Category : News
Author: STUFF
Category : News
Author: Jo Moir

Foreign Minister Winston Peters will seek answers on the issues of Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea and a controversial agreement with the Cook Islands at all three of his meetings with high-level political counterparts in Beijing this week.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542983/peters-to-seek-answers-from-china-over-warships-cook-islands-deal
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Category : News
Author: David Williams,

An awkward diplomatic incident has been avoided after a fake screenshot circulated online of a doctored Truth Social post in which US President Donald Trump calls New Zealand a “Third World country”.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/fake-truth-social-post-donald-trump-labels-new-zealand-third-world-country-in-fake-post-circulating-online/
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Category : News
Author: TVNZ

A day after China warned its three military ships would be live weapons testing between New Zealand and Australia, the Cook Islands has today released a controversial agreement indicating Beijing has secured a maritime presence there.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/22/china-secures-maritime-presence-in-cook-islands/
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Category : Analysis
Author: Phil Pennington

Analysis: Is the United States becoming less dependable as the world's most formidable defence backstop, and is New Zealand factoring that in?

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/542822/will-the-americans-still-be-there-the-looming-question-for-new-zealand
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Category : Analysis
Author: RNZ

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced additional sanctions on Russian entities, alongside further support for Ukraine's recovery and rebuild.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542783/winston-peters-announces-new-sanctions-on-russian-entities-over-ukraine
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Category : Analysis
Author: Alexander Gillespie

Analysis - The appearance of three Chinese naval vessels firing live rounds in the Tasman Sea has caused understandable alarm in New Zealand and Australia. But this has more to do with the geopolitical context than the actual event.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542836/a-chinese-own-goal-how-war-games-in-the-tasman-sea-could-push-nz-closer-to-aukus
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Category : Opinion
Author: Phil Pennington

The Defence Minister Judith Collins says she has not been entirely taken by surprise by the US's pivot away from security backstop to Europe towards the Indopacific.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/542610/trump-moves-toward-pacific-not-surprising-collins-says
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