It was a two-year saga of diplomatic manoeuvring, pressure and sudden opportunities which saw New Zealand last December move a resolution at the UN Security Council opposing Israel settlements on the occupie…
During his visit last month to Queenstown Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confronted Prime Minister Bill English over New Zealand’s Security Council vote to support a two-state solution to the I…
One of Gerry Brownlee’s inner Cabinet colleagues was talking about yet another barrage of criticism from Brownlee directed at Treasury.
“You’ve got to remember that Treasury is very process driven,”…
New Zealand is now embroiled in a diplomatic crisis with Israel who has recalled its Ambassador from Wellington in protest at New Zealand’s role on the UN Security Council where it played a leading role in…
The publication of the NZ Defence Force’s Capability Plan yesterday will kickstart an “arms race” as various countries compete to provide some of the force’s big ticket items.
The most controversial…