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For nearly two decades, New Zealand has been juggling our dependency on China when it comes to trade, while expecting our traditional allies to look after our defence and security needs. Yet the scale of China’s human rights abuses has added a new element to the mix, and we’ve finally chosen sides: its China for us, regardless – even though we’ve chosen to cloak that decision by telling our allies that we have an “independent” foreign policy. (They’ll appreciate that)
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Read more: On Our Determination To Ignore China’s Human Rights Abuses
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Three political parties believe "genocide" is underway in China's Xinjiang region but had to settle to agreeing to watered-down concern in Parliament on Wednesday.
In a Parliamentary debate on Wednesday afternoon, Brooke van Velden of ACT, Golriz Ghahraman of the Greens and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer of the Māori Party each suggested genocide was underway against the Uighur people in China's Xinjiang province.
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New Zealand will “intensify” free trade talks with the United Kingdom, as negotiations over market access for New Zealand’s agricultural products inch forward and Australia streaks ahead with its deal.
Trade Minister Damien O'Connor says he spoke with his British counterpart, Trade Secretary Liz Truss, by phone on Wednesday evening, and the pair agreed to accelerate negotiations in hope of settling a NZ-UK Free Trade Agreement “in the coming months”.
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Read more: NZ-UK Free Trade Agreement negotiations to be 'accelerated', as Australia streaks ahead
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Venus is one of the closest planets to Earth in orbit around the Sun — the other being Mars, of course — but it’s still incredibly mysterious. Its surface is shrouded in thick clouds and temperatures there are hot enough to incinerate you in an instant. Its beefy atmosphere is much denser than that of Earth and is almost entirely carbon dioxide. Studying it has proven difficult for astronomers, but NASA’s Parker Solar Probe recently gathered some incredible data from Venus without even trying.
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Read more: Venus sang a song to NASA’s solar probe – listen to it right here
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Politicians have agreed to an ACT Party-backed motion on China's treatment of the Uighur minority in the north-western Chinese province of Xinjiang.
A large number of reports have emerged in recent years suggesting the indigenous population is subject to torture, brainwashing and sterilisation. Despite China denying the abuses, some countries have declared acts of genocide are occuring.
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What a watered down response that turned out to be.
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Five wealthy foreigners moved to New Zealand while the country's borders were closed, and were then granted residency to invest a combined $36 million.
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) figures released to RNZ show the people were given border exemptions to enter the country before being granted residency under investor visas.
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Read more: Five wealthy investors granted border exemptions, then residency
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A 30-metre long, 21-tonne stage of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket, with an orbit that takes it over New Zealand, is falling to Earth.
The rocket was launched last week, carrying the first module of China’s space station into orbit.
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Read more: A large Chinese rocket is falling to Earth and New Zealand possibly in its path
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New Zealand’s navy will join the United Kingdom's flagship aircraft carrier in a tour of the Indo-Pacific, including passing through the contested South China Sea, the defence minister says.
The HMS Queen Elizabeth departed Portsmouth, England, on Sunday for its maiden voyage. It will lead a carrier strike group that includes United States and Dutch navies on a tour of 40 countries, reaching India, East Asia, and the Pacific later this year.
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