A pack of cigarettes could cost you more than $40 from today as the new year marks the next price rise as part of an annual tax-driven increase introduced in the 2016 budget.

Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/your-packet-cigarettes-just-got-more-expensive-today?auto=0
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In the latest instalment from its Notes from the Field series (edited by Dr Nina Harding), Massey University’s Security Politics Development Network features diverse perspectives from a range of commentators in response to the 2019 DCP.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2019/11/24/dcp-poses-big-questions-over-non-traditional-capabilities/
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Author: Christopher Woody

China's growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region has made some of its neighbors uneasy, and many are making political and military efforts to counter what they see as a potential threat.

An unofficial report from the Five Eyes intelligence partnership, made up of the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, recently warned about what it saw as "a concerted foreign interference campaign" from China against New Zealand.

Article: https://www.wearethemighty.com/chinas-new-enemy-pacific-surprise
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New Zealanders woke to ominous scenes early on New Year's Day, with orange haze covering the sky and the sun stained blood red. 

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Greta Thunberg's father has described how the Swedish climate activist battled depression in the months before she launched school strikes to push for climate action.

In an interview with the BBC, Svante Thunberg said his teenage daughter was hardly speaking to people apart from her family members, and went without eating for months before launching action on climate change.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/12/greta-thunberg-stopped-eating-before-discovering-passion-for-climate-activism-father.html
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happy fucking new year

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I have been reading many articles on the internet machine that are saying 1B+ is for both sealift vessels in the Defence Capability Plan 2019 released Jun 2019. I have a tendency to disagree with that. But I could be wrong. So is the 1b+ NZD for one enhanced vessel or is it for two? Let's have a closer look. 

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A seamstress who claimed she was stitched up by her employer is set to get an almost $30,000 payout after taking her case to the Employment Relations Authority.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/118531153/stitchedup-seamstress-wins-30k-pay-ruling-from-rotorua-employer
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