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By Lucy Craymer and James Redmayne WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) – New Zealand’s party leaders made final appeals to voters on Thursday, three days before a general election that polls show is too close to call as discontent around an ailing economy continues to swell. … The post New Zealand leaders make final appeals as election remains tight appeared first on KSEV Radio 700.

TAIPEI, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Taiwan has always enjoyed cross-party US support and Congress will continue to help in strengthening Taipei’s defence capabilities, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Thursday when asked about arms sales following the US midterm elections. The United States is Chinese-claimed… The post Taiwan sees continued US arms sale support after midterm election appeared first on KSEV Radio 700.

WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) – New Zealand votes in a general election on November 7 with opinion polls pointing to another close contest between the ruling centre-right National-led coalition and opposition parties, the largest of which is the centre-left Labour Party. Analysts say smaller parties could… The post The main parties vying to form New Zealand’s next government appeared first on KSEV Radio 700.

WELLINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Nine days out from New Zealand’s general election on November 7, polls continue to show no clear winner or even coalition grouping. • A Radio New Zealand-Reid Research poll released on Thursday saw opposition party Labour sitting at 30.6% and… The post Election polls in New Zealand continue to show no clear outcome appeared first on KSEV Radio 700.

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Voting opened in New Zealand on Monday for the November 7 general election, with ballot boxes available for nearly two weeks at shopping centres, transport hubs and community halls, ahead of what is expected to be a… The post Voting opens in New Zealand for November 7 election with no clear frontrunner appeared first on KSEV Radio 700.

WELLINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Israel has become a Pacific Islands Forum partner, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on X, describing the move as part of the country’s broader effort to strengthen ties with the region. Before Israel’s inclusion, the Forum had 21 dialogue partners including… The post Israel accepted as a Pacific Islands Forum partner, Israeli Foreign Minister says appeared first on KSEV Radio.

WELLINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Fiji is enlisting New Zealand’s intelligence agency to help overhaul its fragmented security sector, the government said, as US warnings of suspected China-linked cyber intrusions highlight concerns about vulnerabilities in the Pacific island nation. Cabinet approved a six-month partnership with… The post New Zealand to help Fiji overhaul intelligence agencies appeared first on KSEV Radio.

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Winston Peters, the veteran leader of New Zealand First, has borrowed heavily from the culture-war playbook that has energised populist parties across the English-speaking world, railing against “woke” politics, gender policy and high immigration ahead of next…

WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – New Zealand votes in a general election on November 7 with opinion polls pointing to another close contest between the ruling centre-right National-led coalition and opposition parties, the largest of which is the centre-left Labour Party.  Analysts say smaller parties could…

TAIPEI, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Monday that the military is monitoring a series of Chinese live-fire drills taking place up and down the country’s coast this week. Starting from Thursday, the China Maritime Safety Administration announced no sail…