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“I can take care of my enemies,” the Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuiiano once famously said, “but God protect me from my friends.” Phil Twyford would probably share the sentiments. After Kiwibuild became political Kryptonite for Labour on his watch, Twyford got demoted. Among a few relatively undemanding odds and ends, he was given the job of helping to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. Blissfully, it won’t be held against him this time, if he fails to achieve global nuclear disarmament.
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Read more: On How AUKUS Undermines Our No-nukes Cred
- Article: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2110/S00088/on-how-aukus-undermines-our-no-nukes-cred-plus-a-music-playlist.htm
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It was late afternoon when Rimbink Pato, Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister, heard a loud commotion outside his door. Seconds later, four young Chinese diplomats burst uninvited into his office, demanding last-minute changes to the communiqué of the APEC summit, the Pacific’s most important economic and political forum.
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Read more: How 'wolf warrior' diplomats have become symbols of the threat posed by a rising China
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/china-and-nz/300405981/how-wolf-warrior-diplomats-have-become-symbols-of-the-threat-posed-by-a-rising-china
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OPINION: Despite claims that a new strategic alliance between Australia, the UK, and US (Aukus) had marginalised New Zealand, there are indications this development could bolster the significance of Wellington’s non-nuclear stance in countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
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Read more: Why Aukus has not diminished NZ's non-nuclear security strategy
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/126816652/why-aukus-has-not-diminished-nzs-nonnuclear-security-strategy
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A couple who set up a business in New Zealand have been described as a threat to national security because of their link to Chinese intelligence services.
They denied they were spies, but were rejected for residence and lost an immigration appeal.
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Read more: Couple denied NZ residence due to Chinese intelligence links
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/china-and-nz/300441967/couple-denied-nz-residence-due-to-chinese-intelligence-linkst
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Victoria -A legal battle is brewing between two of Canada's largest defence contractors over upgrades to a pair of New Zealand navy warships in British Columbia.
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Read more: B.C. shipyard embroiled in legal battle over New Zealand warship upgrades
- Article: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/b-c-shipyard-embroiled-in-legal-battle-over-new-zealand-warship-upgrades-1.5627916
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Christchurch residents are on tenterhooks as they head into the weekend, with four cases of COVID-19 in the community.
Two more cases were confirmed Friday afternoon, cases the health ministry says were expected.
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Read more: Christchurch on edge after new COVID cases found, fears for Addington Cup
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/10/coronavirus-christchurch-on-edge-after-new-covid-cases-found-fears-for-addington-cup.html
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An immunologist is warning of potentially “catastrophic” consequences for Tonga, if a case that flew into the island nation isn’t contained.
The person with Covid-19 travelled from Christchurch. It is the first-ever case of the virus for the island nation.
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Read more: Christchurch case in Tonga shows more community spread likely
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/126834693/covid19-christchurch-case-in-tonga-shows-more-community-spread-likely
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The Chinese military is developing at a "stunning" pace, according to one of the United States' most powerful military generals, who called the Asian nation's test of a hypersonic missile earlier this month "very concerning".
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