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Category : Analysis
Author: Alexander Gillespie

Since Jacinda Ardern described the state of world affairs as “bloody messy” earlier this year there have been few, if any, signs of improvement. Ukraine, China, nuclear proliferation and the lasting impacts of a global pandemic all present urgent, unresolved challenges.

Article: https://theconversation.com/dealing-with-a-bloody-messy-world-the-urgent-foreign-policy-challenges-facing-nz-192935
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Category : News
Author: Amelia Wade

The biggest shakeup in the power of workplace relations has just passed into law.

It'll see sector-wide employment agreements negotiated if 1000 workers or 10 percent of a workforce demand it.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/10/fair-pay-agreements-biggest-shakeup-in-workplace-relations-passes-into-law.html
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Category : News
Author: RNZ

The agency charged with enforcing vaccine pass rules says it has no idea how many businesses have paid fines for not complying.

From December to about Easter, many businesses had to ask to see Covid-19 vaccine passes, and staff had to have them to work.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/10/coronavirus-373k-in-vaccine-pass-fines-going-uncollected.html
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Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has expressed concern at reports North Korea on Tuesday morning fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, leading the Japanese Government to tell its citizens to take cover.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/10/nanaia-mahuta-calls-north-korean-missile-launch-concerning.html
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Category : News
Author: RNZ

The New Zealand Government has "unequivocally" condemned Russia's attempts to illegally annex the regions in Ukraine it currently occupies.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/10/new-zealand-government-unequivocally-condemns-russia-s-attempted-annexation-of-occupied-ukraine.html
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Category : Opinion
Author: Geoffrey Miller

Opinion - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern intends to continue a more pro-Western foreign policy strategy, if her agenda from a hectic week of diplomacy is anything to go by.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/475596/jacinda-ardern-s-tilt-towards-the-west-continues-at-un
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Category : News
Author: Thomas Manch

The New Zealand Government has no plans to follow Australia in investigating measures to curb Tiktok’s data-harvesting, but Andrew Little, the minister responsible for intelligence services, has warned users here to be cautious.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/129781565/tiktok-concerns-on-agenda-for-intelligence-talks
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Category : News
Author: RNZ

The government intends to charge GST on fees paid on KiwiSaver accounts from April 2026, potentially netting it hundreds of millions more in taxes.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/08/government-s-plan-to-charge-gst-on-kiwisaver-fees-a-wealth-tax-fund-manager.html
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