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Author: Associated Press

The commander of the United States military in the Pacific said Monday he wants to expand and strengthen its ties with New Zealand.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/01/us-seeks-to-expand-ties-with-new-zealand-amid-china-worries/
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Author: TVNZ: 1News

A Kiwi living in Australia isn't sure what to do with the cost of living payment she "received in error" on Monday.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/01/kiwi-in-australia-unsure-after-getting-govt-payment-in-error/
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Author: Geoffrey Miller

ANALYSIS: Today's speech by Jacinda Ardern to the China Business Summit in Auckland was full of soothing words for Beijing.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/08/geoffrey-miller-jacinda-ardern-s-softer-tone-towards-china-will-be-popular-with-beijing.html
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Well that is a U-turn in tone from only a few months ago... But yeah nah still don't trust the CCP...

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Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand politicians have been warned against using social media platform TikTok on their work devices due to concerns their data could be accessed by the Chinese Government.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/08/new-zealand-mps-warned-against-using-tiktok-on-work-phones-as-chinese-government-could-access-data.html
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 This is new how.... we have know this since the beginning...

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Australian Senator Pauline Hanson has been labelled racist after storming out of the Senate during the opening acknowledgement of the country.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/07/australian-senator-pauline-hanson-storms-out-of-parliament-after-refusing-to-acknowledge-original-land-owners-of-canberra.html
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Author: Laura Walters

Former Defence Minister Ron Mark has taken a specific interest in the Ukraine conflict. He speaks to Laura Walters about his second trip to the war-torn nation.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/129342478/we-will-be-judged-in-the-long-run-says-former-defence-minister-ron-mark-on-how-nz-responds-to-ukraines-ordeal
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Author: Q and A

Foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta has sounded the alarm about debt levels in Pacific countries, amid geopolitical tensions and the unrest sweeping through Sri Lanka.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/07/17/nanaia-mahuta-sounds-alarm-on-pacific-debt/
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Author: The Conversation

ANALYSIS: It's easy to understand New Zealand's motivation for securing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). 

What's less apparent is why the EU chose to pursue the agreement with a small and distant country, currently ranked its 50th most important trading partner.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/07/analysis-a-trade-deal-with-the-eu-makes-sense-for-new-zealand-but-there-s-a-lot-in-it-for-europe-too.html
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