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Yesterdaze: The Prime Minister struggled to come up with announceables, while TVNZ's announcements veered towards the unspeakable. James Elliott picks his way through the week

This week’s White House meeting between Jacinda Ardern and Joe Biden reflected a world undergoing rapid change. But of all the shared challenges discussed, there was one that kept appearing in the leaders’ joint statement – China in the Pacific.

A joint approach by NZ and Australia to Pacific issues is needed more than ever. A reinvigorated Canberra Pact would be a chance to recharge their historical relationship, says Peter Dunne

China's foreign ministry on Wednesday slammed a joint statement by the leaders of the United States and New Zealand that expressed "grave concerns" on human rights violations in Xinjiang and the erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong.

To many the President’s Oval Office is a scene in a favourite movie or TV show. For Newsroom political editor @jo_moir it was an out-of-body experience.

As the family of Amerie Jo Garza lays the 10-year-old Robb Elementary School student to rest, the focus turns to gun control, with US President Joe Biden meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to discuss her 2019 ban on military-style weapons.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to meet with lawmakers about gun control legislation, while aides said the administration is currently researching additional executive actions he might take in the aftermath of last week’s deadly massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

US president welcomes New Zealand’s PM to Oval Office and speaks of devastation caused by mass shootings

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PM 'greatly heartened' after 90-minute meeting with the US President at the White House, writes @jo_moir