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Category : News
Author: Geoffrey Miller

New Zealand’s defence minister, Peeni Henare, has had a very busy first half of the year.

In January, Henare was the face of New Zealand’s relief effort to Tonga, following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano.

Article: https://democracyproject.nz/2022/06/13/geoffrey-miller-why-is-new-zealands-defence-minister-visiting-south-korea/
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Category : Opinion
Author: Warrick Cleine

Former West Coaster Warrick Cleine lives in Vietnam and is a member of KPMG’s Global Council and Asia Pacific Board, and chairperson and CEO of KPMG in Vietnam and Cambodia. He is also an Honorary Advisor to the Asia NZ Foundation. Views here are his own.

OPINION: China’s recent diplomatic foray into the South Pacific generated considerable media attention in New Zealand and Australia, with an outpouring of concern from foreign policy pundits in both countries.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/300604603/how-new-zealand-can-making-sense-of-chinas-pacific-foray
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Category : News
Author: Kevin Norquay

Not for the first time NZ is competing for the affections of the Pacific as China cements its influence. Experts say it’s a critical time for diplomacy, writes Kevin Norquay.

We thought it was everlasting love.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300605177/red-flags-fly-as-china-charm-the-pacific-should-new-zealand-be-worried
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Category : News
Author: Andrew Backhouse, news.com.au

China has hit out at New Zealand after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern released a joint statement with Washington on "shared concerns" about Beijing's influence in the Pacific. 

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/smearing-and-demonising-china-hits-out-at-nz-after-jacinda-ardern-and-joe-bidens-shared-concerns-statement/
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Category : Opinion
Author: TVNZ: 1News

Almost half of New Zealanders support the expulsion of the Russian Ambassador Georgii Viktorovich Zuev, the latest 1News Kantar Public Poll suggests, as the war in Ukraine rages on.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/06/01/poll-reveals-kiwis-thoughts-on-kicking-russian-ambassador-out-of-nz/
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Category : News
Author: William Hewett

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her meeting with President Joe Biden in the White House was "warm" and "friendly". 

The meeting in the Oval Office was meant to be an hour but went for an hour and a half.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/06/jacinda-ardern-says-meeting-with-president-joe-biden-was-warm-and-friendly.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) at the White House, where their first face-to-face talks were expected to include Washington's efforts to counter China in the Indo-Pacific region.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/06/president-joe-biden-tells-jacinda-ardern-us-has-no-desire-to-dictate-in-pacific-wants-to-partner-with-thema.html
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Category : News
Author: Luke Malpass

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says US engagement in the Pacific will be top of her agenda in her meeting with US President Joe Biden, but that if gun control comes up she will be “open to sharing New Zealand’s experience”.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/128809414/ardernbiden-white-house-meeting-us-presence-in-pacific-top-of-agenda
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