Russia took aim on Sunday at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it claimed destroyed tanks donated from abroad, as Vladimir Putin warned that any Western deliveries of long-range rocket systems would prompt Moscow to hit “objects that we haven’t yet struck.”
Read more: Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms
The federal government says it will not be intimidated by the dangerous actions of a Chinese aircraft towards an Australian surveillance plane in the South China Sea last month.
A contingent from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and its taua, or warrior party, wowed crowds as it took part in celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in London.
Read more: ‘Big roar’ in London as NZDF wows at Jubilee celebrations
Russia should not close the US embassy despite the crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine because the world's two biggest nuclear powers must continue to talk, the US ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying on Monday (local time).
Read more: US ambassador urges Russia not to close embassy in Moscow
The balance of power in the Pacific has shifted, and it is not in New Zealand’s favour.
China's Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi has been on a marathon tour across the Pacific Islands - as Beijing tried to close a sweeping trade and security deal with 10 countries in the region.
Read more: Just as Ardern was hoping for a foreign policy win, her Government was found wanting.
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
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