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As 2019 draws to a close, the gun confiscation programme the government undertook this year has come to an end.
New Zealand had a school shooting this month. The police shot and injured a man carrying an imitation pistol at a school. A top cop said “look to the US” for the reason why police pulled the trigger, but this is very much contrary to the rhetoric of the recently ended gun confiscation programme, dubbed a “buy-back”.
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Read more: Total Failure: Gun Confiscation Reached 13% Compliance
- Article: https://thebfd.co.nz/2019/12/total-failure-gun-confiscation-reached-13-compliance/
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Scammers hoping to trick people into a $115-a-month subscription service - or drain their accounts - have created fake NZ Herald websites promising free Samsung phones.
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Read more: Scammers promising 'free' Samsungs on fake NZ Herald site
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/scammers-promising-free-samsungs-on-fake-nz-herald-site/
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Horrific gridlock traffic is stopping motorists in their tracks as they attempt to leave Auckland on Sunday.
Johnstone's Hill Tunnel near Pūhoi on State Highway 1 was jammed with cars on Saturday as holiday goers left Auckland heading north, and Sunday isn't much better.
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Read more: Northern Bass motorists be warned: Traffic chaos expected north of Auckland
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New Zealand faces "extreme" levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on Sunday - and Kiwis are being warned to stay safe.
"There's plenty of sun in the forecast for the North Island and upper South Island [on Sunday] with UV levels set to be in the 'extreme' category for many," NIWA warns on Facebook.
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Read more: Warning issued as Kiwis face 'extreme' UV radiation levels
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MAIDUGURI/CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State released a video purporting to show its militants beheading 10 Christian men in Nigeria, saying it was part of a campaign to avenge the deaths of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and its spokesman.
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Read more: Islamic State says it beheaded Christian captives in Nigeria
- Article: https://news.yahoo.com/islamic-state-says-killed-11-140154035.html
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Cyclone Sarai has left Kiwi tourists stranded as flights are grounded and some say they're now being charged $800 a night to stay.
At times winds reached over 100 km/h bringing torrential rain and flooding to the island.
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Read more: Kiwi tourists trapped in Fiji hotel by cyclone charged $800 a night
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The state of emergency in Samoa, declared due to the measles epidemic, has ended following a special Cabinet meeting.
At Saturday's meeting, Cabinet unanimously approved the cancellation of the State of Emergency Orders in place.
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Read more: Samoa measles state of emergency ends
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Under the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act, tenants are now liable for careless damage caused to a rental property, costing them the lower of four weeks' rent, or the landlord's insurance excess.
Tim Grafton, chief executive of the Insurance Council of NZ (ICNZ) confirmed that the cost applies regardless of whether a tenant has insurance and if not paid, the landlord can refer the case to the Tenancy Tribunal.
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Read more: Tenants need contents insurance following new law change
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2019/09/tenants-need-contents-insurance-following-new-law-change-expert.html
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