Category : News
Author: Audrey Young

White House security co-ordinator Kurt Campbell says the large response by countries in Asia to Ukraine is based on a desire to make sure such an invasion is not replicated by any other country in the region.

Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/us-security-expert-thanks-jacinda-ardern-for-understanding-the-moment/KANF2TGSQ6B5BFSC574GLVHOW4/
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Author: Thomas Manch

Grounded aircraft, mothballed naval ships. The Defence Force has repeatedly warned the Government it has struggled to respond to even small-scale emergencies. But, as countries hike their defence spending, it’s not clear NZ can solve its woes with billion-dollar defence assets. Thomas Manch reports.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/128498549/insidious-loss-of-capability-the-defence-forces-struggle-to-respond-to-emergencies-big-and-small
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Defence Minister Peeni Henare up there with being one of the weakest  Defence Ministers the NZDF has ever had...

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Author: RNZ

One of New Zealand's largest supermarket chains is temporarily freezing prices on 500 items in response to what's being called a cost of living crisis.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2022/05/countdown-freezing-prices-on-500-essential-items-over-winter.html
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Author: Newshub

The New Zealand Defence Force mission is underway in Europe.

A Hercules aircraft and crew flew from a UK airbase on Wednesday (NZ time) to deliver much-needed aid to Ukraine. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/russia-ukraine-war-new-zealand-defence-force-mission-underway-in-europe.html
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Author: Jon Gambrell and Cara Anna

Complaining that the West is "stuffing Ukraine with weapons”, Russia pounded railroad stations and other supply-line points across the country, as the European Union moved to further punish Moscow for the war Wednesday (local time) by proposing a ban on oil imports, a crucial source of revenue.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300580537/ukraine-russia-targets-supply-of-western-arms-as-eu-proposes-ban-on-oil-imports
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Author: Geoffrey Miller

International analyst Geoffrey Miller reads between the lines of Jacinda Ardern's speech to this week's US business summit in Auckland.

Jacinda Ardern is slowly but surely shifting New Zealand's foreign policy towards the West.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/466427/jacinda-ardern-continues-to-forge-a-more-us-friendly-foreign-policy
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Author: Emile Donovan

New Zealand and Australia have expressed concern over a new security deal between China and Solomon Islands. The Detail takes a closer look at whether that concern is warranted, or whether it's geopolitical business as usual.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018836909/should-nz-be-worried-about-the-china-solomons-security-deal
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Author: RNZ

The Solomon Islands Prime Minister has launched a tirade in parliament, suggesting Australia and its allies are deliberately trying to undermine his government, criticising the Western response to Russia's invasion and praising China's treatment of Christians.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/466462/solomon-islands-prime-minister-ups-ante-in-criticism-of-australia-while-praising-china-during-tirade-in-parliament
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