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Xi Jinping appears to raise Chris Hipkins’ refusal to call him a dictator in meeting

Prime Minister suggested the Chinese side raised Joe Biden's 'dictator' slur.

‘Great importance’: Chinese leader hails NZ relationship at meeting with Hipkins

Hipkins faces his greatest diplomatic test this evening.

Audrey Young: Luxon v Sepuloni - one of them failed

OPINION: National MPs were clearly buoyed by their party conference.

Use of 'pigeon English' on National poster 'inappropriate'

A National Party poster on issues of concern to voters had 'pigeon English' added to it.

‘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.

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.

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 touches down in Beijing for make or break trip

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

Matt Heath: Is this the most divisive election year?

OPINION: New Zealanders are hating each other more and more in Parliament.

Nats' plan for harsher sentences welcomed by victims advocate

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

Dr Shane Reti on National's crime reduction policy

We need to crack down on crime, writes Dr Shane Reti.

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.

Harsher sentences, more focus on victims: Luxon lays down the law

Party president claims Labour would lead most 'far-left leaning government in history'.