Tag: winston_peters
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New Zealand Foreign Minister to Visit Finland
Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen is set to meet with New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters in Helsinki on October 30. The meeting will focus on bilateral relations between Finland and New Zealand, the current security…
Politics and GovernmentWorldGovernmentEuropeAsiaMiddle East FinlandElina ValtonenWinston PetersHelsinkiUkraineInternational RelationsFinland Government
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Media Monitor: The Guardian reports on politics, cyber fraud, and global energy
The Guardian is reporting that Malarndirri McCarthy is proposing penalties for states that fail to meet Closing the Gap targets. Separately, Western Sydney University graduates were sent fraudulent emails claiming their degrees had been revoked. In other news, global renewable…
WorldPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyMediaSportEducationGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsRenewable energyAstronomy and SpaceDigital and Print PublishingMedia BiasTennisFootball AustraliaMalarndirri McCarthyWestern Sydney UniversityWinston PetersCyberattackGuardian Australia
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Media Monitor: Nurses Join October Strike in New Zealand
RNZ is reporting that nurses in New Zealand have voted to strike on Oct. 23, the same day primary school teachers and allied health workers plan to strike. It said more than 36,000 nurses who work for Health NZ will…
HealthPolitics and GovernmentBusinessWorldEntertainmentSportEmployment and LaborFinancial MarketsFilm and TVMedical ScienceSocial IssuesLegal RNZNursesStrikeTeachersHealth WorkersWinston PetersRNZ News
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Media Monitor: New Zealand to Replace Defence Force Aircraft, Helicopters
Media Monitor: RNZ is reporting that the New Zealand government has announced plans to replace the Defence Force's aging Boeing 757s and maritime helicopters. Defence Minister Judith Collins and Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the government will purchase five MH-60R…
Politics and GovernmentBusinessWorldHealthSportAustraliaLegalMilitary Judith CollinsWinston PetersMH-60R Seahawk helicoptersAirbus A321XLR aircraftMinistry of Businessnatural gasRNZ News
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New Zealand Responds to Middle East Crisis, Deploys Aid for Stranded Citizens
The New Zealand government is urgently addressing the escalating crisis in the Middle East, particularly in Iran and Israel, following recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Foreign Minister Winston Peters has called for diplomacy and dialogue, emphasizing that it…
Politics and GovernmentWorldMilitaryMiddle EastForeign Affairs IranIsraelWinston PetersJudith CollinsC-130J Hercules
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Media Monitor: NZ pauses funding to Cook Islands after China dealings
One News is reporting that New Zealand has paused nearly $20 million in funding to the Cook Islands. A spokesperson for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the developmental funding would not continue “until the Cook Islands Government takes concrete steps…
WorldPolitics and GovernmentBusinessWeatherChinaMiddle EastFederal GovernmentTradeLaw EnforcementTransportation Cook IslandsWinston PetersMark BrownChristopher LuxonFundingOne News NZ
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Media Monitor: RNZ reports on axe attack report, missing woman, and Israeli ministers ban
Radio New Zealand is reporting that Christchurch police did not investigate a report from Hillmorton Hospital nurses about a mental health patient who claimed to have attacked a woman with an axe. RNZ said the police cited limited information and…
Politics and GovernmentHealthWorldSportAustraliaIsraelMedical ScienceLaw EnforcementLegal ChristchurchHillmorton HospitalMissing PersonPalmerston NorthWinston Petersdomestic politicsRNZ News
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New Zealand Bans Entry to Extremist Israeli Politicians
New Zealand has imposed travel bans on two extremist Israeli politicians, joining Australia, Canada, the UK, and Norway, according to Foreign Minister Winston Peters. The ban prevents Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering…
Politics and GovernmentWorldAustraliaCanadaEuropeMiddle EastGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentForeign Affairs IsraelWinston Peterstravel banBezalel SmotrichItamar Ben-GvirMiddle East Peace Process
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Media Monitor: RNZ reports on heckler's employer, hospital staff limits
Media Monitor: RNZ is reporting on several stories, including criticism of an employer who apologized after a man heckled Winston Peters. RNZ said Peters responded to the incident, where the man yelled "what a load of bollocks," by saying he…
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessSportEmployment and LaborFinancial MarketsMedical ScienceLegal Winston PetershecklingemploymentSouthland HospitalstaffMangerefull-contact collisionsRNZ News
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Media Monitor: RNZ reports on mental health system failure in double killing case
RNZ is reporting that the former partner of a man who committed two killings more than two decades apart says he should not have been released from a mental health facility five days before his second killing. She said there…
Politics and GovernmentHealthSportWorldBusinessGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentMedical ScienceEconomyLegal RNZMental Health ActTe Pati MaoriRun It StraightWinston PetersDonald TrumpRNZ News