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• Prime Minister Declines to Offer Evidence in Iran Email Spat

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Politics

  In an escalating standoff within the coalition government, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has declined to provide evidence to support his claim that he was "mischaracterised" in...

• New Defence Minister Chris Penk Signals Continuity in New Zealand's Independent Strategic Policy

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Politics

  In his first major interview since assuming the defense portfolio, Chris Penk has affirmed that New Zealand will maintain its "independent foreign policy" despite the escalating co...

• The Intelligence Chill: Why New Zealand is Reassessing the Five Eyes Flow

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Politics

  New Zealand’s top intelligence officials are likely deliberating whether to exclude the United States from sensitive briefings shared with other Five Eyes partners, according to Su...