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New Zealanders, especially NZ businesses, should temper their expectations of a strong relationship with China, says Jason Young

Newsroom.co.nz

Evidence Stuart Nash breached official information laws

The "inexcusable" email that led to Stuart Nash's sacking from Cabinet formed part of correspondence requested by - and improperly denied to - Newsroom in 2021. Pete Mckenzie reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

NZ MP Nash apologetic as Hipkins launches review

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ordered a review into MP Stuart Nash's communications with donors, describing his actions as "inexcusable".

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New Zealand education minister injured by press gallery

New Zealand's education minister has been struck in the head by a press gallery camera operator, forcing her to rest and take leave.

AAP

NZ opposition wants review after cabinet donor leak

New Zealand's opposition want a full review into Stuart Nash's behaviour after the senior Labour minister was sacked for leaking cabinet discussions.

AAP

Perception problems hang over PM after inevitable Nash sacking

Chris Hipkins spent a huge amount of political capital when he gave Stuart Nash a fourth chance in his Cabinet. Now Nash has gone, but big questions about perception and influence remain.

Newsroom.co.nz

Hipkins sacks Nash for cabinet leak

Stuart Nash has been sacked as a minister by New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins after disclosing cabinet discussions.

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New Zealand raises concerns with China on South China Sea, Taiwan

New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Saturday she had expressed concerns over the South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait during talks with her Chinese counterpart at the end of a visit to Beijing.

Reuters

Teachers need a lot of things right now, but another curriculum 'rewrite' isn't one of them

Less than a fortnight after teachers staged a national strike, education was back in the headlines with the National Party’s release of its curriculum policy – or “rewrite”, as leader Christopher Luxon described it.

The Conversation

Risk of political violence this election high – Shaw

There’s a very real possibility someone will be injured, or worse, during this year’s election campaign, warns Greens’ co-leader James Shaw

Newsroom.co.nz

Child poverty hurting one in 10 New Zealand kids

The Child Poverty Action Group say New Zealand kids face a bleak future without investment in the poorest households.

AAP

China will test NZ's fence-straddling diplomacy as never before

PM Chris Hipkins brushes the Aukus security pact away as not relevant to us because of its nuclear component, but our likely Aukus involvement relating to technology will have far-reaching consequences, argues Peter Dunne

Newsroom.co.nz

Veteran scientist kicks up over climate

A knighted, nonagenarian scientist adds his voice to the call for a climate election in October.

Newsroom.co.nz

Our climate change policies are a mess

The Emissions Trading Scheme was always a neoliberal, market-based, get-out-of-jail-free plan. Time to lead the way with Tradable Energy Quotas instead, writes Pat Baskett

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Mahuta's China trip a test of NZ sensitivities

The foreign minister's trip to Beijing is a chance to reaffirm the relationship, but comes with tricky topics.

The Independent UK

New Zealand's foreign minister to visit counterpart in China

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister will visit her counterpart in Beijing this week in the first such trip in four years

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand foreign minister to visit counterpart in China

Nanaia Mahuta says she will raise concerns over Ukraine and human rights issues as well as ways the two countries can cooperate

The Guardian - AU

Coalition creaks as New Zealand Greens watch Labour dump climate policies

Greens co-leader James Shaw says Labour shouldn’t count on its support in upcoming election amid glacial progress on emissions

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New Zealand to ban TikTok on devices with access to parliament network due to security concerns

Prime minister Chris Hipkins says New Zealand operated differently from other nations

The Independent UK

New Zealand lawmakers banned from TikTok amid data use fears

New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation’s Parliament will be banned from having the TikTok app on their government phones

Newsroom.co.nz

Auckland’s light rail stage fright

Just weeks ago, Transport Minister Michael Wood said slowing down on public transport investment was 'more wrong than it's ever been' - but Auckland Light Rail is now on a staged (delayed) track

Reuters

Nearly 50,000 New Zealand teachers strike over pay, conditions

Nearly 50,000 New Zealand teachers walked out of classrooms on Thursday, demanding better pay, conditions and resources at a time when the centre-left Labour Party of Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is trying to win back support.

Newsroom.co.nz

Nash's poor judgment only half the story

The Prime Minister has acted swiftly to get Stuart Nash out of the police portfolio, but he’s only dealt with half the problem, writes political editor Jo Moir

AAP

New Zealand police minister resigns after radio gaffe

Stuart Nash has resigned as New Zealand's police minister after criticising the judiciary and asking the police commissioner to appeal a sentence.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand’s Labour coalition sees best poll result in a year after ‘policy bonfire’

Leader Chris Hipkins also surged in preferred prime minister rankings after reorientation towards ‘bread and butter issues’

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