Craig McCulloch

1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Craig McCulloch

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is flying to China this morning, pledging to continue a "considered" course amid "choppier waters" worldwide - even as former political leaders call for a rethink. The three-day trip to Shanghai and Beijing comes at what Luxon describes as a "complex" but "mature" stage in the bilateral relationship, as well as a fraught time in international affairs with Israel and Iran in open warfare. "It's a pretty volatile time," Luxon told RNZ.

1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Craig McCulloch

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is flying to China this morning, pledging to continue a "considered" course amid "choppier waters" worldwide - even as former political leaders call for a rethink. The three-day trip to Shanghai and Beijing comes at what Luxon describes as a "complex" but "mature" stage in the bilateral relationship, as well as a fraught time in international affairs with Israel and Iran in open warfare. "It's a pretty volatile time," Luxon told RNZ.

2 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Craig McCulloch

Christopher Luxon has confirmed he will visit China next week, his first time as prime minister, before travelling on to the NATO summit in the Netherlands. The engagements come at a volatile time in world relations with growing tension between China and the United States and its Western allies. His three-day trip to Shanghai and Beijing - from 18-20 June - will include high-level meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.

2 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Craig McCulloch

Christopher Luxon has confirmed he will visit China next week, his first time as prime minister, before travelling on to the NATO summit in the Netherlands. The engagements come at a volatile time in world relations with growing tension between China and the United States and its Western allies. His three-day trip to Shanghai and Beijing - from 18-20 June - will include high-level meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.

3 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Craig McCulloch

Analysis: More than six months after Te Pāti Māori's hair-raising haka protest in Parliament, the saga has at last come to a close - but it foreshadows further fault lines ahead. Government MPs endorsed the verdict as expected - a 21-day suspension for the co-leaders and seven days for Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke - after what was a fiery but fairly brief debate on Thursday afternoon.