New Zealand
Any increase in defence spending must be our decision, not America’s
Trump’s chosen head of military policy says Australia needs to almost double its military budget. David Rush thinks it’s not an obligation, simply a bully telling us what to do.
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New Zealand’s most senior diplomat in London loses job over Trump remark
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the remark from the high commissioner was “disappointing” and made the envoy’s position “untenable”.
- Charlotte Graham-McLay
- Opinion
- Smoking & vaping
Our vaping delusions have gone up in smoke. The Kiwis have a better idea
New Zealand embraces vaping nicotine as a harm-reduction tool while Australia persists with a flawed prohibition model.
- Dr Colin Mendelsohn
- Opinion
- National security
If we panic about these Chinese ships, Xi wins the propaganda war
The arrival of Chinese warships near our coast is not a crisis. Treating it as one – with over-the-top indignation – diminishes our capacity to tackle real crises as the region deteriorates.
- Jennifer Parker
China agrees to consider concerns about live-fire drills, NZ says
The drills prompted passenger flights between the two countries to divert mid-flight after Chinese naval vessels warned pilots they were flying above a live-fire exercise.
- Ken Moritsugu
- Updated
- Defence
China conducts second live fire drill in Tasman Sea
The second live-fire exercise comes just hours after Defence Minister Richard Marles called on China to explain its failure to provide sufficient notice on the first drill on Friday.
- Mike Foley
- ★★★★
- Hotel reviews
I didn’t want to stay in this budget airport hotel, but I loved it
Get over your Holiday Inn preconceptions – this airport hotel is fun and funky, with surprising tropical-resort vibes.
- Katrina Lobley
Lessons on the housing crisis from across the ditch
New Zealand offers ideas on how to cut rents and make homes more affordable. But there are also warnings about following its super-for-housing policy.
- Shane Wright
- Exclusive
- Airports
‘Bali is more seamless’: The passport processing headache greeting Australian travellers
Long queues are forming at Australia’s airports thanks to a digital processing system that is riddled with faults.
- Eryk Bagshaw
‘I don’t do things I don’t believe in’: Rachel Griffiths on sex, life and feminomics
The Australian actor stars in an ambitious new drama series set in an “ethical” brothel.
- Michael Idato
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