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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Politics articles  Politics
    The US-Israel attack on Iran paints NZ foreign policy into a corner
    New Zealand Parliament
    New Zealand Parliament
     4 March 2026
    By appealing to international law and a ‘rules-based’ order, but not opposing the US-Israeli action, the government appears caught in the diplomatic crossfire.
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    Signs of increasing frustration with political quick-fixes
    4 Mar: Signs of increasing frustration with political quick-fixes... more
    The Utilities Dispute service is welcoming changes to power rules
    4 Mar: The Utilities Dispute service is welcoming changes to power rules... more
    The Children's Minister promising to use learnings from its first boot-camp for young offenders
    3 Mar: The Children's Minister promising to use learnings from its first boot-camp for young offenders... more
    A second military-style boot camp for young people is set to start next week
    3 Mar: A second military-style boot camp for young people is set to start next week... more
    An inflation warning from the Finance Minister - as Labour mulls its Reserve Bank policy
    3 Mar: An inflation warning from the Finance Minister - as Labour mulls its Reserve Bank policy... more
    Another police watchdog report finds Jevon McSkimming breached policy
    3 Mar: Another police watchdog report finds Jevon McSkimming breached policy - inviting the woman he was having an affair with to join him in taxpayer-funded accommodation... more
    Holes poked in report claiming 383-million dollars would be generated from sand mining at Northland's Bream Bay
    3 Mar: Holes are being poked in an economic report claiming 383-million dollars would be generated for the economy from sand mining at Northland's Bream Bay... more
    The conflict in the Middle East has seen oil prices jump - and could mean higher costs at the pump
    2 Mar: The conflict in the Middle East has seen oil prices jump - and could mean higher costs at the pump... more
    Foodstuffs is again trying to bring its North and South Island operations under one roof - after failing two years ago
    2 Mar: Foodstuffs is again trying to bring its North and South Island operations under one roof - after failing two years ago... more

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