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China's top diplomat: Confident about stable ties with New Zealand

China's top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday that China sees New Zealand as an important partner and has confidence in the certainty and stability in bilateral relations.

Reuters

‘Inappropriate’: Eddie Jones slams All Blacks head coaching change

Scott Robertson will take over as New Zealand boss after this autumn’s Rugby World Cup

The Independent UK

Rocket Lab launches 2 satellites, returns booster to Earth after delay from surprise solar storm

The strongest solar storm in six years delayed Rocket Lab's early morning launch on Friday, March 24, by 90 minutes, and space weather forecasters didn't see coming.

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New Zealand foreign minister to discuss security with Chinese counterpart on Friday

New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said she will discuss concerns about key regional and global security challenges when she meets with her Chinese counterpart, foreign minister Qin Gang in Beijing Friday.

Reuters

Plan in place to safeguard votes abroad as poll nears

The Foreign Affairs Ministry is gearing up for advance voting by Thai citizens abroad, with a system to be introduced to monitor the voting in real time.

Bangkok Post

Fishing for data: commercial fishers help monitor rising temperatures in coastal seas

The world’s oceans are buffering us from the worst climate impacts by taking up more than 90% of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions. This has warmed them by 0.88℃ (on average globally), according to the latest climate report released this week.

The Conversation

This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias.

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One small step towards banning ‘forever chemicals’

PFAS in cosmetics enter the environment through the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe

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Alex Greive becomes St Mirren's most capped player in New Zealand draw with China

The Buddies forward was a second half substitute in New Zealand's goalless friendly with China.

Daily Record

New Zealand soldier who founded veterans’ charity killed fighting in Ukraine

Kane Te Tai served as army soldier from 2002 until 2009, according to New Zealand’s defense ministry

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy renews calls to EU for long-range weapons; Moscow says relations with west ‘worse than ever’ – as it happened

Ukrainian president speaks to EU summit via video link; senior Russia official says ICC arrest warrant for Putin added ‘negative potential’ to ties

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand child poverty rate remains static despite Ardern-era push

The then leader had made improving the lives of the poorest children a key plank of her agenda

The Guardian - AU

Former New Zealand soldier killed fighting Russian forces in Ukraine

Kane Te Tai fought with the International Legion and was known for documenting battles and daily life in Ukraine on social media

The Guardian - AU

Auckland pulls a Brexit - on the mayor's casting vote

The great southern joke that New Zealand does indeed end at the Bombay Hills, but that it starts at Bluff, takes on a new hue now with Auckland Council breaking away from the sector organisation Local Government NZ

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Child poverty hurting one in 10 New Zealand kids

The Child Poverty Action Group say New Zealand kids face a bleak future without investment in the poorest households.

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New Zealand better off outside AUKUS: Clark

New Zealand may be pressured into increasing its own defence spending following Australia's signficant submarines deal with the US and UK.

Daily Mirror

Commonwealth medallist hit with eight-year ban for doping as false Covid jab claim exposed

Runner Zane Robertson claimed Erythropoietin entered his body after going for a vaccination against Covid-19 in Kenya, however this has been rejected by the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand

The New Daily

New Zealand’s opposition worried about AUKUS deal

Gerry Brownlee, the New Zealand opposition foreign spokesman, says Australia's AUKUS deal creates issues for New Zealand.

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The Independent UK

The Hundred Draft 2023: Date, time, full player list and reserve prices

Everything you need to know ahead of the 2023 draft

Fortune

New Zealand spending $4 million to help young people get over their exes

Family violence is a significant social issue in New Zealand, which has one of the highest rates of domestic and sexual violence in the developed world.

Evening Standard

Five crazy excuses why athletes failed a drug test after New Zealand Olympian thought EPO was ‘Covid jab’

Zane Robertson has been banned for eight years after offering a questionable excuse. Here are five other sports stars who have offered similarly ridiculous reasons for failing drug tests

Wales Online

Wales legend predicts World Cup final, how Gatland's men will fare and tips Ireland to flop

Wales and Lions great Graham Price looks ahead to the World Cup and forecasts which two sides will make the final

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Behind the story: Lobbying and the backdoor of our democracy

The Detail talks to RNZ's Guyon Espiner about his series on the murky world of lobbying.

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China will test NZ's fence-straddling diplomacy as never before

PM Chris Hipkins brushes the Aukus security pact away as not relevant to us because of its nuclear component, but our likely Aukus involvement relating to technology will have far-reaching consequences, argues Peter Dunne

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Solomons PM joins Pacific push for NZ visa waiver access

With more than half NZ's rejected visitor visa applications coming from just nine Pacific nations, Manasseh Sogavare made his plea to visiting NZ MPs – the start of a flood of nations competing to prove their credentials in the region.

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