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Author: Christine Rovoi

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is optimistic Kiribati will return to the Pacific Islands Forum whānau after the former British colony withdrew its support for the regional body.

Kiribati President Taneti Maamau announced the move last week because his government is not happy with the group’s leadership.

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Author: Radio New Zealand

Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi has arrived in Wellington and met with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

It is the first time Niue's leader visited the New Zealand Parliament. He is in the country ahead of competing in the Commonwealth Games which begin on July 28 in the UK.

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An Australian journalist has made a bizarre accusation the cost of living is hitting Kiwis so hard that people have resorted to eating snails and not using toilet paper. 

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Category: Defence
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Author: Dr Peter Greener

Opinion: With the release last week of the Defence Policy Review Terms of Reference, writes Dr Peter Greener, will we see a Defence White Paper or Capability Plan prior to the next election?

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Author: RNZ

Specialists on statistics warn a proposed law change poses the threat of official data being corrupted by political meddling and unregulated sharing.

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Author: Christina Huang, Digital Reporter

More than half of this year’s Youth MPs walked out of the debating chamber in response to a fellow participant’s speech on gun rights at Youth Parliament on Wednesday.

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Author: Reuters

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday (local time) that Moscow's military "tasks" in Ukraine now went beyond the eastern Donbas region, in the clearest acknowledgment yet that it has expanded its war goals.

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Author: Reuters

China is asking the UN to bury a highly-anticipated report on human rights violations in Xinjiang, according to a Chinese letter seen by Reuters and confirmed by diplomats from three countries who received it.

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has faced severe criticism from civil society for being too soft on China during a May visit and has since said she will refrain from seeking a second term for personal reasons.

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