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A day after China warned its three military ships would be live weapons testing between New Zealand and Australia, the Cook Islands has today released a controversial agreement indicating Beijing has secured a maritime presence there.
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Read more: China secures maritime presence in Cook Islands
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/22/china-secures-maritime-presence-in-cook-islands/
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Analysis: Is the United States becoming less dependable as the world's most formidable defence backstop, and is New Zealand factoring that in?
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Read more: 'Will the Americans still be there?' The looming question for New Zealand
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/542822/will-the-americans-still-be-there-the-looming-question-for-new-zealand
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Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced additional sanctions on Russian entities, alongside further support for Ukraine's recovery and rebuild.
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Read more: Winston Peters announces new sanctions on Russian entities over Ukraine
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542783/winston-peters-announces-new-sanctions-on-russian-entities-over-ukraine
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Analysis - The appearance of three Chinese naval vessels firing live rounds in the Tasman Sea has caused understandable alarm in New Zealand and Australia. But this has more to do with the geopolitical context than the actual event.
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Read more: A Chinese own goal? How war games in the Tasman Sea could push NZ closer to AUKUS
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542836/a-chinese-own-goal-how-war-games-in-the-tasman-sea-could-push-nz-closer-to-aukus
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- Category : Opinion
The Defence Minister Judith Collins says she has not been entirely taken by surprise by the US's pivot away from security backstop to Europe towards the Indopacific.
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Read more: Trump moves toward Pacific 'not surprising,' Collins says
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/542610/trump-moves-toward-pacific-not-surprising-collins-says
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Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has advice for New Zealand as it considers joining defence and technology agreement AUKUS.
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Read more: Scott Morrison: The company that could give NZ a big AUKUS boost
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/15/scott-morrison-the-company-that-could-give-nz-a-big-aukus-boost/
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The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission, officials said Thursday.
The Australian government revealed a week ago that the warships had traveled through Southeast Asia and the Coral Sea and were approaching northeast Australia.
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Read more: Australian and New Zealand militaries monitoring Chinese warships off Australian coast
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360588914/australian-and-new-zealand-militaries-monitoring-chinese-warships-australian-coast
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New Zealand and the Cook Islands are not seeing eye to eye on a number of issues, the Foreign Affairs Minister's office says.
The Cook Islands is set to discuss a major partnership agreement with China this week.
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Read more: 'Do not see eye to eye': NZ and Cook Islands at odds over diplomatic issues
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/541087/do-not-see-eye-to-eye-nz-and-cook-islands-at-odds-over-diplomatic-issues
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