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Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has reiterated New Zealands position on the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing arrangement, in a press conference with her Australian counterpart, Marise Payne. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne​ says there will be no loss of respect if a Five Eyes country chooses against using the alliance to tackle issues which confront liberal democracies. Payne and New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta held their first face-to-face meeting in Wellington on Thursday...

BEIJING: Spying charges, calls for a probe into the origins of Covid-19, and now a body blow to Chinese Belt and Road ambitions Down Under -- tensions between Australia and its biggest trade partner China are going from bad to worse.

ANZ Foreign Ministers Discuss Five Eyes at First In-Person Meeting The foreign ministers of Australia and New Zealand (NZ) met in person for the first time in Wellington on Thursday for their biannual consultations to discuss ways to strengthen the countries’ trans-Tasman ties. The meeting came days after NZ Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said the Ardern government was “uncomfortable” with the Five Eye’s intelligence-sharing alliance expanding to “the human rights space.” Following...

NZ-China relations: Jacinda Ardern faces bitter attack by UK writer over Five Eyes commitment 21 Apr, 2021 05:48 AM 6 minutes to read Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern whom the Daily Telegraph has called "tiresomely woke". Photo / Mark Mitchell Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern whom the Daily Telegraph has called "tiresomely woke". Photo / Mark Mitchell Audrey Young is political editor for the New Zealand Heraldaudrey.young@nzherald.co.nz@audreyNZH New Zealand faces the prospect of expulsion from the ...

Jacinda Ardern faces bitter attack by UK writer over Five Eyes commitment Jacinda Ardern faces bitter attack by UK writer over Five Eyes commitment Wed, 21 Apr 2021, 6:20PM Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern whom the Daily Telegraph has called "tiresomely woke". Photo / Mark Mitchell Jacinda Ardern faces bitter attack by UK writer over Five Eyes commitment Wed, 21 Apr 2021, 6:20PM New Zealand faces the prospect of expulsion from the Five Eyes i...

Mahuta gave her second major speech as Foreign Affairs Minister at a NZ China Council meeting on Monday, laying out New Zealands perspective on its relationship with China. In it, Mahuta said there are some matters in which the two countries "do not, cannot and will not, agree", before pinpointing concerns with Beijings interference in Hong Kongs democracy, the treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang and cyber incidents.  She acknowledged New Zealand often speaks out alone and also sometimes in joint...

British media claims Five Eyes has become four, Ardern defends Mahutas comments Newshub 2 hrs ago © Newshub. Watch Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahutas speech. British media claim comments from New Zealands Foreign Affairs Minister signal the Five Eyes has become a group of four with Aotearoa breaking away. However, some have taken a broad view of Nanaia Mahutas remarks, which suggested New Zealand wasnt comfortable with the Five Eyes expanding its remit beyond security issues. Prime Mi...

New Zealand has said it will no longer confront China over human rights as part of the Five Eyes intelligence network, reversing an earlier commitment to its allies. Foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta said New Zealand was uncomfortable with pressuring Beijing and wanted to pursue its own relationship with its largest trading partner.  The intelligence sharing alliance, formalised during the Cold War, last year began issuing statements condemning Chinas human rights record. Defence ministers from ...

New Zealand ‘Uncomfortable’ With Expanding Five Eyes to Confront China: NZ Foreign Minister 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 Monday, where she outlined what ...

New Zealand says it will set China policy, not Five Eyes Issued on: 19/04/2021 - 09:58 New Zealand has previously been reluctant to sign joint statements from Five Eyes partners criticising China Marty Melville AFP/File 2 min Wellington (AFP) New Zealand said Monday it would not let the Five Eyes intelligence alliance dictate its dealings with its largest trading partner China, in the latest distancing from the US-led groups approach to tensions with...