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Australia, NZ raise concerns over Solomons

The Australian and New Zealand prime ministers have discussed their concerns over a potential security deal between the Solomon Islands and China.

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Solomon Islands-China security talks add to strategic concerns in Pacific

The leak of a draft agreement has sparked fears about the militarisation of the Pacific.

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Officials under the pump over relief for diesel users

Two weeks after the Government announced relief at the petrol pump, plenty of questions still remain for diesel users, writes political editor @jo_moir

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New Zealand ‘gravely concerned’ by prospect of militarisation of Pacific after Solomon Islands-China deal

China can send military personnel and other armed forces to the islands ‘to assist in maintaining social order’

The Independent UK

Australia’s lost influence in Pacific on display in Solomon Islands-China deal, Anthony Albanese says

Labor leader says poor emissions reductions targets and cuts to foreign aid have broken trust with Pacific countries

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand's Ardern says Solomon Islands-China deal 'gravely concerning'

New Zealand is gravely concerned about the possible militarization of the Pacific following a decision by the Solomon Islands government to form a security partnership with China, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.

Reuters

China's Solomon Island naval base security draft agreement designed to 'intimidate' Australia, Joyce says

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce suggests China may want a naval base in Solomon Islands to "intimidate" Australia or "restrict our capacity of movement".

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Australia, New Zealand worried by China deal with Solomons

The Australian and New Zealand prime ministers have voiced concerns about the potential for a Chinese military presence on the Solomon Islands

The Independent UK

Australia 'alienates' Pacific: Albanese

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says Australia must improve action on climate change to keep its relationship with Pacific nations friendly.

AAP

Welcome to living with Covid

Omicron is New Zealand's first real wave of Covid-19. It will not be our last. We're only now beginning to truly live with the virus.

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The China question complicating NZ's Russia response

Beijing has walked a careful line to date, but any greater role in the conflict would be fraught for New Zealand.

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New Zealand to scrap most Covid restrictions ahead of tourist return

Key changes include scrapping vaccine passes and the wearing of masks outdoors

The Independent UK

New Zealand to remove almost all Covid restrictions ahead of tourist return

‘New Zealanders have worked incredibly hard to get through this pandemic and as a result of those efforts we are now in a position to move forward and change the way we do things,’ Ms Ardern said

Evening Standard

New Zealand lifts most vaccine mandates as Omicron outbreak peaks ahead of Australian travellers' return

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says only New Zealanders working with vulnerable people, such as aged care and health sectors and border workers, will need to be vaccinated from April 4, as the country "keeps moving forward safely".

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New Zealand to remove pandemic mandates as omicron wanes

New Zealand will remove many of its COVID-19 pandemic mandates over the next two weeks as an omicron outbreak begins to wane

The Guardian - AU

‘A new beginning’: New Zealand to drop Covid vaccine passes and mandates

PM Jacinda Ardern, who oversaw some of the toughest restrictions in the world, says rules will relax after Omicron peak in early April

Reuters

New Zealand lifts most vaccine mandates as Omicron outbreak nears peak

New Zealand's government said on Wednesday it would lift vaccine mandates for a number of sectors including teaching and police from April 4 as the current COVID-19 outbreak nears its peak.

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Government to drop vaccine pass mandates

Vaccine passes will no longer be necessary and all outdoor gathering limits will be removed, the Prime Minister has announced.

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Protest, 2022: a great variety of morbid symptoms

Notes on the mood of New Zealand protest against power elites

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Geoffrey Miller: How important is NZ military support for Ukraine?

International analyst Geoffrey Miller examines New Zealand’s new military assistance for Ukraine and asks whether more humanitarian aid could also be provided

AAP

New Zealand to shed COVID-19 restrictions

New Zealand has reported nine new COVID-19 deaths and 1000 people in hospital with the virus, as the government reviews restrictions.

The Guardian - AU

Jacinda Ardern united New Zealanders when Covid hit. Then a long second lockdown split ‘the team of 5 million’

Labour’s decline in the polls has government diehards puzzled. But it can be dated to 17 August 2021 and the move to Alert Level 4

The Conversation

The Groundswell protest claimed regulation and taxes are unfair to farmers – the economic numbers tell a different story

Prime minister Jacinda Ardern is due to meetdue to meet the leaders of last year’s Groundswell protests, who argue that environmental regulation and the “ute tax” have hurt parts of the primary sector and, by extension, the rest of the country. But economic data tell a different story than the…

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This Labour government has been neither aspirational nor transformative

Politicians and the country generally are understandably keen to return to more normal times, and politics the way they used to be. But, says Peter Dunne, this is unlikely to be what we need now

The Independent UK

New Zealand to open to vaccinated travellers from May

‘We’re ready to welcome the world back,’ says Jacinda Ardern

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