Three people are in critical condition after a man allegedly stabbed several individuals in a supermarket in Dunedin, in New Zealand’s South Island on Monday. Witnesses say they heard loud screaming and saw a man holding two knives before injuring four people, three of whom have been admitted to intensive care. Two supermarket employees were…
‘Policy Making Madness’: New Zealand Pushes for Collective Bargaining in Radical Labour Law Reform
The New Zealand government on May 7 unveiled a new collective bargaining system marking the biggest reform of the country’s employment laws since the early 1990s. The changes have been met with fierce opposition from the business community, who say the process would be compulsory and against international law. The plan, called the Fair Pay…
New Zealand Parliament Condemns China Over Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
The New Zealand parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion that declared China was committing severe human rights abuses on the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Politicians in parliament declared they were “gravely concerned about the severe human rights abuses taking place against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.” They…
Jacinda Ardern Admits NZ-China Values Becoming ‘Harder to Reconcile’
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has conceded that the interests of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were becoming “harder to reconcile” on the world stage but noted that these differences did not define NZ-China relations. Ardern’s comments come just weeks after her government endured stinging criticism from UK politicians over Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s…
Virus Exposure Sites at Brisbane International Airport
Travellers who passed through Brisbane International Airport on Thursday have been warned of possible coronavirus exposure sites after a transiting passenger tested positive to COVID-19. Queensland Health has identified the airport’s Hudson’s Coffee stand and adjacent seating area, and the male toilets adjacent to Gate 79 as areas visited by the infected passenger. It says anyone…
Australia and New Zealand Honour Military With Return of Public Commemoration on ANZAC Day
MELBOURNE—Thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Sunday to honour military personnel on ANZAC Day, a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to commemorate privately in driveways and on balconies. ANZAC Day originally commemorated a bloody battle on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey during World War One. On April 25, 1915, thousands…
Are the ANZACs Still Willing to Pay the Price of Freedom?
Commentary Freedom of Speech, freedom to worship, to assemble, and to share ideas openly are the greatest prizes of Western Civilisation, envied by many other nations. These freedoms are the result of centuries of spiritual development and social struggle by people dedicated to push back the dark forces that inhabit the human soul. The spiritual…
New Zealand’s Stance on China, Five Eyes an ‘Ethical Mess’: British Politician
April 23, 2021
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UK politicians have responded with shock and sharp criticism for New Zealand’s (NZ) prime minister and foreign minister over remarks about the country’s stance on China and the Five Eyes alliance. During the debate in the UK House of Commons about whether to declare the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) treatment of Uyghur Muslims a genocide, conservative…
New Zealand ‘Uncomfortable’ With Expanding Five Eyes to Confront China: NZ Foreign Minister
April 19, 2021
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In a move likely to appease Beijing, New Zealand’s foreign minister is distancing the nation’s foreign policy away from close democratic allies, preferring to chart its own course on relations with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta was speaking—in her second major address since assuming office—at the New Zealand China Council on…
Australia-Nz Travel Bubble Opens, Singapore May Be the Next
The Trans-Tasman travel bubble has opened on Sunday night, with the first flight from Sydney to Auckland taking off around 7 a.m. on Monday. After over one year’s tight border restrictions, all residents in Australia and New Zealand, including foreign nationals, can now travel to the other country without quarantine, as long as they meet…
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