Category : Opinion
Author: Lisette Reymer

New Zealand's relationship with Europe is closer than ever - that’s the message from the European Commission today as its leader met with our Prime Minister to witness the historic signing of the free trade deal. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/07/new-zealand-s-free-trade-deal-with-europe-will-boost-our-economy-by-over-1-billion-annually.html
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Category : News
Author: Renju Jose and Lucy Craymer

SYDNEY, July 7 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Friday New Zealand will require continued engagement with China, its largest trading partner, but would disagree with Beijing in areas where it challenges his country's national interests.

Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-zealand-pm-says-tough-conversations-with-china-better-than-no-talks-2023-07-07/
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Category : Opinion
Author: Lisette Reymer

The Prime Minister will not be visiting Ukraine during his time in Europe, with New Zealand turning down President Volodymyr Zelensky's invite for the second time. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/07/why-prime-minister-chris-hipkins-turned-down-ukrainian-president-s-invite-to-kyiv-while-in-europe.html
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Category : News
Author: Finlay Dunseath

Military light armoured vehicles seen travelling through Wellington on Friday are being transported to a large scale training exercise in Australia.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300923530/military-vehicles-spotted-on-wellington-roads-off-to-australia-for-large-exercise
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Category : News
Author: Lisette Reymer & Reuters

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday that the mutinous chief of the Wagner group was still in Russia with thousands of fighters but dismissed speculation Vladimir Putin would have Yevgeny Prigozhin killed.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/07/wagner-chief-yevgeny-prigozhin-back-in-russia-belarus-alexander-lukashenko-says.html
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Category : News
Author: Rt Hon Chris Hipkins

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā rau rangatira mā.

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Dr Richard Grant, Chair of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs - thank you for your welcome.

Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/prime-ministers-foreign-policy-speech-nziia
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Category : News
Author: Geoffrey Miller

ANALYSIS: Is New Zealand about to join 'NATO+'?

That seems to be the effective endgame, if reports ahead of New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' attendance at the NATO summit in Lithuania are anything to go by.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/07/geoffrey-miller-new-zealand-gets-ready-to-embrace-nato.html
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The headline of this article is a but dumb... NZ can not join NATO+ on any level...? NATO stands "North Atlantic Treaty Organization." Adding the + makes no difference and there is no NATO+. New Zealand is however a Major non-NATO ally or MNNA. There is a difference.

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Category : Defence
Author: KEN MORIYASU and TAKASHI TSUJI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/BRUSSELS -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will deepen collaboration with its four major partners in the Indo-Pacific region, simultaneously preparing bilateral cooperation documents with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, Nikkei Asia has learned.

Article: https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/NATO-to-upgrade-ties-with-Australia-New-Zealand-South-Korea
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