Sat 1 July, 3:00 pm

I’m stopping now and will unpin this soon. Hipkins is back, coverage is winding down, and I’m not keeping up with it anyway. Here are the final stories:

• CNN: New Zealand’s leader Chris Hipkins under fire from opposition over backup plane for overseas trip
• Reuters: New Zealand manages China relationship carefully, works to avoid being caught in rivalry, foreign minister says
• South China Morning Post: As US-China rivalry spikes, New Zealand avoiding getting pulled from ‘pillar to post’: minister
• The Spinoff: ‘The door is wide open’: PM hails China trip as a huge success for NZ business, economy
• The Spinoff: ‘Optimistic and slightly student-like’: What Chinese media has made of Chris Hipkins
• RNZ: The Week in Politics: Success in Beijing, trouble at home
• Beehive speech transcript: Prime Minister Rt Hon Chris Hipkins at Peking University
• NZ Herald: PM Chris Hipkins wishes he could stay in China longer, as New Zealand trade trip draws to a close
• NZ Herald: :Matthew Hooton: Why this arrogant Government doesn’t deserve Chris Hipkins 🔒
• Newsroom: Hipkins in China: Swimming in the deep end
• NZ Herald: Chris Hipkins’ China trip: Trouble at home takes wind from PM’s sails 🔒
• Newsroom: New Zealand foreign policy turns a corner in Beijing
• Newsroom: Political skeleton rattles PM’s Beijing day
• NZ Herald: Fran O’Sullivan: Chris Hipkins’ priorities in China: The economy, the economy - and the economy 🔒
• Stuff: Chris Hipkins earns China’s praise - but he won’t want it all
• Newsroom: Raw Politics: When ‘robust’ is just too robust
• RNZ: PM on China visit: ‘There is a huge market here for NZ products and services’
• RNZ: Hipkins passes diplomatic test with China’s Xi
• Newsroom: New Zealand foreign policy turns a corner in Beijing

Thu 29 June, 11:30 pm

• NZ Herald: Chris Hipkins in China: PM says he has confidence in Kiri Allan, Jan Tinetti
• The Spectator: Will New Zealand regret kowtowing to China?
• Stuff: PM’s China trip paying off for primary sector
• RNZ: New Zealand business delegation in China strikes deal for red meat sector
• The Guardian: The New Zealand PM’s ancient plane is embarrassing – but an upgrade risks too much of a backlash

Thu 29 June, 11:30 am

• 1News: Jessica Mutch-McKay: Hipkins taking stardust-free approach in China
• Stuff: Chris Hipkins tries to sell NZ, but must now keep an eye on the Kiri Allan situation
• Newsroom: Political skeleton rattles PM’s Beijing day
• NZ Herald: Letters: A greater good, NZ Post, expiring Rat kits, free speech, Ruapehu, and Chinese diplomacy 🔒
• NZ Herald: Editorial: China trade - precious and precarious 🔒
• NZ Herald: Chris Hipkins heads to Shanghai after securing extra flights to New Zealand
• South China Morning Post: China’s Asia-Pacific trade deal, digital economy pact aspirations backed by New Zealand
• Beehive press release: New China-New Zealand air routes to boost capacity for tourists
• Beehive press release: China and New Zealand Strengthen Forestry Cooperation

Wed 28 June, 10:30 pm

• The Spinoff: Hipkins meets Chinese premier Li Qiang, specifies Māori in opening address
• AP: New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins visits China to boost economic ties
• NZ Herald: PM in China: Chris Hipkins speaks after meeting Chinese Premier Li Qiang
• Stuff: Recap: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins confronts minister Kiri Allan issue while in China
• Bloomberg: Xi Vows to Protect Foreign Investors in Charm Offensive
• Newshub: Advocacy group says Chris Hipkins should’ve been tougher with Xi Jinping over China’s treatment of Uighurs
• The Coversation: Hipkins meets Xi Jinping: behind the handshakes, NZ walks an increasingly fine line with China
• Reuters: New Zealand signs range of pacts with China
• Beehive press release: New Zealand and China reaffirm importance of agriculture cooperation
• Beehive press release: Prime Minister and Premier reaffirm strong economic relationship

Update 29 June 1:20pm: Added Beehive press releases

Wed 28 June, 1:15 pm and earlier in comments due to character limit