Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

HISTORICAL FACTS: Gerry brownlee - Caught on Camera

New Zealand minister faces backlash over ‘go back to your own country’ jibe at Chinese-origin MP

'Inappropriate attention-seeking comments’ by foreign minister Winston Peters widely criticised

The Independent UK · Jul 30

New Zealand MP ejected from Parliament again over Gaza comments

Chlöe Swarbrick has been booted twice in two days

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

New Zealand's divisive Treaty Principles Bill rejected

New Zealand's parliament has voted down the Treaty Principles Bill, ending one of the most divisive debates in recent Kiwi political history.

AAP · Apr 10, 2025

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Row erupts in New Zealand parliament over use of Māori name Aotearoa

Dispute emerges after deputy prime minister Winston Peters questioned why MPs used the name Aotearoa in debates

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2025

MPs ordered to stop complaining about use of country’s indigenous name

‘That really is the end of the matter,’ lawmakers were told

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

New Zealand enthusiastic on AUKUS pillar two

Defence Minister Judith Collins says New Zealand joining AUKUS' pillar two would not erode the country's firm anti-nuclear stance.

AAP · Dec 12, 2023

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Outgoing, incoming NZ government spat over Israel-Hamas

New Zealand's incoming government National party has echoed Australia's position on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

AAP · Nov 20, 2023

Next New Zealand leader Luxon misses out on APEC

Incoming New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has missed out on attending APEC as government formation talks drag on.

AAP · Nov 14, 2023

Incoming PM defends pace of New Zealand coalition talks

Incoming New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon says he is "not selecting a flatmate", defending the slow pace of his government coalition negotiations.

AAP · Nov 12, 2023

Caramel Brownie reports for Kiwi duty at PIF

New Zealand is being represented at the Pacific Islands Forum summit this week by two politicians of opposite stripes: Carmel Sepuloni and Gerry Brownlee.

AAP · Nov 8, 2023

NZ PM Luxon unlikely for Pacific Islands Forum

Incoming New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon says he won't be able to form a government in time to attend next week's Pacific Islands Forum.

AAP · Nov 2, 2023

New Zealand may join Aukus pact’s non-nuclear component

Defence minister says government ‘willing to explore’ participating in ‘pillar two’ of defence deal founded by Australia, UK and US

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2023

New Zealand better off outside AUKUS: Clark

New Zealand may be pressured into increasing its own defence spending following Australia's signficant submarines deal with the US and UK.

AAP · Mar 23, 2023

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The New Daily · Mar 22, 2023

New Zealand’s opposition worried about AUKUS deal

Gerry Brownlee, the New Zealand opposition foreign spokesman, says Australia's AUKUS deal creates issues for New Zealand.

The New Daily · Mar 22, 2023

New Zealand opposition flags concerns about AUKUS

New Zealand's opposition has flagged concerns with Australia's AUKUS defence agreement, saying it makes NZ less safe.

AAP · Mar 22, 2023

New Zealand opposition concerned by AUKUS

Gerry Brownlee, the New Zealand opposition foreign spokesman, says Australia's AUKUS deal creates issues for New Zealand.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2022

New Zealand’s shadow foreign affairs spokesperson faces criticism for response to UN report on Uyghurs

Gerry Brownlee says report on human rights violations in Xinjiang recognises China is ‘dealing with a terrorist problem’

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP · Sep 1, 2022

NZ opposition downplays UN China report

New Zealand's opposition National party has continued a remarkably soft line towards China following the publication of a major human rights report.

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2022

New Zealand and allies allowed ‘vacuum’ to develop in Pacific, former foreign minister says

Comments by Winston Peters come as China hopes 10 Pacific countries will sign wide-ranging security deal

Coverage From

People

HanaRawhiti MaipiClarke

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Pacific Islands Forum

the Pacific Islands Forum

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.