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Australia signals desire to resume UNRWA funding to ensure ‘fewer children are starving’ in Gaza

Foreign minister Penny Wong says UN relief agency is the only organisation that can provide substantive support to occupied Palestinian territories

The Guardian - AU

NZ eyes place in AUKUS alliance after trans-Tasman trip

Australian foreign and defence ministers, Penny Wong and Richard Marles, have hosted their New Zealand counterparts for trans-Tasman security talks.

AAP

NZ firms up AUKUS desire ahead of trans-Tasman talks

Australian and New Zealand foreign and defence ministers will meet together for the first time in Melbourne, with AUKUS high on the agenda.

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Maori warn New Zealand PM Luxon off Treaty changes

Maori leaders have described the New Zealand government as "the enemy" during annual celebrations at Ratana.

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Winston Peters rules out expelling Russian ambassador

Russia's ambassador will remain in New Zealand after a decision from Foreign Minister Winston Peters, who is also mulling the future of envoy Jacinda Ardern.

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New Kiwi PM flags potential for AUKUS tech co-operation

The new prime minister of New Zealand says development of military technology under the AUKUS agreement is an area where it could work together with Australia.

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New Zealand enthusiastic on AUKUS pillar two

Defence Minister Judith Collins says New Zealand joining AUKUS' pillar two would not erode the country's firm anti-nuclear stance.

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New Zealand PM Luxon to make quick Australia dash

Chris Luxon is making his first overseas trip as New Zealand's Prime Minister on Tuesday, to see his daughter graduate from university in Melbourne.

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UAE asks for UN security council to vote on draft resolution demanding humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza – as it happened

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NZ Labour labels Israel's attack on Gaza as genocide

New Zealand's parliament has debated and approved a motion from Foreign Minister Winston Peters calling for steps towards a ceasefire in Gaza.

AAP

New Zealand's Indigenous people are furious over plans to snuff out anti-smoking laws

A year ago, New Zealand enacted what are perhaps the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The new conservative government plans a repeal — and an end the Maori Health Authority. Protests have ensued.

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Christopher Luxon’s new coalition struggles with self-inflicted crises – but it has time to recover

New Zealand’s incoming government still has three years to show it stands for something other than clumsily undoing Labour policies

The Guardian - AU

Sex ed rewrite pledge draws ire in New Zealand

Beyond a pledge to scrap smokefree laws, the New Zealand coalition agreements contains plenty of controversial measures sure to create division.

AAP

Is Winston Peters right to call state-funded journalism ‘bribery’ – or is there a bigger threat to democracy?

Winston Peters had only just been sworn in as deputy prime minister when his long-standing antipathy to the news media emerged in the form of a serious accusation.

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Luxon's New Zealand government sworn in and take office

New Zealand's National-led coalition is in office, with Chris Luxon sworn in as prime minister along with his 30-strong team of ministers.

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NZ PM-to-be Luxon unveils coalition compromises

New Zealand's National party has shed a number of its election promises as it negotiated a coalition agreement with the ACT and NZ First parties.

Evening Standard

New Zealand's National Party forms centre-right coalition after intense negotiations

The deal ends six weeks of intense negotiations following a general election on October 14

International Business Times

Incoming New Zealand PM Unveils Unusual Coalition Govt

New Zealand's incoming conservative prime minister unveiled an unusual coalition government Friday, with a pair of long-time political adversaries set to take turns as deputy prime minister over the next three years.

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The Guardian - AU

New Zealand’s slapdash new government has no vision – only a plan to take us backwards

In the interests of advancing personal career ambitions, we will be left with fewer employment protections, a higher prison population and dismantled treaty obligations

Al Jazeera

New Zealand gets new government promising tax cuts, less red tape

Centre-right National Party forms three-way coalition with the classically liberal ACT and populist New Zealand First.

The Conversation

Three parties, two deals, one government: the stress points within New Zealand's 'coalition of many colours'

It might have taken six weeks to decide the shape of New Zealand’s next government (or three if you count from the final results), but in the end that is the nature of proportional representation. Compromise, trade-offs and haggling are the price of an MMP electoral system designed to avoid…

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Winston Peters appointed New Zealand foreign minister

Winston Peters is an establishment pick as New Zealand's foreign minister, but increasingly sympathises with views well outside the mainstream on other issues.

The Independent UK

New Zealand's new government promises tax cuts, more police and less bureaucracy

New Zealanders can expect tax cuts, more police on the streets and less government bureaucracy, according to the three leaders who signed an agreement Friday to form a new government

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand gets two deputy PMs after marathon coalition talks

After weeks of negotiations, incoming PM Christopher Luxon announces that populist Winston Peters and libertarian David Seymour will share deputy role

The Independent UK

3 New Zealand political leaders say they’ve reached agreement to form next government

Three New Zealand political leaders say they’ve reached an agreement to form the next government, pending a final signoff from their parties which they expected within hours

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