When geopolitical tension mounts, New Zealand tends to lean closer to traditional allies. Chinese warships in the Tasman make that even likelier now.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has insisted the presence of Chinese warships off the Australian coast does not highlight a ...

A dire warning China can flex its military might over Australia “whenever they want” has emerged just days after a warships ...

The Chinese warships off Australia's coast are carrying missiles with a range of about 1,000 kilometres, New Zealand's ...

Anthony Albanese’s restrained response to China’s live-fire exercises off the Australian coast will be seen by Beijing as ...

Qantas and Jetstar had both adjusted flight paths over the Tasman Sea in response to the drills, with the Sydney Morning ...

New Zealand said the Chinese navy conducted a live-fire exercise in international waters near the Pacific nation on Saturday, ...

24 February 2025 – Amongst an intense reaction to China’s naval exercises in the Tasman sea and recent agreements with Cook ...

Until we can agree upon the shape and purpose of the state we are defending, then the long-overdue refurbishment and rehabilitation of our armed forces is unlikely to, and probably shouldn’t, happen ...

An international relations professor is warning China's activity in the Tasman Sea shows it wants to establish a permanent ...

Defence Minister Judith Collins has revealed the new location of the Chinese warships off the Australian coast and says the ...

The defence minister says the presence of Chinese warships carrying out live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea is "unusual", ...