The live-fire exercises were a demonstration of China’s growing sea power in Australia and New Zealand’s immediate periphery ...

The appearance of three Chinese naval vessels firing live rounds in the Tasman Sea has caused understandable alarm in New Zealand and Australia. But this has more to do with the geopolitical ...

Analysis - The appearance of three Chinese naval vessels firing live rounds in the Tasman Sea has caused understandable alarm in New Zealand and Australia. But this has more to do with the ...

“They have not deigned to advise us on what they are doing in the middle of the Tasman Sea,” Collins said. She added that China had only given New Zealand 24 hours' warning it would fire an ...

Earlier, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said China did not inform New Zealand about their warship activity in the Tasman Sea before an apparent live-fire training on Friday. In remarks to media ...

New Zealand warned Monday that live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea off Australia by a Chinese battle group were a wake-up call. File Photo by PLA Navy/UPI ...

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Virgin Australia pilot alerted Australian authorities about a live-fire drill by Chinese naval ships last week in the Tasman Sea ... Air New Zealand and Virgin ...

New Zealand's Foreign Minister Raises Concerns Over China's Tasman Sea Drills on Beijing Visit By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) - New Zealand's foreign minister said he had raised concerns over ...

New Zealand's defence minister says the Chinese flotilla near Australia is carrying weapons that could reach Australia. China claims NZ and Australia have "hyped up" two separate live fire drills ...

On Friday and Saturday, a Chinese Navy flotilla, consisting of its most powerful warship – the Type 055 Renhai class cruiser – held two live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea, which prompted ...

SYDNEY, - A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crossing the Tasman Sea as part of maritime security cooperation with Australia and New Zealand knew Chinese naval ships were in the area but had no interaction ...

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter operating in the Tasman Sea maintained awareness of nearby Chinese naval activities without engaging them. Chinese naval exercises between Australia and New Zealand ...