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 ...

Defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian on Sunday rejected Australia’s version of events surrounding the live-fire drills, ...

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

Sky News host Caroline Marcus questions if Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being China’s “pretty boy” and not fighting ...

China's defence Ministry spokesman Wu Qian hit back on Sunday to say that its fleet's training and exercise area is far away ...

China has accused Australia of making “hyped” claims and “unreasonable accusations” over its live fire naval drills in ...

Authorities in Australia and close ally New Zealand have been monitoring three Chinese navy vessels spotted in recent days in ...

New Zealand and Australian defence forces are watching on cautiously, following China's military drills in the Tasman Sea.

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 th ...

Canterbury University’s Anne-Marie Brady said New Zealand must boost defence spending to protect the region.Lauren Crimp, ...