Category : Defence
Author: Geoffrey Miller

Times are changing in New Zealand foreign policy. That seems to be the message from New Zealand’s new triumvirate of ministers with responsibility for foreign affairs and defense – Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta (a holdover from the previous government), and Defense Minister Andrew Little.

Article: https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/new-zealands-foreign-policy-hardens-under-new-leadership/
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Category : News
Author: Wayne Mapp

Cyclone Gabrielle has wrought the most destruction that New Zealand has faced since the Christchurch earthquake of 2011. It is not surprising that a National Declaration of Emergency has been required. This has enabled to full resources of the NZDF to be bought to bear.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/03/08/responding-to-disaster-defence-review/
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Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand has taken a significant plunge in the latest soft power rankings, down five spots and out of the top 25.

Soft power refers to a country's ability to influence others and produce outcomes through reputation and standing rather than through coercion. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/03/new-zealand-takes-another-plunge-in-global-soft-power-rankings.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

China President Xi Jinping and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called for the "soonest possible" peace deal for Ukraine at talks in Beijing on Wednesday (local time), the Belarusian state news agency Belta reported.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/03/ukraine-invasion-presidents-of-china-belarus-call-for-peace-ceasefire.html
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Category : News
Author: Seni Iasona

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki claims God sent Cyclone Gabrielle to Aotearoa because of our "extreme" abortion laws, "queerest parliament" and Gisborne and Hastings' porn habits. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/03/brian-tamaki-says-god-sent-cyclone-gabrielle-to-aotearoa-because-of-abortion-laws-porn-habits-and-rainbow-parliament.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

The FBI has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan likely caused the COVID pandemic, director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday, a claim China said had "no credibility whatsoever".

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/03/china-scoffs-at-fbi-claim-that-wuhan-lab-leak-likely-caused-covid-19-pandemic.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday (local time) along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, in the latest setback for the popular video sharing site.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2023/03/us-house-panel-approves-bill-giving-president-joe-biden-power-to-ban-tiktok.html
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