The UK is “closing in on an agreement in principle” in trade talks with New Zealand, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has said. She said “great progress” has been made in the sixth round of talks between the two countries which ran from July 19-30. The prospect of a deal with Australia has prompted controversy,…
Geologists Reveal the World’s 8th Continent: Zealandia—Once Part of an Ancient Supercontinent
Geologists have long marveled at the slow, earth-shaking dance performed by those colossal blocks of land known as continents. Over the course of hundreds of millions of years, the seven continents commonly known today have shifted and buckled, occupying various positions overlaying the earth’s molten interior—like shuffling dominoes on a table. Researchers may now have…
Brothers Face Off Against Each Other at Tokyo Olympics
July 28, 2021
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TOKYO—Playing against his younger brother at the Olympic hockey tournament is not something New Zealand goalkeeper Leon Hayward had thought would ever happen. But on Wednesday, Leon, 31, faced off against his 28-year-old brother Jeremy, who played as a defender for Australia in their match against the Kiwis in a spectator-less stadium at the Tokyo…
NZ Officials Summoned by Chinese Embassy Following Condemnation of Cyberattacks
July 22, 2021
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The Chinese Embassy summoned New Zealand officials following the release of a joint international statement condemning Beijing’s involvement in malicious cyber activity. NZ Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta issued a statement after saying, “Areas of difference need not define our relationship, but we will continue to promote the things that we believe in and support the…
NZ Farmers ‘Howl’ in Protest at Ardern Govt’s Taxes and Regulations
July 16, 2021
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Thousands of New Zealand farmers nationwide took to the streets in over 40 cities and towns on tractors and utes to protest new taxes and regulations that the Ardern government implemented. The ‘Howl of a Protest,’ organised by Groundswell NZ—an organisation made up of farmers, growers, contractors and tradespeople—was protesting a raft of new taxes…
Get Jabbed or Get Sacked: Serving Members of the New Zealand Defence Force Pressured To Recieve COVID-19 Vaccine
July 16, 2021
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Serving members of the New Zealand Defence Forces (NZDF) have accused the country’s defence forces of applying increasingly hostile pressure on NZDF staff to get a COVID-19 vaccination as the pacific nation rolls out the CCP virus vaccines. The issue was revealed in an undisclosed letter sent to Minister of Defence Peeni Henare, obtained by…
Get Jabbed or Get Sacked: Serving Members of the New Zealand Defence Force Pressured To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
July 16, 2021
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Serving members of the New Zealand Defence Forces (NZDF) have accused the country’s defence forces of applying increasingly hostile pressure on NZDF staff to get a COVID-19 vaccination as the pacific nation rolls out the CCP virus vaccines. The issue was revealed in an undisclosed letter sent to Minister of Defence Peeni Henare, obtained by…
New Zealand Hospitals Under Strain From Spike in Non-COVID Respiratory Diseases
New Zealand hospitals are experiencing high case numbers of children infected with non-COVID-19 related respiratory illnesses as a result of lockdowns and social distancing rules. An outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital is causing the postponement of planned surgeries to ensure there are enough hands to care for all the…
NZ Labour MP Breaks Ranks, Calls out Beijing on Organ Harvesting
July 6, 2021
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New Zealand (NZ) Labour MP Louisa Wall has spoken out against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over grisly allegations it conducts industrial-level organ harvesting on prisoners of conscience. In speaking out, the MP has broken ranks with her political party, the NZ Labour government of Jacinda Ardern, which prefers to approach the Chinese regime on…
NZ Lecturers Suspect Chinese Spies Infiltrated Their Classrooms
June 29, 2021
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Three NZ university lecturers who specialise in China issues have described how individuals—not enrolled as students—were present in their classrooms observing or photographing their lectures. The revelations emerge as New Zealand (NZ) authorities work towards shoring up the country’s national security amid ongoing concerns of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference in domestic affairs. Auckland University’s…
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