Defence Minister Judith Collins says the presence of Chinese warships carrying out live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea is "unusual", but nothing ... such as its "unusual" deal with the Cook Islands ...

An international relations professor is warning China's activity in the Tasman Sea shows it wants to establish a permanent ...

So, the weekend has been spent watching the Chinese Navy use the Tasman Sea as a firing range.   They’ve never done this so ...

The vessels were sailing in the Tasman Sea, and their announced intent to perform exercises prompted a call for commercial ...

Activity by Chinese military ships in the Tasman sea is a "gift from Beijing" to a government trying to persuade the public of the need to spend more on defence, says a defence expert. The New Zealand ...

Sailing in Australia’s exclusive economic zone, the three vessels were not breaking international law, but they were ...

Well, we may have problems getting Chinese tourists back to New Zealand, but the Chinese military seem interested in the ...

China will be able to establish a “significant strategic presence” in the Pacific following its new agreement with the Cook ...

Beijing on Sunday said Canberra had ‘deliberately hyped’ recent Chinese naval exercises near the Australian coast and confirmed its forces had used live fire in an incident that rattled Australian ...

China had given notice that its warships could potentially fire live weapons during an exercise in the Tasman Sea, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

What China seems to be saying with its war games near Australia is: If you’re challenging our air space over the South China ...