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'Pacific aspiration is not an appendage': Mahuta pushes Pacific-Asia ties in Korea

As Asian interest in the Pacific ramps up, the foreign minister says a South Korea summit is a chance for NZ to reiterate the importance of the Pacific voice in geopolitical discussions.

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Myanmar minister to NZ: 'Attention is good, action is a must'

Human rights minister in exile calls on NZ to do more about abuses committed by the military regime in his home country.

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Government pushed to boost foreign aid

A new review warns of "eroding" institutional knowledge in our aid programme and a gap between political ambition and resourcing.

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Meka Whaitiri breaks silence on defection

Labour’s Māori caucus MPs have invited Meka Whaitiri to meet with them at Parliament this week. The former Labour minister intends to make a personal statement in the House on Tuesday from Te Pāti Māori’s front bench seat, writes political editor Jo Moir.

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Mahuta avoids Aukus: 'Independence should not be confused with isolation'

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta's latest foreign policy speech was light on truly new diplomatic insights, but did give a sense of the pressure being felt by the Government around Aukus discussions

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Meka Whaitiri jumps to Te Pāti Māori – its first big-name election candidate

And party president extends invitation to minister Mahuta: 'If Nanaia feels there's something awry with the way she was treated, she knows what she can do.'

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Foreign Secretary rushes back to UK from Pacific tour after hundreds killed in Sudan

James Cleverly cancelled a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart to return to the UK amid heightened alarm over the deteriorating situation in Sudan, where hundreds have died in fighting

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Foreign secretary James Cleverly cuts short Pacific trip to deal with Sudan crisis

James Cleverly cancelled a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart to fly home early.

Evening Standard

Foreign Secretary cuts short Pacific trip to deal with Sudan crisis

James Cleverly cancelled a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart to fly home early.

The Independent UK

UK foreign secretary leaves Pacific early to focus on Sudan

Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is cutting a Pacific tour short to return to Britain and deal with the deteriorating situation in Sudan

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Britain’s top diplomat James Cleverly skips part of Pacific tour to focus on Sudan

Foreign secretary cancelled plans in Samoa and New Zealand due to crisis in Sudan, his office said

The Guardian - AU

UK Foreign Secretary coordinates war response from NZ situation room

New Zealand has an indirect but potentially significant strategic and political interest in Sudan’s unfolding conflict, as its oil tankers pass through the Red Sea. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Kieran McAnulty - Eketāhuna's straight-shooting MP

Kieran McAnulty has come a long way since his self-confessed “pretty disappointing” Wairarapa result at the 2014 election. Political editor Jo Moir looks at the Labour MP’s road from TAB bookie to Cabinet minister.

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Ratepayers pay more for water so councillors can sit at the table

Opinion: Chris Hipkins and Kieran McAnulty must be wondering how they’ve ended up selling a worse version of Three Waters, that is less affordable, all so a few extra councillors can sit at the table when decisions are made, writes political editor Jo Moir.

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NZ PM Hipkins throws Ardern's water policy on bonfire

Jacinda Ardern's water infrastructure reforms are the latest policy to be axed by her successor as New Zealand prime minister, Chris Hipkins.

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New Zealand draws closer to NATO as PM mulls summit

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pulled New Zealand closer to the orbit of the US-backed military alliance NATO.

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The growing importance of Nato-NZ ties in 'less predictable' world

Nato's policy planning chief says China poses a "systemic challenge" to the global order, and is among the reasons why the alliance is focusing more closely on the Indo-Pacific.

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NZ's uneasy stability with China

New Zealanders, especially NZ businesses, should temper their expectations of a strong relationship with China, says Jason Young

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Walking the diplomatic line

New Zealand is increasingly finding itself walking a tightrope between old mates and new friends.

The Independent UK

New Zealand in talks over partial membership of Aukus

‘I’ve indicated we will be willing to explore it, and that’s as far as that has gone’

The Guardian - AU

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

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NZ pushes China on lethal aid concerns over Ukraine war

Nanaia Mahuta expresses concerns about Beijing sending arms to Moscow, but receives no 'overt' assurances that the Chinese government will not provide lethal support.

Reuters

NZ Foreign Minister says encouraged China to support Pacific regional institutions

New Zealand's foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Tuesday she had encouraged China to support and strengthen Pacific regional institutions and uphold a 22-year old agreement that sees Pacific countries look after their own security needs.

The Independent UK

New Zealand tells China its concern on lethal aid to Russia

New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has expressed concern to China over any provision of lethal aid to support Russia in its war against Ukraine during a meeting with her Chinese counterpart

Reuters

New Zealand raises concerns with China on South China Sea, Taiwan

New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Saturday she had expressed concerns over the South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait during talks with her Chinese counterpart at the end of a visit to Beijing.

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