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New Zealand
March 09, 2018
How Will New Zealand Navigate the New Era in Asia?
By Ed Kennedy
How will Wellington readjust to shifting geopolitical dynamics in its own backyard?
November 30, 2017
New Zealand Proposes Humanitarian Visa for ‘Climate Refugees’
By Alex Randall
Climate-linked migration does not enjoy much time in the legislative bodies of most nations.
October 12, 2017
5 Hidden Costs of the RCEP to People and Planet
By Sam Cossar-Gilbert
Trade negotiators are meeting next week in South Korea to discuss the RCEP, which could impact billions of lives.
October 06, 2017
The Cook Islands Set to Graduate to 'Developed' Nation Status
By Grant Wyeth
The OECD’s call is a positive achievement for the Pacific island nation, but also presents new challenges.
September 30, 2017
Grappling with the Bomb: 60 Years After Britain’s Pacific Hydrogen Bomb Tests
By Catherine Putz
An interview with Nic Maclellan
September 28, 2017
Will Bougainville Hold Its Independence Referendum?
By Grant Wyeth
The referendum is scheduled for June 2019, but the PNG premier says the criteria to do so have not been met yet.
August 23, 2017
A Bark But No Bite: Examining New Zealand’s Last General Election
By Catherine Putz
The Diplomat talks to Jack Vowles about New Zealand politics.
April 08, 2017
What Do Asian Governments Think About the US Strike on Syria?
By Catherine Putz
A look at what China, Indonesia, Australia, and other Asian states had to say about the strike.
March 17, 2017
In New Zealand, a River Becomes a 'Person'
By Kiran Mohandas Menon
New Zealand has granted a river considered sacred by the Maori people the same legal rights as a human being.
December 27, 2016
Asia’s 2016 Winners and Losers
By Anthony Fensom
Pacific Money hands out some presents to the political winners and losers across the Asia-Pacific in 2016.
December 13, 2016
Meet Bill English, New Zealand’s New Prime Minister
By Grant Wyeth
English has been the architect of many of New Zealand’s successful policies. Now he steps to the front.
November 25, 2016
Sacred Ink: Tattoos of Polynesia
By Jonathan DeHart
After 150 years of religious suppression, tattoos have returned to their rightful place as cultural symbols of Polynesia.