Assassination scandal threatens India’s relations with Five Eyes
Since mid-2023, a series of assassination plots have strained India’s relations with Canada and the US.
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2 monuments symbolizing Australia’s colonial past damaged by protesters ahead of polarizing holiday
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two monuments symbolizing Australia’s colonial past were damaged by protesters on Thursday ahead of an increasingly polarizing national holiday that marks the anniversary of British settlement.
Inflation slows in New Zealand to its lowest rate since 2021
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Inflation in New Zealand has slowed to its lowest rate in two and a half years, the country’s official statistics agency announced on Wednesday.
New Zealand needs to muscle up for the New Cold War
When the previous government released the first-ever national security strategy last year, it forecast stormy geopolitical weather ahead. In the brief few months since then, the sky has darkened further still.
‘We’re strong’: New Zealand Maori meet to discuss response to government plans
More than 10,000 New Zealand Maori congregated in the central North Island on Saturday to discuss how to respond to government plans that are seen by many indigenous groups as undermining their rights and status.
Chinese property developers shrivel up in Australia, New Zealand but are they ‘hibernating’ for better times?
But, unlike other foreign developers before them, their time has closed with a slow fizzle rather than a stampede exit.
Can the Pacific Islands remain ‘friends to all’?
Most Pacific Island countries claim the foreign policy of “friends to all and enemies to none” amid the mounting geopolitical disputes between the United States and China. But what does this foreign policy mean?
New Zealand Lawmaker Resigns After Shoplifting Allegations
A lawmaker from New Zealand quit her job on Tuesday after allegations emerged that she had shoplifted from two clothing stores, actions she said were caused by stress affecting her mental health.