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Flooding hampers rescue efforts as North Island residents told power could be out for weeks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Sunak tells New Zealand PM UK ready to support cyclone-battered country

Cyclone Gabrielle is the second severe weather event to hit New Zealand in two weeks.

The Independent UK

Hipkins' political antenna strong on Cyclone Gabrielle

The Prime Minister and Opposition leader took different factors and advice into account when deciding whether to be in Auckland when Cyclone Gabrielle hit. Chris Hipkins made the smarter political move, writes political editor Jo Moir

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Thousands without power and flights cancelled as Cyclone Gabrielle hammers New Zealand

Cyclone Gabrielle plunged around 46,000 homes into darkness and forced some areas to declare a state of emergency just two weeks after a record-breaking storm killed four people in New Zealand

Daily Mirror

Cyclone Gabrielle shuts New Zealand’s cities as residents hunker down: ‘Worst is yet to come’

Cyclone strikes as Auckland emerged from devastating record rains

The Independent UK

Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc across New Zealand’s North Island as evacuations continue

Worst of the storm could coincide with Monday’s midnight high tide, with people in some coastal communities and low-lying areas urged to leave

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand braces for days of ‘wild weather’

New Zealand is considering a national emergency as wild weather threatens the North Island, thousands are without power and people evacuate.

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Auckland floods and votes grab attention of Hipkins and Luxon

Political editor Jo Moir looks at the focus for National and Labour as the two Chrises go head-to-head in the House for the first time this week.

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New Zealand cancels dozens of flights amid cyclone Gabrielle warning

Schools shut down and bus services are curtailed as Hopkins urges citizens to take warning seriously

The Independent UK

West Papuan separatist group makes demands to Australia, New Zealand after kidnapping Kiwi pilot Philip Mehrtens, burning plane

A West Papuan separatist group is demanding Australia and New Zealand sever military ties with Indonesia after kidnapping a New Zealand pilot on Tuesday.

ABC News

New Zealand government under fire after shelving Christchurch hate speech reforms

Prime minister Chris Hipkins has said his government will refocus on economic issues, after dropping laws put forward after terror attack

The Guardian - AU

The path ahead for social insurance

Why the Government killed off plans for a new safety net - and what could come next to support Kiwis made redundant and those too sick to work.

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Government to keep petrol cheap and dirty

When the rubber hits the road, Chris Hipkins has shown he'd rather keep petrol cheap and carbon intensive than fight climate change, says Marc Daalder

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Indonesian security forces search for NZ pilot taken hostage

Indonesian security forces are searching for a pilot from New Zealand who was taken hostage by separatist rebels in restive Papua province

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PM axes Ardern's projects, takes wind out of Nats' sails

Hate speech, biofuels, the media merger and social insurance have been dumped in the worthy, but not important bin, after Chris Hipkins takes the axe to his predecessor's policies.

The Independent UK

New Zealand's new leader Hipkins cuts many contentious plans

New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he is axing or delaying many of his government’s more contentious policy plans as he looks to refocus on priorities like the rising cost of living

The Guardian - AU

Jacinda Ardern’s successor makes a big strategic retreat

As prime minister, Chris Hipkins is cutting back on policy initiatives, but doing so leaves space in the public debate for other parties to fill

Bangkok Post

Rebels take New Zealand pilot hostage in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Separatists in Indonesia's breakaway eastern region of Papua have taken a New Zealand pilot hostage after attacking a small passenger plane and setting it on fire at an airport in a remote mountainous area, officials and a rebel group said.

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The Conversation

It's near impossible to get good data on water use in New Zealand. This raises questions about public accountability

As New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins embarks on reprioritising policies to focus on “bread and butter issues”, the details of the contentious Three Waters reforms remain unclear.

AAP

Hipkins to rein in spending in New Zealand policy reset

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has asked his New Zealand government ministers to cut their cloth for downbeat economic times as part of a policy reset.

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Hipkins' energy – and inexperience – on display in Australia visit

The new PM's enthusiasm for his role was palpable during his first offshore visit to Canberra, but more work may be needed on his foreign policy bona fides.

The Independent UK

Australian, New Zealand leaders' talk focuses on China

Australian and New Zealand prime ministers are meeting to talk about China’s importance to their national economies

Reuters

Australia, New Zealand talk up their relationships with China

Australia and New Zealand talked up their relationships with China at a joint prime ministerial news conference on Tuesday in the latest sign of strengthening ties with their biggest trading partner.

AAP

NZ leader backs anti-nuclear pledge in Albanese talks

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has met Anthony Albanese in Canberra on his first overseas trip since becoming leader.

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Hipkins' Australia trip a chance to build on trans-Tasman progress

After recent negativity over the rights of expats and the use of deportations, the trans-Tasman relationship has improved with a change in Canberra - but there is still plenty for Chris Hipkins to discuss

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