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November 27, 2024 | News
Māori Tourism eyes China amid AUKUS talks
Māori Tourism Chair Dale Stephens is seeking to strengthen ties with China, New Zealand's largest trading partner, amid global political uncertainty.
March 15, 2026
November 14, 2024 | News
Mahuta warns AUKUS pact could disrupt Pacific
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta says New Zealand must maintain a balanced approach with its international relationships, as AUKUS could disrupt our Pacific neighbours.
May 7, 2024 | News
AUKUS dalliance threat to China trade
Former defense minister Peeni Henare is sounding a note of caution against rushing to join pillar two of the AUKUS pact.
May 6, 2024 | News
Stealth path to nuclear alliance claims Tuiono
Green Party Defence and Disarmament spokesperson Teanau Tuiono says the Government is trying to skirt around public opposition to AUKUS.
May 3, 2024 | News
Peters an embarrassment says Waititi
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says Foreign Minister Winston Peters is making himself an embarrassment to the country.
May 3, 2024 | News
AUKUS-curious Peters doubles down on Carr slur
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has used parliamentary privilege to double down on comments former Australian foreign minister Bob Carr claims are defamatory.
May 2, 2024 | News
AUKUS not a military alliance says Peters
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affaira Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand is a long way from even being invited to join AUKUS.
May 2, 2024 | News
Neutrality best stance for Māori says Ngarewa-Packer
Meanwhile, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer says Aotearoa New Zealand needs to reject AUKUS and go down a path of military neutrality.
April 19, 2024 | News
Peters says eyes wide open for AUKUS
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is trying to play down the risks of New Zealand getting swept up in the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.
April 12, 2024 | Opinion: Matthew Tukaki
Matthew Tukaki: What is AUKUS and should Aotearoa join:
In September 2021, the geopolitical landscape of the Indo-Pacific region experienced a seismic shift with the announcement of AUKUS
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