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  China sends 30 warplanes into Taiwan air defence zone 8:31 pm on 31 May 2022 Share this Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Reddit Share on Linked In Taiwan says it deployed fighter jets to warn off 30 warplanes sent by China into its air defence zone. Taiwanese F16 aircraft prepare to take part in a drill aimed at being ready to meet any incursion into their air defence identification zone. Photo: AFP The incident on Monday marked the biggest incursion since January. It came days after US President Joe Biden warned China against invading Taiwan, and on the same day as a US official visited the island to discuss security with leaders. China has ratcheted up the frequency of its air missions in recent months, claiming they are training drills. Such moves have angered Taiwan and increased tensions in the region. China sees Taiwan as a bre

𝔼𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕤 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕘𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 𝕠𝕗 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟'𝕤 𝕞𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕌𝕊 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝔼𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕒 𝕘𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 𝕠𝕗 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟'𝕤 𝕞𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕌𝕊 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕁𝕠𝕖 𝔹𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕙𝕚𝕥𝕖 ℍ𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕎𝕖𝕕𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘. W  orld Famous Prime Minister Jacinda  Ardern became the first New Zealand Prime Minister since Sir John Key in 2014 to have a face-to-face meeting with a US President in the Oval Office.  The meeting in the Oval Office was meant to be an hour but went for an hour and a half.  Several key issues were discussed such as China's presence in the Pacific, gun control and working with tech companies about extremism.  It was an honor to welcome Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand to the White House for a bilateral meeting. We worked to advan

𝔻𝕣. 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕤𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕟 𝕞𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕁𝕠𝕖 𝔹𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝕨𝕒𝕤 '𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕞 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕪' 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕗𝕒𝕞𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕝 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕕 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕤𝕒𝕚𝕕 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕞𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕁𝕠𝕖 𝔹𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕙𝕚𝕥𝕖 ℍ𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕤 "𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕞" 𝕒𝕟𝕕 "𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕪". T   he meeting in the Oval Office was meant to be an hour but went for an hour and a half. It was the first meeting a New Zealand Prime Minister has had in the White House since 2014 when  Sir John Key met with then President Barack Obama. The pair talked about a range of topics including, the Pacific, gun control and working with tech companies about extremism.  Ardern told media outside the White House following her meeting she was "heartened" by the conversation with Biden. "I see the meeting with President Bide

ℙ𝕆𝕃𝕃: 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕒𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕒𝕟𝕪 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝔸 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕝 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕤𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕠𝕗 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝, 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕖𝕟𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕘𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟, 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕕 𝕋𝕖 ℙā𝕥𝕚 𝕄ā𝕠𝕣𝕚 𝕕𝕚𝕕 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔸𝕔𝕥. T   he Talbot-Mills corporate poll for May put Labour on 37 points, up 1 point, and National on 36, down 1 point. The Greens were steady on 8, and Act was down 2 points to 7. Te Pāti Māori polled 3 per cent, down from 3.2, and NZ First was at 4 per cent, up 1 point, and just shy of the 5 per cent threshold. . . Party support National: 36% (Down 1) Labour: 37% (Up 1) Green Party: 8% (Steady) ACT: 7% (down 2) Te Pāti Māori: 2% (Down .2) New Zealand First: 4% (Up 1) If I was given 1 media wish, it would be for the Guardian to cover NZ more extensively NZ Māori party rules out right-wing coalition after next election Co-leader Rariri Waititi, accuses

  Jacinda Ardern prepares to meet US President amid logistical challenges 12:02 pm today Share this Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Reddit Share on Linked In Jane Patterson , reporting from Washington @janepatterson jane.patterson@rnz.co.nz The Prime Minister is preparing to meet the American President Joe Biden at the White House in less than 24 hours, but don't expect any flashy announcements. Jacinda Ardern has talked to the US President Joe Biden several times, but this will be the first time they have met face to face. Photo: Nicholas Kamm, Dave Lintott / AFP John Key was the last PM to stop by eight years ago. Jacinda Ardern says this visit is all about cementing the relationship with the United States, she describes as "incredibly strong". She and President Biden have talked "several times" ov

China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on security pact 8:38 pm on 30 May 2022 Share this Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Reddit Share on Linked In China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is urging the Pacific region not to be "too anxious" about his country's aims after a meeting in Fiji with his counterparts from 10 island nations was unable to agree to a sweeping trade and security communique. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, with Pacific Islands Forum secretary-general Henry Puna in Suva. Photo: AFP / Pacific Islands Forum Wang hosted the meeting with foreign ministers from Pacific island nations with diplomatic ties with China midway through a diplomatic tour of the region where Beijing's ambitions for wider security ties has caused concern among US allies including New Zealand. A draft communi