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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson NZ visit: addressing “pockets of doubt”

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Wellington today – the first visit to New Zealand by a member of the Trump Administration. His visit comes at a time where the world is increasingly uncertain about the role the US will play in global leadership. Last week in Singapore, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull spoke of U.S. “global leadership,” …

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The Nation: Lisa Owen and four hopeful MPs

Lisa Owen: Come election day on September 23rd, many of our MPs will be returned to Parliament. But there will also be a whole lot of new MPs turning up in Wellington, all fresh-faced, full of optimism and energy, and this morning we have four in the studio who hope they’ll be there. The Greens’ Golriz Ghahraman; Kiri Allan from …

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The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Gerry Brownlee

Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee says his meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson this week will focus on trading relations, the war on terrorism and relative positions on climate change. Despite US President Donald Trump pulling out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the door has been left open for negotiations. He also says business will continue …

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