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ANZAC Day
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:44:57 +1200 | U.S. Department of State
The United States, Australia, and New Zealand have stood together through times of war and peace, bound by a deep trust and a shared commitment to freedom and democracy.More >>
China's NZ embassy expresses 'strong dissatisfaction' over MPs visit to Taiwan
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:15:09 +1200 | RNZ
China's embassy in New Zealand has expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" over a visit to Taiwan by a cross-Parliamentary group of MPs. More >>
The Selling Of America: Ending The US Dollar’s Exorbitant Privilege
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:05:07 +1200 | Binoy Kampmark
Curious events are unfolding as a result of Trump’s carnivalesque approach to trade and markets. While the value of the greenback has fallen, the returns from 10-year US government bonds have risen.More >>
Statement On Spy Agency Probe Into RNZ 'Russian Edits Scandal' And IGSS Report
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:44:17 +1200 | Mick Hall
Conflating editorial endeavour that seeks accurate reporting and proper context in news stories with subjective support for foreign enemies is a smear, creates a chill factor within newsrooms and stifles open and informed public discourse over foreign ...More >>
Christopher Luxon Meets King Charles, Due To Discuss Trade And Security With British PM
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:59:16 +1200 | RNZ
The Prime Minister has had a private audience with the monarch and will meet British PM Sir Keir Starmer. More >>
Papal Picks, And India As A Defence Ally
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:54:54 +1200 | Gordon Campbell
Reportedly, the global uncertainty being triggered by the US tariff wars has been motivating India to speed up its bilateral trade dealings with many countries, including NZ. More >>
New Zealand Announces Extended Support For Ukraine
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:46:21 +1200 | New Zealand Government
“During the past three years, NZDF personnel have been on the ground in Europe working with like-minded partner countries to support Ukraine. This deployment is a visible and highly valued use of our skilled personnel,” Defence Minister Judith ...More >>
Dotty And Cretinous: Reviewing AUKUS
Sun, 20 Apr 2025 15:25:59 +1200 | Binoy Kampmark
To add to the more specialist literature calling large parts of AUKUS expenditure into question comes the emergence of disquiet in political ranks. Former Labor senator Doug Cameron, who fronts the Labor Against War group, is a symptom of growing dissent.More >>
Battlefield Remains Unearthed By Wildfires In Gallipoli Covered Over By Kiwi Team
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:15:48 +1200 | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand commemoration lead John McLeod said a small team, including members of the NZDF and the NZ Embassy, assisted in the covering up of remains that were exposed. More >>
De Facto Occupation: Israel’s Security Zone Strategy
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:38:32 +1200 | Binoy Kampmark
Displacement orders, euphemised as “evacuation orders”, have become the staple of operating doctrine, the means of creating buffers of guns and steel. More >>
Spotlight Falls On New Zealand’s Confucius Institutes In Wake Of Australian Closures
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:37:40 +1200 | RNZ
Jason Young, director of the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Center at Victoria University of Wellington, said it was time for New Zealand universities to reconsider how best to use their limited resources to offer courses in Chinese language and ...More >>
Why NZ needs the United States to stay committed to the Pacific
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:35:04 +1200 | RNZ
With concerns over Washington's retreat from the region, geopolitics and security experts say Winston Peters is signalling to the United States "to remain invested in the Pacific".More >>
Prime Minister To Visit The United Kingdom And Türkiye
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:09:06 +1200 | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand has enduring bonds with both the UK and Türkiye, forged through our shared history. I’m looking forward to reinforcing these bonds,” PrimeMinister Christopher Luxon says.More >>
NZ Deputy Prime Minister Recounts Longstanding US-NZ Relationship In The Pacific
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:25:38 +1200 | East West Center
“New Zealand’s commitment to the Pacific is foundational to who we are as a people,” Deputy Prime Minister Peters said. “It transcends governments, political parties, and the disruptive events and controversies of the moment.”More >>
On The Left’s Electability Crisis, And The Abundance Ecotopia
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:30:32 +1200 | Gordon Campbell
Basically, centre-left opposition parties that have recently been in government are struggling to find an identity in an era where they are still detested by many of the voters they need to win over, to be re-elected. More >>
Enduring Pacific Bonds Reinforced
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:51:04 +1200 | New Zealand Government
This visit has helped us to gain a fresh understanding of priorities from right across the region, in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia – and what more New Zealand can do to help.More >>
In Their Own Words: Luxon V Peters On US Tariffs
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:33:36 +1200 | RNZ
Explainer: The Prime Minister has decried a "real media beat-up" surrounding his spat with the Foreign Minister over the country's response to the United States' tariffs.More >>
NZ Plugs In To Boost US Navy's Space Race With China
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:19:08 +1200 | RNZ
New Zealand is becoming increasingly involved, even as the defence force denies its tentative steps into space have anything to do with military operations. More >>
Earthquake & Renewable Energy A Focus In Vanuatu
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:04:30 +1200 | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand will work with the Vanuatu Government over coming weeks to identify priority areas to focus our efforts,” Mr Peters says. More >>
Fiji And New Zealand: An Indispensable Partnership
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:13:20 +1200 | New Zealand Government
“New Zealand and Fiji share an indispensable partnership in the Pacific,” Mr Peters says, following his meeting in Nadi last night with Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. “In these uncertain times, the Fiji-New Zealand relationship must deliver ...More >>
