of 2026 more than 14 tonnes of cocaine was seized in the Pacific region.
“The coalition Government backs Customs’ efforts to stop this illegal trade and the harm the criminal groups cause.”
The funding in Budget 2026 supports two key initiatives, one focused on strengthening our domestic border and the other on improving New Zealand’s offshore capacity and relationships.
To protect our border and respond to increased smuggling, $70.7 million over four years is being invested in:
Upgraded and additional cargo X-ray equipment
Strengthening the security of Customs facilities and Customs Controlled Areas in ports and airports
New defensive equipment and enhanced training for staff
Increased capacity to store and manage seized illicit goods.
The $70.7m includes $15.3m in new operating funding and $19.5m in new capital funding over four years, plus $35.9m from third party revenue, recognising that criminal groups leverage legitimate trade routes for their activity.
The second initiative expands Customs’ ability to disrupt criminal networks overseas by establishing four new international posts in the Pacific, South America, Middle East and Europe, and supporting these with additional intelligence and analytics support.
Budget 2026 provides $10.8m over four years for this initiative, which will allow Customs to work with partner agencies to target transnational organised crime groups and smuggling routes to stop illicit drugs reaching New Zealand in the first place. The new funding includes $5.6m in new operating funding and $5.2m in third party revenue over four years.
“New Zealand Customs’ international liaison posts are key conduits for establishing and strengthening relationships that provide valuable intelligence and coordination for border security and trade facilitation,” Casey Costello says.
“Customs work is always about supporting our exports and trade and protecting our border. The new international posts will enhance that work and are being established in locations that have key strategic value.
“Their establishment will be phased in over the four years with officers stationed first in the Pacific and South America, in response to a significant increase in drug-smuggling through those regions.
“Customs does an outstanding job in an increasingly difficult and dangerous environment. We need to make sure they are equipped with the best tools, training, and strategic capability to keep delivering strong border security and efficient trade facilitation for New Zealand,” Casey Costello said.
