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New Zealand and Cook Islands sign a defense pact, easing tensions over a China deal

New Zealand and the Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them

The Independent UK · Apr 2

New Zealand signs defence pact with Cook Islands after quarrel over China deal

Agreement comes after Wellington halted millions in aid to its former colony after Cook Islands formed strategic partnership with Beijing

The Guardian - AU · Apr 2

New Zealand, Cook Islands patch up recent squabbles

New Zealand will resume aid payments to the Cook Islands after make-up talks between the Polynesian nation and its colonial power.

AAP · Apr 2

WHO membership doesn’t threaten NZ’s sovereignty – walking away from it would

When NZ First leader Winston Peters responded to the recent US withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) by questioning whether New Zealand should continue funding it, he employed a familiar narrative.

The Conversation · Feb 5

Iran protests live: Exiled Iranian royal says he is ‘uniquely positioned’ to lead Iran after unrest

Tense calm returns in Iranian streets as large scale protests in Iran appear to have been suppressed

The Independent UK · Jan 16

Unlike Australia, NZ centre-right sticks with net zero

Chris Luxon's coalition government has been savagely criticised by advocates for its climate policy shifts, but the prime minister remains a net zero fan.

AAP · Nov 21, 2025

New Zealand foreign minister Winston Peters’ home vandalised ‘during a protest’

Man charged as police allege a window was smashed in a rare act of violence targeted at a New Zealand politician’s home

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2025

New Zealand to pay Samoa $3.6m for ship its sailors drove aground on reef

All 75 people on board evacuated to safety as the boat foundered about 1.6km off the coast of Upolu, Samoa’s second largest island before it caught fire and sank

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025

Who wrote the cabinet paper recommending NZ not recognise a Palestinian state?

In the controversy and debate following Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ announcement at the United Nations last week that New Zealand would not yet recognise Palestine as a state, it was easy to overlook a small but telling detail.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2025

New Zealand government faces backlash for not recognising Palestinian state

Former prime minister says country placed itself ‘very much on the wrong side of history’

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025