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IRAN_SUN_PATMAN_1N_DIG_3008  Foreign policy expert says NZ should reset its approach to Trump  Robert Patman told Q+A's Jack Tame the Government's "softly, softly" stance on the US isn't working.

Foreign policy expert calls for NZ 'reset' as Iran war hits six-month mark

"There are risks, but the worst risk of all is not to take any risk," says Robert Patman.

New Zealand

Sunday 1:45pm

6:42

Pro-government demonstrators wave flags including a flag of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, right, during a gathering in a square in Tehran

6 months on, Iran’s leaders defy Trump and signal no tolerance for dissent

They are ready for a potentially long confrontation with America and determined to prevent any unrest at home.

World

Sunday 7:31am

This combination of images shows Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump during a group photo at the G7 Summit

Trump's untested new tariffs on Canada raise big legal questions

The president’s Section 338 tariff authority has never been used, let alone tested in court.

World

Sunday 6:33am

President Donald Trump waves after arriving off Air Force One.

Trump says US has entered deal to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela oil reserves

In a post to social media today, the US president called the agreement "THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!"

World

Sat, Aug 29

Gabriel Perez cleans the teleprompter before President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative Institute's summit

Trump's former teleprompter operator ordered to turn over profits

Gabriel Perez was accused of using inside knowledge to make bets on what US President Donald Trump would say in speeches on the prediction market Kalshi.

World

Sat, Aug 29

IRAN_SUN_PATMAN_1N_DIG_3008  Foreign policy expert says NZ should reset its approach to Trump  Robert Patman told Q+A's Jack Tame the Government's "softly, softly" stance on the US isn't working.

Foreign policy expert calls for NZ 'reset' as Iran war hits six-month mark

"There are risks, but the worst risk of all is not to take any risk," says Robert Patman.

New Zealand

Sunday 1:45pm

6:42

Pro-government demonstrators wave flags including a flag of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, right, during a gathering in a square in Tehran

6 months on, Iran’s leaders defy Trump and signal no tolerance for dissent

They are ready for a potentially long confrontation with America and determined to prevent any unrest at home.

World

Sunday 7:31am

This combination of images shows Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump during a group photo at the G7 Summit

Trump's untested new tariffs on Canada raise big legal questions

The president’s Section 338 tariff authority has never been used, let alone tested in court.

World

Sunday 6:33am

President Donald Trump waves after arriving off Air Force One.

Trump says US has entered deal to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela oil reserves

In a post to social media today, the US president called the agreement "THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!"

World

Sat, Aug 29

Gabriel Perez cleans the teleprompter before President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative Institute's summit

Trump's former teleprompter operator ordered to turn over profits

Gabriel Perez was accused of using inside knowledge to make bets on what US President Donald Trump would say in speeches on the prediction market Kalshi.

World

Sat, Aug 29

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House

Trump once said Iran war would last weeks – 6-months later he's in no hurry

The US-Israel war against Iran reaches its six-month mark, a notable milestone for a conflict that Trump repeatedly assured Americans would be a “little excursion” lasting a matter of weeks.

World

Sat, Aug 29

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One.

White House construction led to Trump's copter near-miss with jet

The ongoing White House construction contributed to radio problems that kept air traffic controllers from hearing warning calls.

World

Fri, Aug 28

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House

Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in US

The move comes as the President exacerbates his trade war with Canada.

World

Fri, Aug 28

President Donald Trump is moving toward levying a new tariff on China.

Trump considers renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'

With Trump's trade war with Canada intensifying, America's northern neighbours quickly panned the idea.

World

Wed, Aug 26

Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks at a news conference on Canada's response to US tariffs, at a roofing company in Ottawa, on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

Canada strikes back at US with retaliatory tariffs as trade war escalates

The confrontation threatened one of the world’s largest trading relationships and further strained ties between the United States and a country long considered one of its closest allies.

Business

Wed, Aug 26

President Donald Trump, next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington.

US set to revoke visas for up to 200,000 foreigners

If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in US history and would likely face legal challenges.

New Zealand

Tue, Aug 25

President Donald Trump is moving toward levying a new tariff on China.

Trump moves towards levying new tariff on China

World’s second-largest economy to be penalised for flooding the global market with underpriced goods.

Politics

Tue, Aug 25

US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hold a bilateral meeting during the G7 Leaders' Summit on June 16, 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta. Canada is hosting this year's meeting of the world's seven largest economies.

US and Canada fall deeper into trade war with new tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Washington's auto-sector proposals would “gradually dismantle” Canadian production.

World

Tue, Aug 25

US President Donald Trump during a campaign event for Senator Darline Graham Nordone, a Republican from South Carolina, not pictured, ahead of a Republican special primary runoff election at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Trump warns he could be impeached if Republicans lose midterms

The US president urged supporters to turn out in November, warning Republicans would “lose everything” if Democrats take control of Congress.

World

Sun, Aug 23

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House.

US imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian products after trade deal talks fail

US President Donald Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.

World

Sat, Aug 22

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White House ballroom renderings filed from the Trump Administration to the Supreme Court.

Judge allows work on Trump’s $400m ballroom to continue, for now

The temporary order came hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a halt to aboveground construction of the project because Trump didn't get congressional approval.

World

Sat, Aug 22

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew talks to media as he arrives for a first ministers meeting in Ottawa.

Canadian premier calls Trump a 'bad person' amid trade deal talks

"Everybody knows the American president by now, he's erratic, he's irresponsible, and he's not to be trusted," said Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew.

Business

Fri, Aug 21

Iran on Friday dismissed threats by US President Donald Trump of economic pain and isolation for the country.

Trump vows tougher economic measures on Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected the economic threats made against his country.

World

Fri, Aug 21

President Donald Trump speaks outside the White House, Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in Washington, near the construction site of the new helicopter landing zone on the South Lawn of the White House.

Trump spends minutes gushing about granite as he plays tour guide

At times, he sounded almost like a construction manager, singing the praises of granite over asphalt in painstaking detail as the President showed off work on his helipad

World

Thu, Aug 20

Oil residue lines the shore near fishing boats on Qeshm Island, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

UAE suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire

The United Arab Emirates suspended all trade with Iran, in a move that will further isolate the sanctions-hit Islamic Republic.

World

Thu, Aug 20

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, centre, leaves the US Department of Commerce following a meeting with Canadian officials

US and Canada hold last-minute talks to stop Trump’s 50% tariffs

If no deal is reached, Trump has threatened to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products, ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.

World

Wed, Aug 19

President Donald Trump speaks

Why Trump threatened to 'bomb the s***' out of Oman

Donald Trump yesterday threatened to bomb Oman as it works with Iran on a deal to open the strait and pave the way for the US and Iran to resume negotiations to end the war.

World

Wed, Aug 19

People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 5, 2026.

The 60-day deadline for an Iran peace deal is expiring – what now?

It has become increasingly apparent the US has no good options for getting out of the war it started alongside Israel.

World

Tue, Aug 18

The President called the reporter a "boisterous person" after facing questions about his decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea.

'Be quiet': Trump snaps at reporter over Kim Jong Un question

The President called the reporter a "boisterous person" after facing questions about his decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea.

World

Tue, Aug 18

US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with lifeguard Ryder Williams in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Washington.

Trump threatens to 'bomb the s***' out of Oman if it gets in the way on Hormuz

US President Donald Trump was reportedly threatening to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of its talks with Iran.

World

Tue, Aug 18

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