Professor Alexander Gillespie: Anzac then and now: as trans‑Tasman defence relations get closer, NZ must be on guard

Anzac Day 2026 arrives in tumultuous times: unresolved conflict in the Middle East, the erosion of the old international order, the famous Doomsday Clock set closer to midnight than ever before.

Without doubt, this brings New Zealand’s defence relationship with its closest neighbour (and only formal ally) Australia into sharp focus.

Centrist: NZ weighs sharing criminal records with Five Eyes nations

New Zealand is in ongoing discussions with Five Eyes allies Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, about sharing details of citizens’ criminal records.

The Migration 5 group already exchanges information on migrants’ travel and visa histories. But the move to include citizens’ criminal data raises privacy and sovereignty concerns.

Clive Bibby: Chinese expansion that should be worrying us all

It is understandable that the world is focusing most of its attention on the Russian invasion of Ukraine at present but for us down here in the South Pacific, there are significant developments taking place right under our noses that should concern us more.

I refer of course to the pending signing of an agreement between the Solomon Islands and China that would allow access to ports in our part of the world by China’s military fleet. Presumably, that accommodation would be followed by development aid that would inevitably lead to that Island nation surrendering its sovereignty and facilities to a Super Power whose intentions are demonstrably expansionist and controlling and could threaten our own ability to trade with the rest of the world.

This move is straight out of China’s Communist Party textbook aimed at world domination.

NZCPR Weekly: Threatening Our Future

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In this week’s NZCPR newsletter, we examine the implications of the extraordinary speech given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta last week, our NZCPR Guest Commentator Dr William Stoltz shares his analysis of the tension that exists between trade and security, and our poll asks whether you have confidence in Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Government.

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Andrew Bolt: Woke Culture Becomes a Security Threat

 

Andrew Bolt Transcript: Woke Culture Becomes a Security Threat 

There's a mind rot – this woke culture. In fact, being woke is now a national security threat. And to prove it let me introduce New Zealand’s foreign affairs minister Nania Mahuta – as woke as they come.