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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Chris Bishop claims there's too much "Ardern-style politics" being forced on New Zealanders, something the National Party wants to change if elected to Government in October.

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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has set off on his biggest overseas mission since he became leader - and it's a high-stakes one.

He's just about to land in China for a week-long trade trip with a plane packed full of Kiwi business leaders.

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Author: Louisa Cleave and Paula Penfold

A New Zealand frigate was confronted in a sensitive part of the South China Sea by Chinese navy warships demanding details of its passage, a Stuff Circuit investigation has revealed.

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Author: Lloyd Burr

Farmers won't have to pay for their emissions for another seven years under a new proposal from the National Party. 

It unveiled its agriculture emissions reduction plan on Monday.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/06/christopher-luxon-calls-new-zealand-very-negative-wet-whiney-inward-looking.html
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Author: Thomas Manch

Defence Minister Andrew Little has urged China to resume talking with the United States, and has declined a Chinese request for joint military exercises with New Zealand.

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Author: Thomas Manch

New Zealand has signed a military agreement with Japan to bolster co-operation in the Pacific, as the Asian power doubles its defence budget to deter threats from China and North Korea.

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Author: Amelia Wade

The Prime Minister says New Zealand is less worried about the United States bringing its military might to the Pacific than the grave concern we expressed about China's Solomon Islands security deal. 

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Author: Christine Rovoi

New Zealand has been accused of trying to “sabotage” China’s relationship with Pacific island countries.

In a scathing attack on the United States and its allies, including Australia and Aotearoa, the Chinese government said the West has been undermining Beijing’s efforts in the region.

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