Category : Analysis
Author: Lloyd Burr

Auckland's got sinkholes, the rest of the country has potholes, and in Wellington, National's being accused of having a fiscal hole in its transport plan. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/08/election-2023-national-leaves-door-open-to-china-funding-new-new-zealand-roads.html
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Well he lost my vote... not that he ever had it... However he better not... as Andrew Little, the GCSB and NZSIS minister, said: "You might have to talk to other countries that have a lot of Chinese construction going on in them."

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Category : Analysis
Author: Thomas Manch

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has told Nato leaders New Zealand remains committed to working with the military alliance on security threats, in a speech delivered at a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Article: https://www.thepost.co.nz/a/politics/350034994/chris-hipkins-speaks-to-nato-leaders-saying-threats-to-security-global-problem
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Category : News
Author: Tim Murphy

China's man in Wellington makes it clear Beijing doesn't want New Zealand partnering Nato in any push to contain China in the Indo-Pacific.

Article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/china-to-nz-dont-open-door-to-the-devil
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Category : Opinion
Author: Gorana Grgić

OPINION: Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Nato meetings and summits have been receiving significantly more attention compared to previous years. And there are several big-ticket items on the agenda at the summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300925566/why-is-nato-expanding-its-reach-to-the-asiapacific-region
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Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

"The future looks grim."

That's the standout assessment in a new document released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), which finds a shift in the Pacific's strategic balance and competition in the region - primarily driven by China's more assertive foreign policy - poses a risk to New Zealand's security.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/07/risks-to-new-zealand-s-security-as-global-outlooks-change-region-becomes-central-theatre-new-foreign-ministry-report-says.html
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