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New Zealand’s Ardern Apologizes for Racist Dawn Raids
By Joshua Mcdonald
Ardern said it was clear that the immigration laws of the 1970s were designed to specifically target Pasifika people, indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands.
New Zealand’s Relationship With Japan May Be About to Change
By Geoffrey Miller
As the Tokyo Olympics come to an end, the very successful Japan-New Zealand partnership may be about to become a lot more complicated.
In Exporting Problems, Australia Risks Damaging Ties With New Zealand
By Grant Wyeth
With deportations, Australia is demonstrating a knee-jerk self-interest, divorced from the wider realities of the Australia-New Zealand relationship.
New Zealand’s Statement on China’s Cyberattacks: A Shot Across the Bow
By Geoffrey Miller
A statement issued by the New Zealand government alleging Chinese state involvement in hacking goes much further than a simple, pro forma endorsement of the views of New Zealand’s allies.
Jacinda Ardern’s APEC Diplomacy
By Geoffrey Miller
The meeting further built the New Zealand prime minister's reputation as a pragmatist and a coalition builder.
Ardern’s Foreign Policy Address Was Pro-US, But Not Necessarily Anti-China
By Geoffrey Miller
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered a keynote speech on foreign policy on Wednesday.
Maori Connection to Antarctic May Predate European ‘Discovery’
By Joshua Mcdonald
New research links the Maori people to possibly discovering Antarctica long before Europeans and Americans.
New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern Takes Tougher Stance on China
By Nick Perry
Ardern's unusually targeted comments against China followed growing diplomatic discontent with Wellington's stance.
New Zealand to Open Travel Bubble With Australia on April 19
By Nick Perry
Australia had previously allowed New Zealanders to arrive without going into quarantine but New Zealand had taken a more cautious approach.
Can New Zealand Fix Its Housing Crisis?
By Joshua Mcdonald
In the final quarter of 2020, 40 percent of all property sales in New Zealand were to people who owned multiple properties already.
How the Pacific Islands Forum Fell Apart
By Cleo Paskal
The decision by Micronesian countries to leave the PIF will have major strategic implications.
New Zealand Steps into Australia-China Dispute
By Joshua Mcdonald
Recently, a senior New Zealand minister advised Australia to “show respect” and act more diplomatically toward China. Canberra was not amused.