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Chinese Premier Li Starts New Zealand, Australia Visits

Chinese Premier Li Qiang touted trade and "friendship" as he started a tour of New Zealand and Australia on Thursday, a rare visit that comes as both hosts grapple with Beijing's influence in the Pacific.

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New Zealand Eyes NATO Deal Amid Security Rethink

Foreign minister Winston Peters said after a two-day visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels that a "partnership program" with the alliance would be agreed "in the coming months".

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The leader of the Solomon Islands visited Beijing. Here is why that's important

A pact on police cooperation is just one of several deals signed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare this week during a trip to Beijing meant to upgrade the relationship between the two countries.

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US recognition for islands opens up development opportunities

Washington has renewed its focus in the Pacific because of China’s engagement in the region and is expected to send a senior official to the Pacific Islands Forum in the Cook Islands later this year, writes Emma Ricketts

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to leave office

Speaking to her party's annual caucus, 42-year-old Ardern said "it's time" for her to move on and that she "no longer had enough in the tank" for her premiership.

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What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for NZ

Tokyo’s dramatic and hawkish turn towards defence in the face of China's growing influence is likely to have ramifications for New Zealand. Geoffrey Miller explains.

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Crossing the diplomatic line: When do ambassadors get expelled?

There have been calls for New Zealand to expel Russia's ambassador in response to the war in Ukraine. But is that the right diplomatic step to take?

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Geoffrey Miller: How important is NZ military support for Ukraine?

International analyst Geoffrey Miller examines New Zealand’s new military assistance for Ukraine and asks whether more humanitarian aid could also be provided

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Possible Chinese intervention in the war on Ukraine should ring alarm bells for NZ

Geoffrey Miller puts NZ’s new humanitarian visa policy for Ukrainians under the microscope and considers the implications of claims of a potential role for China in Ukraine

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New Zealand's sanctions genie is out of the bottle

International analyst Geoffrey Miller considers the wider impact of New Zealand’s new Russia Sanctions Act.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine will change NZ's foreign policy

Geoffrey Miller says introducing an autonomous sanctions regime against Russia could be the beginning of the end for the independent strategy pursued since the 1980s

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NZ diplomacy could be better than sanctions against Russia

War should never be seen as inevitable, writes Democracy Project's Geoffrey Miller, and the need for diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the Russia-Ukraine crisis is greater than ever.

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Newtownards man jailed for rape of woman in vulnerable state

“I knew it was going to happen but I didn’t know how to stop it, so I didn’t do anything”

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