Category : News
Author: Amelia Wade

As the horrors in Ukraine continue at Russia's hand, the New Zealand Government is about to give itself the tools to impose sanctions on those responsible.

Parliament on Monday pulled together a show of solidarity, by hanging up a piece of Ukrainian art from the vaults. It's a map of New Zealand embroidered in traditional Ukrainian designs and was gifted by the Ukrainian community in 2016.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-the-number-of-russians-who-have-invested-their-way-into-new-zealand-revealed.html
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Category : News
Author: Zane Small

New Zealand will freeze the assets of Russia's elite and ban Russian super yachts, ships and aircraft in support of Ukraine. 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday the Russia Sanctions Bill, which will pass under urgency in Parliament this week, to provide further sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/new-zealand-to-freeze-assets-of-russia-s-elite-ban-super-yachts-ships-and-aircraft-in-support-of-ukraine.html
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Category : Opinion
Author: Geoffrey Miller

Opinion - Russia's invasion of Ukraine changes everything - for the world, but also for New Zealand.

The scale and sheer audacity of Vladimir Putin's aggression leaves little room for nuance.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/462363/geoffrey-miller-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-could-change-new-zealand-s-foreign-policy
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Category : News
Author: Michael Hall

Former senior figures have accused the Greens of jettisoning core principles as party discontent surfaces over its co-operation agreement in government.

Ex-MPs Sue Bradford and Catherine Delahunty say the agreement makes no sense and that the party's position in government amounts to a failure of leadership.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/01/greens-rift-multiple-members-walk-away-accusing-party-of-being-labour-s-little-friends.html
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Category : Opinion
Author: Nicholas Dynon

As the West laments a global decline in its version of democracy, China suggests its own brand of democracy as a replacement. It’s part of an increasingly contested space, writes Nicholas Dynon, at the discursive end of great power competition.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/12/16/democracy-declining-or-being-redefined/
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Category : News
Author: Anneke Smith

New Zealand's condemnation of Hong Kong's Legislative Council elections reflects a "hardening stance" towards China, says a leading defence analyst.

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta on Tuesday joined her Five Eyes counterparts to express "grave concern" over the erosion of democratic elements of the new electoral system.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/458594/something-has-shifted-in-nz-s-security-and-foreign-policy-for-china-says-analyst
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Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand has joined its Five Eyes partners in expressing "grave concern over the erosion of democratic elements" in Hong Kong following the city's election over the weekend, the outcome of which was largely influenced by Beijing.

The Chinese National People's Congress earlier this year made a number of significant changes to the electoral system in Hong Kong which critics said undermined the autonomy the city was promised when it was transferred from Britain to China in 1997 under the 'one country, two systems model'.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/12/new-zealand-joins-five-eyes-partners-in-expressing-grave-concerns-after-hong-kong-election-sends-message-to-china.html
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