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‘Very robust’: Mahuta's response to report of being harangued in meeting with China

Nanaia Mahuta says the meeting hasn't damaged our 'mature' relationship with China.

Govt pumps extra $128m into cash-strapped universities

Sector welcomes funding but no word yet on if it will save threatened jobs.

Luxon won’t use ‘ancient’ Defence Force planes, will fly commercial instead

The 30-year-old planes aren't due to be replaced until 2028 to 2030.

Christopher Luxon will not use the RNZAF 757s

Christopher Luxon says he will not use the RNZAF 757s, but will use commercial or charter aircraft instead. Video / Mark Mitchell

Labour names former East Coast Rugby CEO as Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidate

Cushla Tangaere-Manuel will go up against Meka Whaitiri.

Chris Hipkins to meet Xi Jinping, $160 million of Covid tests about to expire, and crypto-trading investment grounds Kiwi travel company | Focus Morning Bulletin: June 27, 2023

Chris Hipkins to meet his Chinese counterpart today, $160 million of Covid tests to expire, and $3 million crypto investment ends up ruining travel business in the latest headlines. Video / NZ Herald / Getty / AP

Thomas Coughlan: Can NZ sustain a 'values-based' relationship with a dictatorship like China?

OPINION: Hipkins sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping later today.

Revealed: The 'insulting' number of accepted claims for permanent surgical mesh injuries

Officials are investigating pausing the use of surgical mesh for a common birth injury.

PM Chris Hipkins’ China visit: President Xi meeting today in Beijing

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping today.

Election 2023 - MMP explained

A look into how the MMP system works, which is how we will all be voting come October 14th. Video / Paul Slater

New Zealand setting a good example to Australia - Chinese state media

Chinese state media reckon New Zealand is setting a good example to other countries.

Revealed: Why Chris Hipkins has a back-up plane for his China trip

The NZ Defence Force planes regularly breakdown but aren't to be replaced until 2028.

Chris Hipkins in Beijing, New Zealand's pothole plague revealed and what's in store for the weather this week | Focus Morning Bulletin: June 26, 2023

Chris Hipkins touches down in China, what’s on his agenda and when he’ll meet the President, New Zealand’s pothole plague revealed as motorists complain about the state of our roads and local state of emergency lifts for Tairawhiti but what a fresh weather system will bring this week. Video / NZ Herald / Mt Ruapehu / NIWA

Chris Hipkins touches down in Beijing for make or break trip

Hipkins landed in Beijing ahead of a busy week of diplomacy.

Nats' plan for harsher sentences welcomed by victims advocate

Labour says it will see more people imprisoned for longer, costing millions.

Thomas Coughlan: 20 billion reasons for PM to tread carefully in China

OPINION: China's middle-class now totals more than 700 million people.

Claire Trevett: Luxon reached for 'red meat' policies to please Nats' base - will it work on voters?

Luxon reached for the "red meat" law and order policies to try to win over voters.

Labour says National's plan to put more people in prison will cost millions

National wants harsher sentences and to end Labour's push to reduce prison population.