2 Feb 2023
Women leaders: not so poles apart
In seemingly different settings, Jacinda Ardern and Nancy Pelosi confronted much the same challenges.
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19 Jan 2023
Jacinda Ardern’s foreign policy legacy
Major shocks set an agenda and catapulted New Zealand’s youngest ever Prime Minister to international attention. -
16 Aug 2022
Wrong balance of power in Pacific
New Zealand can bolster the international rules-based order by working towards Pacific women’s political representation. -
20 Dec 2021
How New Zealand recognises the people there first: 2021 favourites
New Zealand is taking its indigenous identity to the world in a way that will no doubt bolster its reputation. -
30 Nov 2021
New Zealand: No longer Australia’s Pacific security partner?
Wellington has appeared slow to respond to a crisis in Solomon Islands where once it would have been a regional leader. -
23 Jul 2021
Shouldering their fair share? The ANZUS allies in the Pacific Islands
A reported pivot by special forces to the region raises questions about the role expected of Australia and New Zealand. -
18 Mar 2021
Lessons from Christchurch
The findings of a New Zealand inquiry apply broadly: government leadership is needed to combat far-right extremism. -
23 Feb 2021
Terrorism and New Zealand’s dual citizenship conundrum
This is an age in which dual nationality is widespread, and problems related to alleged ISIS members were foreseeable. -
17 Feb 2021
Allies but not friends? New Zealand and Australia
Trans-Tasman tensions have boiled up over a citizenship case, but this latest spat betrays deeper problems. -
12 Feb 2021
Foreign policy’s “Indigenous moment” is here
Australia needs to step up to the challenge. -
28 Jan 2021
How to China, from your friends in New Zealand
A trade minister goes on record going way off script. -
10 Nov 2020
What does a Biden administration herald for New Zealand?
More congenial relations, certainly, but a competitive diplomatic marketplace in Washington should temper expectations. -
19 Oct 2020
New Zealand’s landslide election and the challenges ahead
A resounding endorsement for a popular prime minister’s virus response. Economic rebuilding stands as the next test. -
14 Oct 2020
Kiwis and hawks: Is New Zealand edging closer to Australia on China?
Views on China appear to be hardening in Wellington, and the next government will be pressed to find a policy balance. -
6 Aug 2020
A force to combat climate change?
The summer bushfires put Australia to the test. They also had future implications for the New Zealand Defence Force. -
27 Jul 2020
Five Eyes: Blurring the lines between intelligence and policy
Intelligence sharing is one thing. Aligning policy with the same brand risks making too exclusive a grouping. -
5 Jun 2020
New Zealand and China: Contending with words and actions
Wellington has a strong history in relations with Beijing, a record that will help in adapting to new complications. -
7 May 2020
Economic diplomacy: Lifting the doona on a post-pandemic world
Australia can boast success in containing the virus. But its economy may still shrink more than other G20 nations. -
28 Apr 2020
New Zealand: Running the marathon
Having started well, there’s a lot to happen yet. And so far this race is not a team event, internationally. -
17 Apr 2020
New Zealand: Life under lockdown and the view of outside
Morale remains good, but the bigger challenge is beyond the borders, seeking a glimpse of international cooperation. -
1 Apr 2020
Covid-19: New Zealand, isolated, yet far from alone
The government acted swiftly to lockdown, leaving the economy reeling. People are supportive – so far. -
11 Sep 2019
Why did the NZ Opposition Leader jump the shark on China?
National is partying like its 2008 and playing domestic politics without a care to the cost. -
30 Jul 2019
The Pacific step up goes to Washington
Finding a voice amid the diplomatic clamour in Washington can sometimes benefit from the help of friends. -
19 Jul 2019
Australia, New Zealand and the “corrosive” character test
Hundreds of Kiwis have had Australian visas cancelled and a new law could see the trans-Tasman dispute yet grow worse. -
22 Mar 2019
Christchurch enters a nightmare peculiar to our times
A different kind of monster stalks our age, but the public still has a choice whether to submit to his wickedness. -
21 Mar 2019
Australia-Turkey: Erdogan’s bitter legacy in present-day history
The intemperate outburst over Christchurch is more a product of Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian rule. -
19 Mar 2019
Why Jakarta called in Australia’s ambassador after Christchurch
<p>With an Indonesian among the dead, some local politiking has mixed with sadness following the mosque attacks.</p> -
19 Mar 2019
Christchurch attack: the dark web of terrorism as entertainment
The killer pointedly sought to marry mass killing with fringe online humour, desensitising his “audience” to the horror. -
18 Mar 2019
Five questions about the Christchurch attack
There may not be a direct causal link between the attack and conservative political rhetoric. It is too early to tell. -
6 Mar 2019
In New Zealand, much ado about China
<p>There is talk of a downturn in NZ-China relations. But in reality, the two have never had a perfect relationship.</p> -
16 Jan 2019
A China chip on New Zealand’s shoulder?
Huawei's proposal for Kiwis to build their own 5G infrastructure can't mask tensions between Wellington and Beijing. -
7 Aug 2018
Kiwi Act marks “new” relationship with US
The first significant pro–New Zealand legislation since the Senate ratified the ANZUS treaty in 1951 has been passed. -
1 Aug 2018
NZ and Australia: Big Brothers or Distant Cousins?
New Zealand needs to stamp an identity on its new Pacific policy. -
31 Jul 2018
When friends disagree: New Zealand and Australia
While New Zealand’s Prime Minister has been on leave, a new chapter in trans-Tasman relations has begun. -
10 Jul 2018
New Zealand’s P-8 purchase: straddling the gap
New Zealand could change to a strategic “front line” if geopolitical competition in the South Pacific hots up. -
9 Jul 2018
The domestic politics of New Zealand’s defence
It’s not China that animates New Zealand’s latest defence policy statement. -
13 Apr 2018
New trans-Tasman vision needed
In a world of significant change, Australia and New Zealand will need each other more than ever. -
7 Mar 2018
New Zealand’s Pacific sea change
The Pacific Islands region is the focus of the most significant shift in New Zealand foreign policy in decades. -
1 Mar 2018
New Zealand’s new idealism
In her first major foreign policy speech, Jacinda Ardern successfully juggled the diverse interests of her three-party government. -
24 Jan 2018
Waitangi Day and Australia Day: contrasting symbolism
As debate rages about Australia's national day, across the Tasman a mix of dramatic protest and strong personal ties marks a very ‘New Zealand moment’. -
15 Nov 2017
Pacific island links: A new PM for Solomon Islands, PNG’s cable, COP23 and more
Euan Moyle, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Pacific Island Program, with links on developments across the Pacific. -
20 Oct 2017
The Ardern ascendancy
Ardern was installed as New Zealand Labour leader just to 'save the furniture'. Less that 100 days later, she is the nation’s 40th prime minister. -
20 Sep 2017
New Zealand’s election: Winds of change
Whoever ends up Prime Minister after Saturday’s contest will occupy the apex of a different New Zealand political landscape. -
19 Sep 2017
New Zealand election: Another victory salute from Winston?
Winston Peters, leader of New Zealand First, is the politician most likely to decide the outcome. -
18 Aug 2017
Perfidious New Zealand
The thing that puts New Zealand on the world map is rugby, and New Zealanders will do everything in their power to retain their rugby primacy. -
17 Aug 2017
Paranoia on Aotearoa
On New Zealand, Turnbull, Pyne and Bishop have engaged in poor foreign policy at the behest of even worse domestic politicking. -
3 Aug 2017
Australia, US and NZ military co-operation augurs well
For the first time, the combined amphibious force was comprised of ships from the US, Australia and New Zealand. -
20 Jul 2017
New Zealand and fighting the nuclear threat: More effort required
Those of us on the line would appreciate some tangible help in holding back the world’s worst nuclear problem; not just empty words and slogans. -
15 May 2017
NZ-US relations and Murray McCully’s foreign policy legacy
McCully seemed to understand how far the US relationship could be taken without serious questions being raised about New Zealand’s foreign policy independence. -
5 Dec 2016
John Key's departure a blow for the region
Uncertainty and renewed contest likely in New Zealand politics after PM's surprise resignation.