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Hipkins meets Xi Jinping: behind the handshakes, NZ walks an increasingly fine line with China

Chris Hipkins anticipated a “diplomatic” meeting with Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader said he placed “great importance” on the relationship with New Zealand. Both businesslike, Hipkins made sure to stress his country was open for business too.

The Conversation

NZ keeps 'friend and partner' status with China

Chris Hipkins' refusal to follow the lead of the US and characterise Xi as a ‘dictator' has certainly been noticed in Beijing, writes political editor Jo Moir.

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Supply of medicines to NZ threatened after vaccine disclosure – Ombudsman

After the Government mistakenly released confidential information about Covid-19 vaccines, the health ministry says it was 'made clear' this could have implications for broader pharmaceutical and therapeutic supply.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins visits China to boost economic ties

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has discussed his country’s interest in boosting economic ties with China during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping praises ‘great importance’ of China-New Zealand relations

Amid rising global tensions, Chinese leader tells PM, Chris Hipkins, his visit to Beijing is meaningful

The Guardian - UK

PM not expecting repeat of Mahuta 'haranguing' in China

Chris Hipkins will be in full diplomat-mode for his first face-to-face with China's President Xi after a reportedly robust meeting between their respective foreign ministers earlier this year.

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New Zealand leader's plane so prone to breakdowns he takes a backup on China trip

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National learns lesson from 'boot camps' with new policy

National's new criminal sentencing policy offers up longer sentences for offenders, better rehabilitation and more cash for victims.

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Hipkins' first big diplomatic test meeting Xi

China’s locked doors have swung wide open in recent months with President Xi Jinping welcoming world leaders after years of isolation. Chris Hipkins makes the trip to the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday, in what will be the biggest test yet of his diplomacy skills

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Domestic squabbling and two men called Chris: what’s next for New Zealand politics after Jacinda Ardern

As the Jacindamania circus leaves town, international attention that sought to make New Zealand a model for western liberal democracy has started to wane

The Guardian - AU

'We must be broke again' – our China policy is trade

PM Chris Hipkins is already talking as if our China policy is simply trade. For its long-term management, it must be much more than that, argues Jason Young

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Sorry prime minister, Joe Biden was right – Xi Jinping really is a ‘dictator’

It’s not every day that a New Zealand prime minister takes China’s side in a disagreement between Washington and Beijing over whether the leader of China is a dictator.

The Conversation

Dismissing tensions, Biden expects to see Xi despite 'dictators' jab

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden voiced confidence Thursday that he would meet Xi Jinping soon, as he refused to back down after angering Beijing by likening the Chinese leader to "dictators."

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Raw Politics: Bonfire of the ministers

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Are the wheels falling off the Labour light rail car, is the government's battery running low or is a fatalism at work leading to the run of ministerial errors and embarrassments.

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The Guardian - AU

New Zealand PM disagrees with Joe Biden over Xi Jinping ‘dictator’ remark

Chris Hipkins, who is about to meet the Chinese president on a trip to Beijing for the first time, said China’s system of government is ‘a matter for them’

The Independent UK

New Zealand debates whether ethnicity should be a factor for surgery waitlists

New Zealanders this week have been debating a thorny health care issue — whether ethnicity should be a factor in determining when patients get surgery

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Luxon's 'inward-looking' remark didn't come from nowhere

The first signs of New Zealand's introversion came with the Asian financial crisis in 1997, which highlighted how vulnerable we were to international shocks

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MPs agree they'll sell off shares – if that's the price of power

A rule against shareholdings would exclude some MPs with business and investing experience from ministerial roles, some opponents warn. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Major risks to NZ's climate plan

An internal report on the progress of the Emissions Reduction Plan finds the chances of meeting climate targets are "finely balanced".

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Even in resigning Wood doesn't accept full blame

Chris Hipkins is acutely aware his prime ministership has taken a beating after a string of ministerial sagas and he’s running out of time before the election to stem the bleeding

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NZ Immigration Minister resigns over shares conflict

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has lamented a lapse of judgement by his Immigration Minister Michael Wood, who has resigned for failing to disclose shareholdings.

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Michael Wood resigns as a minister after further revelations

The suspended Transport Minister's family trust holds shares in Chorus, Spark and the National Australia Bank.

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Hipkins confirms Xi meeting as US-China tensions in spotlight

Top US diplomat meets Chinese leader, as details of our PM's own trip are released.

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Ethnicity a factor in surgery waitlists for years

During Covid-19 Auckland medical professionals identified Māori and Pasifika were disproportionately waiting for surgery compared with other population groups and sought to fix it when operating theatres were back up and running after the 2020 lockdowns.

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Recession politics the latest NZ Labour blow

New Zealand's governing Labour party is trapped in a mire of blunders and bad news, the biggest of which might be the technical recession confirmed last week.

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