To achieve real growth, the NZ government needs to relax the rules around housing
New Zealanders don’t need to give up their housing dreams in order to get business moving. Instead, making homes cheaper to ...
Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands
Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands - Beijing’s growing influence in the South ...
New Zealand and Cook Islands fall out over China deal
The Cook Islands is hugely reliant on New Zealand under a longstanding "free association" agreement that provides it with ...
America’s Pacific paradox leaves the door open to China
Perhaps geography is still destiny after all. The closer a Pacific nation sits to American shores, the more Washington seems ...
Cook Islands’ ‘strategic’ deal with China angers New Zealand
Australia, New Zealand and the US have been moving to counter China’s growing strategic and diplomatic influence in the past three years by striking agreements with nations including Tuvalu, Nauru and ...
Where is the Cook Islands and what is its relationship with New Zealand?
The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres) ...
Stronger as four? Australian rugby is about to find out
After yet another year of civil war, Australian rugby is about to learn the answer to one of its most divisive questions: Is ...
A rare diplomatic spat exposes growing pressures in the Pacific as US, China vie for influence
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
Ryan Rickelton: 'T20 cricket is flipping hard. It's different, but it is harder than Tests'
The South Africa and MI Cape Town batter talks about his start in the game, his successful 2024, and about being mentored by ...
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Lockie Ferguson doubtful for tri-series, Champions Trophy due to hamstring injury
New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson is doubtful for the ICC Champions Trophy as he injured his hamstring while featuring in ...
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Seventy-three Graduate In First Police Wing For 2025
Commissioner Richard Chambers, the Minister of Police, Hon Mark Mitchell, Associate Minister of Police Casey Costello and Wing Patron, Glenn Dunbier ...