New Zealand Seeks Trade Diversity With China as Hipkins Meets Xi Jinping   Prime Minister Chris Hipkins “Focusing on diversifying exports to China”   New Zealand is focusing on reducing its trade dependence on China and diversifying its exports due to concerns about possible retaliation from China. New Zealand, a member of the Five Eyes…

Covid-19: Two children under 10 among 36 deaths   During the week from Monday, June 19 to Sunday, June 25, there were 7,702 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand and among the deaths due to coronavirus, 2 were children under 10 years old. After 8,544 new cases were reported during the previous week (June 13…

New Zealand government announces new skilled immigration visa criteria   The government has announced an improved skilled immigration visa as part of its ongoing immigration environment readjustment. By providing the criteria for the new skilled immigration visa, the government said it will provide more certainty on the path to permanent residency for people with highly…

Axe-wielding man injures 4 diners at 3 Chinese restaurants on same street in Albany   Local police arrest the suspect… Additional charges may be added to the injury charge The authorities have no evidence that it was a racially motivated crime   In Auckland, New Zealand’s economic hub, a Chinese national man was indicted on…