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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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”.

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

ANALYSIS: As a new 'Great Game' for control of the Pacific escalates, New Zealand's foreign minister is coming under pressure from all sides.

For those keeping score, China has now signed co-operation agreements with Samoa and Kiribati, while the US has convinced Fiji to join its new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).

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Author: TVNZ: 1News

China analyst Rodney Jones, a principal of Wigram Capital Advisors, said that "the geopolitical standoff has moved from the South China Sea to the South Pacific" and called for a rethink of New Zealand's security policy.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/29/new-focus-on-nzs-security-policy-needed-china-expert/
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National's Gerry Brownlee says it appears New Zealand has been blindsided by revelations overnight that China is seeking a Pacific-wide policing and security deal.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/new-zealand-must-be-more-involved-in-pacific-opposition-says-amid-new-china-revelations.html
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