New Zealand Well-Placed to Withstand Trade Shocks, RBNZ Deputy Governor Says
The RBNZ forecasts further cuts will be delivered this year, but in smaller moves, not the blockbuster 50-basis-point cuts ...
RBNZ Governor Orr says New Zealand is in a low and stable inflation environment
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr said on Thursday that New Zealand was now in an environment of low and stable inflation but warned the volatile international landscape could impact New ...
Manurewa Marae inquiry findings: Christopher Luxon ‘shocked’, Chris Hipkins says ‘alarm bell’ for NZ reputation
The investigation was sparked by allegations last year that data provided by these agencies to health and social providers – ...
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Cook Islands PM defends pact with China, urges Pacific nation not to depend on ‘big brother’ New Zealand
The Cook Islands' PM Mark Brown defended a new partnership pact with China and urged his country not to depend on handouts ...
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MAYNARD: The Sydney trains dispute. The NSW Opposition has called for your intervention because the Fair Work Commission, the train staff are under a federal award controlled by the Fair Work ...
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Peters would never dare use such a tone talking to bigger nations
Analysis: Small island states like the Cooks and Kiribati are not the only Pacific nations extremely exposed to the ...
Labour ploughs £400m into migrant deportation flights drive as it seeks to fend off Farage’s Reform
Exclusive: Labour is seeking a supplier for up to £392m to handle its deportation flights drive, which critics have dubbed a ...
As it happened: Trump to consider tariff exemption after call with PM; A-G denounces Dutton’s ‘complete fabrication’
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has flatly rejected a claim from Peter Dutton over an angry debate on the rise of antisemitism, ...
China says a visit by Cook Islands' prime minister isn't meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire against anyone in the South Pacific, despite the trip stirring up a ...
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New Zealand concerns mount as Cook Islands PM plans to sign agreement with China
New Zealand had made repeated requests to the Cook Islands to share or consult on the contents of agreements that Brown plans to sign with China but had not received a proper response, raising ...
A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
Cook Islands' diplomatic snub to NZ will be noticed - commentator
A snub by the Cook Islands prime minister will be watched by any nations keen to see how deep New Zealand's partnerships in the region really are, an expert on geopolitics in the Pacific says.