Tuesday, March 10, 2026

LATEST

Foreign Affairs




New Zealand and Kiribati formalise partnership with new cooperation commitments

DTNZ Pacific -
New Zealand and Kiribati have formally strengthened their bilateral relationship with the signing of a new Statement of Partnership in Tarawa, marking an expansion...

U.S. nutrition shake-up sparks debate over missed export opportunity for NZ

Daily Telegraph NZ -
A major overhaul of United States dietary guidelines under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has triggered debate in New Zealand...

NZ First rejects India free trade deal, citing risks to farmers and jobs

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand First will oppose the newly announced India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, describing it as a “bad deal” that...

NZ and Japan sign new defence and security agreements

Daily Telegraph NZ -
New Zealand and Japan have signed two new agreements aimed at strengthening defence cooperation and information sharing between the two countries. Foreign Minister Winston Peters...

UK to offload embassies and slash staff as Foreign Office faces major budget crisis

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Britain’s Foreign Office is preparing to sell off parts of its global diplomatic estate and significantly reduce staff numbers as it confronts one of...

U.S. removes extra tariffs on key NZ agricultural exports

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has cautiously welcomed the United States’ decision to remove additional reciprocal tariffs on several major Kiwi agricultural exports,...

Luxon meets Trump in South Korea

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has met face-to-face with US President Donald Trump in South Korea, describing the encounter as a valuable opportunity to strengthen...

NZ Retains “When, Not If” stance on Palestinian statehood recognition

Daily Telegraph NZ -
New Zealand has decided against recognising Palestinian statehood at this stage, maintaining its long-standing “when, not if” position. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters told the...

NZ joins global call for foreign media access and journalist protection in Gaza

Daily Telegraph NZ -
New Zealand and 26 other nations have urged Israel to allow immediate and independent foreign media access to Gaza, condemning restrictions on press freedom...

“Carnival’s Over”: Mallard replaced as Ambassador to Ireland

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced the end of Trevor Mallard’s posting as Ambassador to Ireland, quipping “you know that famous song from the...

NZ considering recognition of state of Palestine

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Full text of Beehive press release: The Government will carefully weigh up its position over the next month on recognition of a state of Palestine,...

FBI to open office in Wellington

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The New Zealand government has downplayed claims that the newly established FBI office in Wellington is aimed at countering China, despite the FBI director...

Luxon meets with Xi

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday local time, marking a "key moment" in strengthening diplomatic and economic...

NZ closes Tehran embassy and evacuates staff

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The government has temporarily closed its embassy in Tehran and evacuated two staff members and their families overland to Azerbaijan amid escalating regional tensions. Foreign...

Peters urges de-escalation in Israel-Iran conflict

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Foreign Minister Winston Peters confirmed that New Zealand was aware of discussions about a potential Israeli strike on Iran before it occurred, but was...

Government sanctions two Israeli ministers over Gaza comments

Daily Telegraph NZ -
New Zealand has imposed travel bans on Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, accusing them of undermining peace and...

Political and diplomatic figures press Luxon to re-balance China policy amid closer US defence ties

Daily Telegraph NZ -
A group of former NZ political leaders, including Helen Clark, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Don Brash, and Sir David Carter, have publicly urged PM Christopher...

Goff replacement named

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Hamish Cooper, a seasoned New Zealand diplomat with four decades of experience and former ambassador to Japan, Russia, and Turkey, has been appointed High...

Guy Hatchard: What is natural law?

Guy Hatchard -
The world is in crisis and in transition as I write. Nuclear armed powers India and Pakistan are at war, extending the conflict zone that...

‘Father of neoliberalism’ dies aged 88

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Joseph Nye introduced the term ‘soft power’ in international relations. US political scientist Joseph Nye, who co-authored the international relations theory of neoliberalism together with...

Goff sacked as UK High Commissioner over Trump comments

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has deemed Phil Goff's position as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom "untenable" following remarks he made about US...

Good riddance to bad rubbish: Why the ‘Five Eyes Alliance’ should be dismantled

Daily Telegraph NZ -
UK media have reported that senior Trump advisor Peter Navarro lobbied his boss to cut Canada out of the Five Eyes intel-sharing network. Navarro rejected...

Luxon announces “major upgrade” to relationship with Viet Nam

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Vietnamese counterpart, His Excellency Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, have today announced the elevation of the New Zealand-Viet...

Peters to discuss China-NZ relations in high-level talks this week

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Foreign Minister Winston Peters arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for a series of high-level meetings, including a key discussion with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...

Collins to attend Munich Security Conference, supports “international rules-based system”

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Defence Minister Judith Collins departs for Germany today to attend the Munich Security Conference, where she will engage in high-level discussions on global security...

Cook Islands pushes back against NZ’s oversight on China deal

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has criticised New Zealand for demanding too much oversight on a forthcoming deal with China, set to be...

Peters denies media report on IDF service requirement for Israeli visitors

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has dismissed a recent report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which claimed that Israelis must now detail their military service in...

NZ aid to Kiribati to be reviewed after cancelled meeting

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced a review of aid to Kiribati following the abrupt cancellation of meetings by Kiribati's President and Foreign Minister. The review...

NZ and UAE sign free trade and investment agreement

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnessed the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement...

How the US election could affect New Zealand foreign policy

Geoffrey Miller -
Change is coming to America. Next month’s elections are likely to pave the way for an overhaul of US foreign policy– regardless of whether Donald...

NZ National Statement to the UN General Assembly – ‘The Spirit of San Francisco’, full text

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Mr. President Nearly four score years ago, nations exhausted from a cataclysmic World War came together in San Francisco to create the United Nations Charter....

Effective responses to pandemics and peace are not far removed from each other

Guy Hatchard -
My experience as an educator has taught me that change begins within. It is our inner experience that enables us to gain perspective, to re-evaluate...

10 Principles for Perpetual Peace in the 21st Century

Jeffrey D. Sachs -
The United Nations-based structures are fragile and in need of an urgent upgrade; we should consider this one at the U.N. Summit of the...

Clark and Brash join forces to slam Luxon’s ‘radical’ foreign policy shift

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark and former National Party leader Don Brash have joined forces to criticise current Prime Minister Christopher Luxon for what...

Complexities hinder release of NZ pilot held by Papuan rebels

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who was taken hostage by the West Papua Liberation Army in February 2023, remains elusive due...

NZ ‘enhances’ North Korea sanctions monitoring – Luxon

Daily Telegraph NZ -
New Zealand will enhance its defence contributions to monitoring violations of sanctions against North Korea, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced today. The enhancement will see...

Government to sign ‘groundbreaking’ Indo-Pacific agreements

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Trade Minister Todd McClay and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts travel to Singapore on Monday to sign three Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) agreements. IPEF’s...

5-nation defense pact including NZ to increase ‘complexity’ of Asian military drills

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Five countries under the Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) are set to expand their military collaborations with more sophisticated exercises in Asia, integrating drones,...

‘Successful New Caledonia repatriation winds up, need for dialogue remains’ – government

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Over 300 people have been successfully flown out of New Caledonia in a joint Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and New Zealand...

NZ forks out over $100 Million in development and use of US military satellite network

Daily Telegraph NZ -
New Zealand has allocated approximately $113 million towards the development and utilisation of a network of US military satellites, according to official documents. For the...
12Page 1 of 2

Latest news

Don't miss

About

Independent and not-for-profit New Zealand and world news and opinion.

Auckland News
Waikato News
Wellington News
Canterbury News
Otago News

Latest

AfD makes historic gains in west German election

World 0
The party gained record-breaking support in the state of...

Covid Inquiry exposes Labour failures on lockdowns, mandates and delayed decisions

News 27
The second phase of New Zealand’s Covid-19 Royal Commission...

The Iran war has triggered a puzzling market trend

Opinion 0
Gold is being sold to meet margin calls, but...

Announcements

Continued service interruptions – 23 January 2026

Announcements 0
DTNZ is continuing to experience service interruptions this week. Affected...

Service interruption 20 January 2026

Announcements 0
A service disruption hit DTNZ from 10am to 7pm...

Donations – Thank you

Announcements 0
I would like to thank those who have donated...

Sections

© 2021-25 All Rights Reserved. Orion Media Limited.