Tag: Nanaia Mahuta
Peters has track record but NZ aid policy still hard to...
ANALYSIS: By Terence Wood
In the wake of New Zealand’s recent election, and subsequent coalition negotiations, Winston Peters has emerged as New Zealand’s Foreign Minister...
Ian Powell: Context of the ‘New Washington Consensus’ and China ‘threat’...
POLITICAL BYTES: By Ian Powell
There is a reported apparent rift within cabinet between Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Defence Minister Andrew Little over Aotearoa...
Potential AUKUS deal could divide NZ and Pacific, says academic
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific
An international relations professor says that if New Zealand joins AUKUS it could impact on its relations with Pacific countries.
AUKUS...
Fiji communities eager to meet ‘our PM’ Rabuka on NZ visit
RNZ Pacific
Members of Fijian communities in Auckland and Wellington are eager to meet Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka next week when he arrives on his...
Vanuatu hails ‘historic resolution’ in climate battle on the world stage
By Barbara Dreaver in Port Vila
Vanuatu is in celebration mode after winning a significant battle on the world stage over climate change.
In a United...
Honiara doesn’t want to be forced to choose sides, says Foreign...
RNZ Pacific
Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele says the country joined an agreement with the United States only after changes to wording relating to...
Climate crisis top Pacific agenda item and it’s a security issue,...
RNZ News
Addressing media on developments at the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says making sure the region is investing now...
Kiribati withdrawal from Pacific Islands Forum a major blow
By the RNZ Pacific editorial team in Suva
The 51st Pacific Forum Leaders (PIF) Meeting starting today has been dealt a major blow after the...
Aupito to attend Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji instead of Mahuta
RNZ Pacific
Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio will attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta's stead as she recovers from covid-19.
In...
Greenpeace condemns NZ silence on Pacific deep sea mining risks
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Greenpeace Aotearoa has condemned New Zealand for "standing by" while "deep wounds are inflicted on its Pacific neighbours" by silence over...
Pacific security should be a matter for ‘Pacific family’, says Wong
RNZ Pacific
Australia should be more engaged in the Pacific, something the previous government failed to do sufficiently, says Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
Wong was...
Aupito heads to Fiji as government faces pressure over China strategy
RNZ Pacific
Aotearoa New Zealand's Pacific Minister Aupito William Sio is set to travel to Fiji tomorrow, while Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is under increased...
Open letter to Nanaia Mahuta: Do the right thing over Palestine...
The world reacts over the assassination of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the desecration of her funeral by Israeli security forces. Video: Al...
Local advocacy groups call on NZ to press Indonesia to free...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A national network of groups supporting freedom and justice for West Papua has called on Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta to condemn...
NZ Air Force plane leaves for Tonga to assess volcano eruption...
RNZ Pacific
Power is being restored in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa, and the country is sending naval boats to outlying islands to assess the damage from...
NZ could play mediating role in Gaza conflict – but does...
ANALYSIS: By Geoffrey Miller
So far, the New Zealand government has been remarkably silent about the Gaza-Israel conflict. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta could be helping...
Ghahraman condemns ‘disappointing’ NZ response over attacks on Gaza
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The foreign spokesperson for New Zealand's Green Party, Golriz Ghahraman, is "disappointed" by the government’s response to escalating attacks by Israel...
Ardern springs surprise with Mahuta now in charge of ‘Pacific reset’
By Jane Patterson, RNZ Political Editor
The bolt out of the blue in New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's new cabinet is Nanaia Mahuta as...