Former West Coaster Warrick Cleine lives in Vietnam and is a member of KPMG’s Global Council and Asia Pacific Board, and chairperson and CEO of KPMG in Vietnam and Cambodia. He is also an Honorary Advisor to the Asia NZ Foundation. Views here are his own.
OPINION: China’s recent diplomatic foray into the South Pacific generated considerable media attention in New Zealand and Australia, with an outpouring of concern from foreign policy pundits in both countries.
Read more: How New Zealand can make sense of China’s Pacific foray
Not for the first time NZ is competing for the affections of the Pacific as China cements its influence. Experts say it’s a critical time for diplomacy, writes Kevin Norquay.
We thought it was everlasting love.
Read more: Red flags fly as China charm the Pacific; should New Zealand be worried?
Power Play - The Prime Minister's historic visit to the White House was well overdue, but comes at a time when New Zealand needs to be drawing clear battle lines between friend and foe.
Read more: New Zealand lining up beside old 'friend' after historic White House visit
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is seeking reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities as part of its ongoing rollout of the Network Enabled Army (NEA) programme, according to an RfP issued on 31 May.
Read more: NZ issues RfP for surveillance and reconnaissance UAVs
Canadian military aircraft operating in Asia have been repeatedly "buzzed" by Chinese jets at dangerously close distances, Ottawa says.
Read more: Canada says China 'buzzing' military flights in Asia
On more than one occasion in the past month, Kiwi ex-soldier Kane Te Tai has thought: “If we’re going to die, then we’re going to die.”
Read more: What life is like for a Kiwi on the frontline in Ukraine
Analysis - China has been successful in signing multiple bilateral agreements with almost a dozen Pacific Island nations during its foreign minister Wang Yi's visit to the region.
Read more: China's whirlwind Pacific tour a slight success with several bilateral agreements signed
Analysis: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets US President Joe Biden in the White House, wrapping up her successful US visit, and China doesn't get all it wanted from Pacific countries. Labour launches attack ads after National's Christopher Luxon says his party will be swept to power by the cost of living crisis and two opinion polls show how finely balanced the main parties are.
Read more: Defence a political hot potato after PM meets Biden
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