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Parliament has unanimously passed a Russia sanctions regime into law, allowing the Government to directly sanction the country for invading Ukraine and marking a “significant” shift in New Zealand's foreign policy.
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A law enabling New Zealand to freeze the assets of those associated with Russia, in response to its invasion of Ukraine, will pass under urgency this week, the prime minister says.
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Read more: PM Jacinda Ardern speaks after Cabinet meeting, confirms new Russia Sanctions Bill
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/462873/pm-jacinda-ardern-speaks-after-cabinet-meeting-confirms-new-russia-sanctions-bill
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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.
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Read more: The number of Russians who have invested their way into New Zealand revealed
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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.
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National Party leader Christopher Luxon has delivered his 'state of the nation' speech in Auckland on Sunday morning. The full speech is below.
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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.
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Read more: Russia's invasion of Ukraine could change New Zealand's foreign policy
- 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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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.
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- 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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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.
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Read more: Is democracy declining or just being redefined?
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/12/16/democracy-declining-or-being-redefined/
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