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The New Zealand Jewish Council has published the Annual Report on Antisemitism in New Zealand in 2025. The Executive Summary is:
- Geopolitical incidents involving Israel are often associated with an increase in antisemitic incidents in New Zealand, particularly from far-left and Islamist-motivated individuals.
- According to NZ Police, New Zealand Jews are disproportionately targeted compared with other ethnic and religious groups.
- The number and severity of reported antisemitic incidents in New Zealand reached unprecedented levels following the 7 October 2023 terror attacks in Israel.
- There was a total of 143 incidents in 2025. This is the highest number of antisemitic incidents ever recorded in a single year in New Zealand.
- The incidents included 5 assaults (the most assaults in any year), 2 threats, and 15 incidents of desecration or damage to Jewish sites.
- There has also been a disturbing number of incidents targeting individual Jewish New Zealanders, including antisemitic hate mail sent to private homes.
- The NZJC continues to advocate for the designation of the IRGC and PFLP as terror groups.
- The NZJC is particularly concerned about the glorification or justification of Hamas and the October 7, 2023, attacks by influencers, academics, and others of social and political importance.
- The Jewish Community is grateful for the continued funding of security measures and government support and hopes that the government will commit to long-term resourcing, particularly in the wake of the December 2025 Bondi terror attack in which 15 Jews were shot dead.