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A national security-shaped hole in our political agenda

As we face an unprecedented era of national security challenges, it’s high time we had an open conversation about critical government investment needed to make NZ a safer place to live, says Dr Peter Grace

Newsroom.co.nz

WPL: RCB name Ben Sawyer as head coach

NEW DELHI: Ahead of next month's Women's Premier League (WPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore has appointed Australian Ben Swayer, who is currently in charge of the New Zealand women's team, as head coach.

The Times of India

Papuan separatists armed with bows and arrows surround captured New Zealand pilot in video

Philip Mehrtens says ‘I will remain captive for my life’ if insurgent group’s demands are not met

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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits near New Zealand capital

New Zealand is already reeling from a cyclone that this week claimed four lives and left homes underwater

Evening Standard

New Zealand earthquake: Magnitude 6.1 tremor strikes near Wellington

Tremor felt in Wellington and ‘widely across the North Island’ as country reels from its most destructive cyclone in decades

The Independent UK

New Zealand: London graduate and child among four dead after Cyclone Gabrielle batters North Island

Cyclone Gabrielle struck the country’s north on Monday bringing more destruction to the nation than any weather event in decades

Evening Standard

Rebels in Indonesia's Papua say images show abducted NZ pilot in good health

Separatists in Indonesia's restive Papua region have released images that they say show a New Zealand pilot taken hostage last week is in good health, but pledged he would not be freed until authorities acknowledge the independence of the area.

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‘How can we get out of here?’: survivors of Cyclone Gabrielle describe sense of loss and despair

New Zealand reels from impact of massive storm, with many left homeless and others cut off from food supplies, power and communications

The Guardian - AU

Test cricket still the pinnacle for New Zealand – captain Tim Southee

The Black Caps were crowned as the inaugural World Test champions in 2021

The Independent UK

New Zealand fears more deaths after a cyclone kills 4

Cyclone Gabrielle has brought more destruction to the country than any weather event in years. Police have "grave concerns" for other residents who remain unaccounted for, the prime minister said.

WEKU

Separatist rebels in Papua say kidnapped NZ pilot is safe

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province have released photos and videos of a man they say is the pilot from New Zealand whom they took hostage last week

The Independent UK

Air New Zealand resumes services to all airports after cyclone-led cancellations

Air New Zealand resumed services to all airports on Wednesday, including those in the heavily impacted regions of New Plymouth, Napier, and Gisborne, after Cyclone Gabrielle led to 821 flight cancellations and affected 49,000 customers.

Reuters

West Papua rebels release photos of captured New Zealand pilot

Phillip Mehrtens was taken hostage last week after landing his small commercial plane in the Papuan highlands.

Al Jazeera

New Zealand plans final rescues soon after cyclone kills 2

New Zealand authorities expect to make the final rescues soon after a cyclone brought extensive flooding and landslides that claimed at least two lives

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New Zealand vs England LIVE: Cricket score and updates from first Test

England reach 79-2 in their second innings at stumps on day two and lead by 98 runs

AAP

Princess Anne caught up in Cyclone Gabrielle in NZ

New Zealand's prime minister has given Princess Anne a tour of the country's emergency management centre during the Cyclone Gabrielle response.

The Conversation

Massive outages caused by Cyclone Gabrielle strengthen the case for burying power lines

Another extreme weather event has highlighted the weak points in New Zealand’s critical infrastructure. As Cyclone Gabrielle ripped across the North Island, nearly 225,000 people lost power.

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone Gabrielle: child among four dead in New Zealand as 1,400 remain missing

Prime minister Chris Hipkins says there are ‘grave concerns’ for several of the missing as some regions remain cut off after storms

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New Zealand authorities confirm four deaths, including child, as ex-Cyclone Gabrielle moves away and magnitude-6.1 quake strikes

New Zealand authorities say the worst of the storm has passed, but the extent of the devastation is still unfolding and a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has struck near Wellington.

Bangkok Post

EC needs to shape up

The National Anti-Corruption Commission's (NACC) ruling on Monday that found Nat Laosisawakul, former secretary-general of the Election Commission (EC), negligent over the late arrival of 1,542 advance votes from Thai citizens in New Zealand before the March 24, 2019 election, has shone a light on the performance of the EC…

Reuters

Cyclone Gabrielle moves away from New Zealand, recovery efforts begin

Cyclone Gabrielle weakened and moved away from New Zealand on Wednesday as the country started to assess the damage caused by significant flooding, landslides and high winds that left four people dead and displaced thousands from their homes.

AAP

Cyclone Gabrielle's devastating toll revealed in NZ

As Cyclone Gabrielle moves east into the Pacific, New Zealand rescue teams are working to re-establish links with communities cut off by the storm.

The Conversation

Fear and loathing in New Zealand: an overdue examination of our ‘underworld of extremists’ is valuable but flawed

Since the horrific attacks in Christchurch in 2019 there has been substantial and growing attention paid to the extreme right in New Zealand. The pandemic – and the conspiracy theories and anti-government sentiment that developed in response – increased that scrutiny, and the sense of unease or alarm many felt…

Newsroom.co.nz

I bought air-freighted mangoes; if you don't approve, bite me!

The rain this summer is without precedent; the increase in local fruit and vege prices will be similarly unparalleled. Jonathan Milne reports.

ABC News

Papua independence fighters release images of New Zealand pilot hostage Philip Mehrtens

Independence fighters in Indonesia's Papua region release videos and photos of a New Zealand pilot they are holding hostage, declaring the images and video are proof of life.

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