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Bob Carr says he will sue New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters over the comments.

Bob Carr to sue NZ foreign minister for calling him a ‘Chinese puppet’

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters is facing calls to step down after he attacked Bob Carr for calling AUKUS “fragrant, methane-wrapped bullshit”.

  • Matthew Knott

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Prime Minister elect Christopher Luxon in AUkland on Sunday.

NZ opens door to most conservative government in decades

Voters have ousted the party once led by Jacinda Ardern and elected the country’s most right-wing government in a generation.

  • Natasha Frost
New Zealand National Party leader Chris Luxon.

Conservative leader Chris Luxon becomes NZ’s next prime minister

People voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern.

  • Nick Perry
NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Opposition leader Chris Luxon on Thursday night.

Jabs and ‘low blows’: Caustic leaders’ debate marks NZ election sprint finish

The prime minister and the leader of the opposition traded insults at their final outing before the election. The spectacle may have done little to convince undecided voters.

  • Ben McKay
A ram raid burglary at the Liquor Centre in Greenhithe, Auckland.

Two ram raids a day: What’s to know about the NZ crime wave

Crime has taken centre stage ahead of this month’s general election, we take a look at the hype and the data.

  • Lucy Cormack
NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins greets supporters at the launch of Labour’s election campaign on Saturday.

Hipkins sinks teeth into election campaign, promising free dental

The NZ Prime Minister made the pledge at Labour’s campaign launch where he had to fight far-right protesters to be heard.

  • Ben McKay
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Rawiri Waititi walks the runway during the Kiri Nathan show during New Zealand Fashion Week 23 in AUckland last week.

A quick guide to the New Zealand election campaign

Kiwis go to the polls on the same day Australians will make their choice in the Voice referendum. What’s to know now that Jacinda Ardern is out of the picture.

  • Ben McKay
Anthony Albanese and Chris Hipkins

Australia, NZ raise concerns over China-Solomon Islands policing deal

Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Chris Hipkins issued their strongest joint statement to date on Beijing’s growing regional power. 

  • Eryk Bagshaw
The scene of a shooting in downtown Auckland.

‘Terrifying’: Auckland gunman worked on CBD site during detention

The 24-year-old gunman who killed two people and injured several others at a construction site on Thursday morning was under home detention for domestic violence-related offences.

  • Alex Crowe
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins delivers a speech on foreign policy at the parliament, in Wellington, New Zealand on July 7, 2023.

Pacific ‘less secure’ due to China’s assertiveness, says NZ prime minister

“Our region is becoming more contested, less predictable, and less secure,” Chris Hipkins said. “And that poses challenges for small countries like New Zealand.”

  • Lucy Craymer

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