Category : News
Author: Associated Press

China fell short on Monday on a bold plan to have 10 Pacific nations endorse a sweeping new agreement covering everything from security to fisheries as some in the region expressed deep concerns.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/30/china-fails-to-convince-pacific-nations-on-bold-deal/
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Category : News
Author: The Project

There is an increasing fear of another world war as the East and West gather allies, making the world very tense. Might New Zealand have to pick a side in the next war?

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/05/world-war-iii-warning-for-new-zealand-as-global-tensions-increase.html
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Category : Defence
Author: MoD

A 500 tonne roof has been lifted into place 33 metres above the ground at Base Ohakea, a very visual sign of progress being made on the $250 million infrastructure build to support the P-8A Poseidons.

Article: https://www.defence.govt.nz/the-latest/story/p-8a-poseidon-raising-the-roof-at-te-whare-toroa
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Category : Defence
Author: MoD

New Zealand’s fleet of C-130H Hercules have been a visible presence in the skies around Aotearoa and further afield since 1965.

Article: https://www.defence.govt.nz/the-latest/story/flying-high-the-new-c-130j-30
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Category : News
Author: RNZ

Kiribati formalised up to 10 agreements with China "to further elevate cooperation" between the two countries following Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the island last Friday.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/468164/kiribati-signs-multiple-deals-to-work-more-closely-with-china-govt-says
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Category : Analysis
Author: Geoffrey Miller

ANALYSIS: As a new 'Great Game' for control of the Pacific escalates, New Zealand's foreign minister is coming under pressure from all sides.

For those keeping score, China has now signed co-operation agreements with Samoa and Kiribati, while the US has convinced Fiji to join its new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/analysis-nanaia-mahuta-under-pressure-as-pacific-s-geopolitical-great-game-heats-up.html
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