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Category : News
Author: Geoffrey Miller

ANALYSIS: New Zealand's international relations are under new management. And Winston Peters, the new foreign minister, is already setting a change agenda.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/12/geoffrey-miller-new-zealand-s-foreign-policy-resets-on-aukus-gaza-and-ukraine.html
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Category : News
Author: Rebecca Wright

The incoming Government doesn't have any "deep and immediate" concerns about China becoming more assertive in the Pacific, National foreign affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/11/incoming-government-says-no-deep-and-immediate-concern-about-china-s-influence-in-pacific-region.html
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Category : News
Author: William Terite

Taiwan's New Zealand representative has spoken to Newshub to highlight her grave concerns about a conflict brewing in the South China Sea. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/09/taiwan-representative-in-new-zealand-warns-about-a-more-assertive-china.html
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Category : News
Author: RNZ

The government has unveiled new legislation to tax multinational companies that provide digital services.

Minister of Finance Grant Robertson and Minister of Revenue Barbara Edmonds said the "increasing digitisation of commerce" internationally has left gaps in the tax base.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/496826/government-unveils-digital-services-tax-aimed-at-multinationals
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Category : Analysis
Author: Phil Pennington

A new national national intelligence and security agency has not yet been established despite it being a key recommendation from the Christchurch mosque attacks inquiry.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/468345/govt-yet-to-set-up-national-security-agency-18-months-after-royal-commission-recommendation
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Category : Opinion
Author: Jason Young

It wasn’t that long ago that Australian and New Zealand prime ministers were falling over themselves to run trade missions to the People’s Republic of China. Both governments lobbied hard for and secured early free-trade agreements, and both strongly promoted goods and services trade and all manner of bilateral agreements with the PRC.

Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-lessons-of-new-zealands-china-diplomacy/
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Category : News
Author: Marc Daalder

In a major new report, the Security Intelligence Service says "ongoing activity in and against New Zealand" is linked to Chinese intelligence, Marc Daalder reports

Article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/spies-say-interference-in-nz-linked-to-chinese-intelligence
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Category : News
Author: Geoffrey Miller

Brand new strategy suggest a future desire to join the great power pack — even AUKUS — despite years of independence. New Zealand apparently wants to run with the pack now countering China — and may seek to join AUKUS, too.

Article: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/08/04/with-china-in-sights-new-zealand-signals-major-defense-policy-shift/
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