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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for closed-door bilateral talks. Photos / Thomas Coughlan
‘Ups and downs’: Xi Jinping's assessment of China-NZ relationship in Luxon meeting
The Prime Minister has met the Chinese leader in Beijing.
‘No, it’s not’: Luxon denies new China flight part of Belt and Road Initiative
China thinks NZ has signed up to a big Belt and Road project. Luxon disagrees.
As Middle East burns, Luxon meets President Xi Jinping in Beijing
The Prime Minister meets President Xi Jinping at an inflection point.
Matthew Hooton: Unlucky Luxon’s popularity hits new low
OPINION: Even good GDP news suggests the economic recovery has already peaked.
‘Ardern lives in exile’: Jones attacks gas ban, calls for apology in fiery hearing
The Resources Minister came to the select committee sporting a Make NZ Great Again hat.
NZ Herald Live: David Seymour speaks to media
Acting Prime Minister David Seymour speaks to the media in response to GDP results.
Audrey Young: Cooks crisis complicates Luxon's big China meeting
OPINION: The timing of Winston Peters' announcement is curious.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters explains evacuation of NZ embassy in Tehran
Two embassy staff and their families were evacuated from Iran this morning amid the conflict with Israel. Video / Mark Mitchell
New Zealand pauses funding to the Cook Islands over controversial China deal
Winston Peters confirms NZ won't resume funding to the Cook Islands until its Government "takes concrete steps to repair the relationship and restore trust". Video / Mark Mitchell
PM downplays China’s role in pause of Cook Islands funding
PM Christopher Luxon is set to meet China's President in Beijing.
Two New Zealand embassy staff, families evacuated from Tehran
The New Zealand embassy in Tehran has been temporarily closed.
National loses Kiwis’ confidence handling inflation to Labour - survey
Inflation is the top issue for Kiwis and they think Labour is best to keep prices down.
Luxon visits a great wall in China – and it has a message for him
The Prime Minister got a rundown on what Chinese tourists want on day one of his visit.
Bootcamps: Minister admits teen death derailed pilot participants
The participant's death was unrelated to the pilot, according to Oranga Tamariki.
Willis: Greens' claim of $700m KiwiSaver hole ‘wrong’, cost could be fraction of that
'More like in the quantum of between $100 and $200 million,' says Willis.
Iwi leader rules out settlement under this Govt after minister’s sovereignty comments
'[We are] just as staunch and ferocious in saying we hold sovereignty over our own.'
Meat and skincare on the agenda for PM's first day in China
Christopher Luxon's first day in China includes a surprising win for cosmetics exporters.
Takeover powers: Govt set to override councils under RMA shake-up
Cabinet will insert a new regulation power into the Resource Management Act.
Simon Wilson: Chlöe Swarbrick and the lost lessons of Monopoly
Opinion: Why do we find it so hard to take Green economic planning seriously?
Audrey Young: Behind the pay equity dispute over male vs female-dominated jobs
The big issue is how robust the comparisons are between male and female-dominated jobs.
Former MKR contestant Teal Mau announces Wellington City Council bid
Teal Mau has run a salon in Wellington for more than 25 years and is running for a seat on council to support local businesses. Video / Ethan Manera
Richard Prebble: How Labour can revive its fortunes with fresh leadership
OPINION: Labour's current strategy lacks clear policies and relies on coalition issues.
‘Don’t expect explosion’: Stanford on whether visa change could lead to migrant influx
There's no cap on the new visa, with up to 10,000 applications expected per year.
PM’s deep dive into Michael Forbes scandal to release findings in August
Parliament staffers are currently having their clearances checked.
Government will not agree to Treaty settlements that dispute Crown's sovereignty
Former minister Andrew Little says the Government's stance is unnecessary.
Labour MPs apologise for swearing at acting PM David Seymour
Regulation Minister David Seymour responds after Labour MP Deborah Russell apologised for swearing at him to kick off a tetchy select committee. Video / Mark Mitchell
‘They’re swearing already’: Labour MPs bristle at Seymour in select committee
Deborah Russell used colourful language during a hearing and subsequently apologised.
New suicide prevention action plan released amid ‘stubbornly high’ rates
About 600 Kiwis die every year from a suspected suicide.
Acting Prime Minister David Seymour talks to Ryan Bridge's Herald NOW
David Seymour on penalties for re-offenders, school attendance and what he thought about Jacinda Ardern's new book. Video / Herald NOW
Luxon tops list of world leaders for handling foreign affairs
The Prime Minister is ahead of other big international names.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Israel/Iran conflict escalation
Foreign Minister Winston Peters addressed media amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
Peters 'never seen' such uncertainty in lifetime as Israel/Iran conflict escalates
New Zealanders in Israel are being advised to leave by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.