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Alarmed by Solomon Islands-China pact, NZ finds its voice on security

New Zealand has long been seen as the moderate, even absent, voice on China in the "Five Eyes" western alliance, so much so that its commitment to the group was questioned just 12 months ago.

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Ratings agency says Govt will bail out Three Waters corporations in a crisis

Local councils can have their cake and drink it too, writes Jonathan Milne, as ratings agency agrees to council and iwi approving strategic direction of Three Waters entities.

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Govt beefs up human rights compliance system

A new inter-agency mechanism will ensure greater transparency and accountability of whether Aotearoa is meeting its human rights obligations, Cabinet says.

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New Zealand foreign minister blames ‘relationship failure’ for China-Solomons security deal

Nanaia Mahuta confirms ‘unwelcome and unnecessary’ deal came as a surprise to New Zealand and Australia, saying the Solomons must provide transparency

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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Germany ‘ready’ to ban Russian oil

Ukraine news from May 2: Economy minister says Berlin could back embargo, as EU energy ministers debate fresh sanctions.

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Govt refuses advice to commit ongoing taxpayer funding for Three Waters

A council and iwi working group asks that central government not wash its hands of responsibility for water services – but ministers decline to give an assurance.

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New Zealand commits to three peacekeeping deployments

New Zealand said on Tuesday it had extended its commitment to three deployments that support peace in the Middle East and Africa.

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Govt backs away from autonomous sanctions timeline

Nanaia Mahuta walks back statement Cabinet would discuss autonomous sanctions "within weeks" of Russia action.

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Jacinda Ardern questions motive for China-Solomons security pact

New Zealand PM flags Beijing’s ‘growing assertiveness’ in region, while ‘Pacific stuff-up’ haunts Australia’s governing Coalition going into election

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Here be trolls: New Zealand’s female politicians battle rising tide of misogyny

Led by Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand women are entering uncharted territory in politics – and encountering increasing levels of abuse

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New Zealand introduces new sanctions, tariffs on Russian imports

The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it was introducing a 35% tariff on all imports from Russia and would extend existing export prohibitions to industrial products closely connected to strategic Russian industries.

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More Ukraine sanctions as Ardern says Russia 'must answer to world'

“Russia must answer to the world for what it has done," Jacinda Ardern says as New Zealand announces a second tranche of sanctions.

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Democracy denied? Why commissioners replace councillors

Commissioners will stay on at Tauranga City Council until 2024 - are locals being denied their democratic rights or is more time needed to get the city back on track?

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New Zealand, Fiji agree to work together on security, economy, other areas

New Zealand and Fiji signed a partnership statement on Tuesday that will see the two countries work more closely together in areas such as security, protecting shared interests and economic resilience.

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Greens call for visa extension for abandoned West Papuan students

Time is running out for a group of West Papuan students in New Zealand whose scholarships were cut, out of the blue by the Indonesian Government

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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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Parliament as one on Russia sanctions

There was unanimous support to back those "suffering the tyranny of Vladimir Putin's Russian boots upon them” by imposing sanctions on his regime.

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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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Robert Ayson: What New Zealand could do about Ukraine

Is there anything our Government could do in response to Russia’s attempt to recast international boundaries through the use of force? Robert Ayson lays out nine potential options.

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Mahuta heads to a Europe looking abroad, stressed within

France and others are pushing to increase Indo-Pacific engagement - but Ukraine conflict looms large.

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'Untapped potential' in Indigenous tech

The main challenge for Indigenous technology is policy and politics, not the rise of the metaverse, decentralised finance or algorithms, a summit has been told.

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NZ 'must regain' foreign policy ground in 2022

With Great Power rivalry, Covid complications and wider global instability set to continue, foreign policy watchers say NZ must step back up.

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