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Judith Collins may be backing Christopher Luxon as the next leader of the National Party, but her endorsement likely holds little sway with her caucus colleagues after her recent actions, one political commentator says.
Just hours after receiving a vote of no confidence from National MPs, former leader Collins told Newshub's Amelia Wade there were likely going to be a "couple of candidates" vying for her old job. Newshub understands the challengers could include Luxon, Mark Mitchell and Simon Bridges.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/judith-collins-backing-of-christopher-luxon-likely-has-little-sway-after-appalling-process-political-commentator.html
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National MP Simon Bridges has been demoted and relieved of his portfolio responsibilities.
Leader Judith Collins says it follows an "allegation of serious misconduct" relating to his interaction with a caucus colleague.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/simon-bridges-demoted-stripped-of-portfolios-after-allegation-of-serious-misconduct-with-female-caucus-colleague.html
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Simon Bridges isn't ruling out another tilt at the National Party leadership, instead only repeating - ad nauseum - that it's not his intention at this time.
And the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll shows that if his intentions happen to change, he has the public and his party on board.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/newshub-reid-research-poll-simon-bridges-isn-t-ruling-out-another-tilt-at-national-leadership-and-he-s-got-public-s-support.html
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New Zealand’s diplomats will prioritise Pacific Island nations’ resilience due to threats such as climate change and potentially “catastrophic” levels of Chinese debt.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/126877134/new-zealands-diplomats-to-focus-on-resilience-in-pacific-as-climate-change-and-chinese-debt-threat-grows
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The Government doesn't have a concrete plan to move Auckland on from COVID-19 lockdowns and is "providing no hope for Aucklanders", the Opposition claims.
On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Auckland would remain in COVID-19 alert level 3 for at least another two weeks. She told the 4pm press conference the Government would reveal a vaccination target for when restrictions could ease, but not until Friday.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/10/covid-19-judith-collins-david-seymour-say-patronising-jacinda-ardern-government-have-no-idea-after-alert-level-announcement.html
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After sending a record number of military aircraft to harass Taiwan over China’s National Day holiday, Beijing has toned down the saber rattling but tensions remain high, with the rhetoric and reasoning behind the exercises unchanged.
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Read more: Taiwan: US-China conflict unlikely, but experts say a miscalculation could spell disaster
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300430891/taiwan-uschina-conflict-unlikely-but-experts-say-a-miscalculation-could-spell-disaster
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The Australian government often describes Australia and New Zealand as ‘natural allies’. But Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement of the AUKUS security partnership with the United States and the United Kingdom on 16 September—which he described as ‘a forever partnership for a new time between the oldest and most trusted of friends’—raises questions about the changing dynamics of Australia’s natural alliance.
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Read more: AUKUS adds ambiguity to the Australia–New Zealand alliance
- Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/aukus-adds-ambiguity-to-the-australia-new-zealand-alliance/
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