Ben McKay

Wellington

New Zealand Correspondent at Australian Associated Press (AAP)

AAP Pacific Editor try not to take this place too seriously 📧 [email protected]

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Articles

China could win from Cook Islands-New Zealand spat

1 week ago | thewest.com.au | Ben McKay

Confusion and concern is mounting over a growing spat between New Zealand and Cook Islands, which analysts believe could result in stronger ties between the Pacific island nation and China. New Zealand is withholding key aid, worth $A16.8 million, to its former colony after Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown signed a pair of secretly negotiated agreements with Beijing earlier this year.
New Zealand enjoys GDP bump of 0.8 per cent in Q1

1 week ago | examiner.com.au | Ben McKay

Finance Minister Nicola Willis described New Zealand's quarter of growth as "great news". Photo: Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOSNew Zealand's economy is rebounding towards better health, posting 0.8 per cent GDP growth in the first three months of the year. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
New Zealand enjoys GDP bump of 0.8 per cent in Q1

1 week ago | braidwoodtimes.com.au | Ben McKay

Finance Minister Nicola Willis described New Zealand's quarter of growth as "great news". Photo: Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOSNew Zealand's economy is rebounding towards better health, posting 0.8 per cent GDP growth in the first three months of the year.
New Zealand enjoys GDP bump of 0.8 per cent in Q1

1 week ago | nvi.com.au | Ben McKay

Finance Minister Nicola Willis described New Zealand's quarter of growth as "great news". Photo: Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOSNew Zealand's economy is rebounding towards better health, posting 0.8 per cent GDP growth in the first three months of the year. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
New Zealand enjoys GDP bump of 0.8 per cent in Q1

1 week ago | newcastleherald.com.au | Ben McKay

Finance Minister Nicola Willis described New Zealand's quarter of growth as "great news". Photo: Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOSNew Zealand's economy is rebounding towards better health, posting 0.8 per cent GDP growth in the first three months of the year. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
'War on woke' gives poll bump for New Zealand First

3 weeks ago | au.news.yahoo.com | Ben McKay

New Zealand First's "war on woke" is delivering Winston Peters' party a political dividend, pushing the populist force to fresh heights in a pair of polls. At the half-way point of Chris Luxon's coalition government, both New Zealand's major polling firms released new surveys this week, delivering differing outcomes for the first-term administration. Mr Luxon's three-party right-wing coalition would be returned to power on the TVNZ-Verian numbers, with a tight win over the left bloc.
'War on woke' gives poll bump for New Zealand First

3 weeks ago | thewest.com.au | Ben McKay

'War on woke' gives poll bump for New Zealand First
Pacific media face reckoning after US aid cuts

3 weeks ago | canberratimes.com.au | Ben McKay

The US decision to axe foreign aid is having devastating consequences for media in the Pacific. Photo: Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOSAmerica's retreat from foreign aid is being felt deeply in Pacific media, where pivotal outlets are being shuttered and journalists work unpaid. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
New Zealand takes scalpel to foreign aid budget

1 month ago | canberratimes.com.au | Ben McKay

NZ budget documents show official development assistance spending dropping to its lowest since 2021. Photo: EPA PHOTONew Zealand has slashed foreign aid to its lowest level in four years, with specific cuts to climate finance, in a move decried by the international development sector as a broken promise. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Probe into alcohol poisonings as fresh info emerges

1 month ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Ben McKay

Fiji’s government is conducting a fresh probe into a pina colada poisoning incident after an Australian victim revealed her near-death experience. Seven people, including four Australians, fell ill after consuming drinks at the five-star Warwick Resort on Fiji’s Coral Coast in December. Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka said a toxicology report showed there were “no illicit substances or methanol” involved.