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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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

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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

The Guardian - AU

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

The Conversation

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.

AAP

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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

The Guardian - AU

Waitangi Day celebrations struggle to mute politics in heated election year

Questions of sovereignty, inequality and New Zealand history hang in the background as political speeches foreshadow a future in which relationship with Māori plays a central role

AAP

New Zealanders commemorate Waitangi Day

New Zealand is commemorating its national day - Waitangi Day - 183 years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

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The political debate National and Labour can't agree on

Labour and National’s leaders came to Waitangi agreed on which areas need more investment in election year. But as political editor Jo Moir writes, the country is going to see a big debate on how Māori should benefit from it

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PM will now speak at Waitangi after communication chaos

The Prime Minister will once again speak at Waitangi commemorations after the organising trust originally moved the political leaders to a panel away from the main event, prompting Chris Hipkins to agree to not give a speech at the põwhiri

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Fresh fighting over MPs' speaking rights at Waitangi

Waitangi organisers are trying to push political leaders to the side at Sunday's pōwhiri, but Labour's deputy leader says it's not for them to decide who speaks.

Reuters

New Zealand floods add to inflation challenge for new prime minister ahead of vote

The worst flooding in New Zealand's biggest city Auckland is heaping more inflationary pressure and is posing a fresh cost-of-living headache for prime minister Chris Hipkins, who is trying to win back support for his party ahead of elections this year.

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Extended petrol subsidy drives emissions gap

James Shaw says his Labour colleagues need to work with him to plug the emissions gap created by extending the fuel tax cuts.

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Shaw's sidestep sets stage for Wellington Central scrap

The Green co-leader's electorate decision is a sign of his future plans – and it also adds to the uncertainties around Wellington Central.

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Hipkins heads to the Far North to woo at Waitangi

Newly minted Prime Minister Chris Hipkins isn’t a familiar face in the Far North and will have his work cut out this weekend, writes political editor Jo Moir

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