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Watch: PM Jacinda Ardern speaks on latest from Pacific Islands Forum
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is speaking from the Pacific Islands Forum as the US pledges an increase in engagement and funding to the region.
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Fiji gender equality and violence reduction programme gets $12.6m
The government has announced it will give $12.6 million to the Fiji Gender Action Programme to boost support and services for curbing violence against women.
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Ardern highlights importance of investing in climate resilience
After announcing $10m of spending from the government's climate aid fund, the PM says making sure the Pacific region is investing in climate resilience is incredibly important.
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Pacific news in brief for July 12
Concern over increase in violence in Tonga, surplus announced in American Samoa, and action urged over West Papua
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Climate funding to support Pacific seed crops
The government is putting $10 million of its $1.3 billion climate aid fund towards the Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees and the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
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Kiribati declares withdrawal from Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific leaders are scrambling to bring Kiribati back in to the fold, on the eve of one of the most significant meetings in the region.
Kiribati has declared it's withdrawing from the Pacific Islands… Audio
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Kiribati withdraws from Pacific Islands Forum over Secretary General appointment
Kiribati has withdrawn from the Pacific Islands Forum meeting, which starts in Fiji today.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will attend the meeting of 18 countries including Australia and New Zealand.
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Pacific Islands Forum begins with crisis as Kiribati withdraws
The highly-anticipated Pacific Islands Forum, meeting face-to-face for the first time since the pandemic began, is already off to a rocky start after Kiribati withdrew.
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Kiribati withdraws from Pacific Islands Forum
The 51st Pacific Forum leaders meeting scheduled to start tomorrow has been dealt a major blow after the Kiribati government confirmed it has withdrawn from the forum "with immediate effect."
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Stars align as hollow words for NZers in Australia shift to concrete action
Power Play: It's the first time in a long time a prime minister has returned from Australia with more than empty platitudes over the treatment of New Zealanders there.
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'Forum Family' to convene in Suva for the 51st leaders' meeting
Fiji is set to host the 51st Forum Leaders Meeting scheduled to take place in the capital, Suva, from 11 to 14 July.
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Niue leader's trip to Forum could be under threat
Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi remains in isolation after becoming a close contact of a Covd-19 case who arrived on the first quarantine free flight from New Zealand last week.
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Sio to attend Pacific Islands Forum in Mahuta's stead
Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio will attend the meeting in Fiji, as Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta recovers from Covid-19.
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Is Jacinda Ardern rethinking her China strategy?
Analysis - Geoffrey Miller poses the question: Is New Zealand suddenly softening its more pro-Western foreign policy - and its tougher line on China?
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Jacinda Ardern plays down prospect of quick 501s solution
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern does not expect a resolution on 501 deportations from her trip to Australia this week, saying it will take time to work through.
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Australian trade mission to focus on business reconnection, climate change progress
Labour shortages, supply chain disruption and climate change are expected to be among the topics of discussion on the Prime Minister's Australian trade mission. Audio
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Jacinda Ardern on trade mission in Australia ahead of bilateral talks
The Prime Minister is returning to Australia for a trade mission to complete the third leg of Aotearoa's reconnection strategy.
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Pacific security should be a matter for 'Pacific family' - Australian Foreign Minister
Australia should be more engaged in the Pacific, something the previous government failed to do sufficiently, says Australia's Foreign Minister. Audio
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Why is New Zealand’s defence minister visiting South Korea?
Opinion - New Zealand's defence minister, Peeni Henare, has had a very busy first half of the year and his upcoming three-day mission to South Korea is no accident, Geoffrey Miller writes.
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China in the Pacific: NZ needs to put its money where its mouth is
Analysis - With China raising the stakes in the Pacific, New Zealand must stump up the funds to assist with the region's infrastructure and development needs, Andrew Gillespie writes.
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NZ lining up beside old 'friend' after historic White House visit
Power Play - Ardern's visit to the White House was well overdue but comes at a time when New Zealand needs to be drawing clear battle lines between friend and foe.
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Government not showing up on international relations - Luxon
The government has been "off the boil" on international trade and security and needs to hustle harder, Christopher Luxon says, after the PM met with the US president. Audio
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Nanaia Mahuta under pressure as Pacific's geopolitical game heats up
Opinion - As a new 'Great Game' for control of the Pacific escalates, New Zealand's foreign minister is coming under pressure from all sides, Geoffrey Miller writes.
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Week in politics: Govt under pressure at home as Ardern tours US
Analysis - The PM visits the US, Australia's change of government raises questions about its effect on trans-Tasman relations and China moves to extend its influence in the South Pacific.
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Alarmed by Solomon Islands-China pact, NZ finds its voice on security
Opinion - NZ has long been seen as the moderate, even absent, voice on China in the "Five Eyes" alliance, but its tone on security and Beijing's presence in the South Pacific has toughened, Lucy…