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Some Afghans who took court action to force the processing of their applications for New Zealand visas are still waiting for an answer six months on.
After a judge at the High Court in Wellington said their applications for residence visas must be promptly considered and decided, 26 people from the group of about 70 have arrived in New Zealand.
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Read more: Afghan visa seekers still without answers six months on from court win
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/128654342/afghan-visa-seekers-still-without-answers-six-months-on-from-court-win
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Opinion - New Zealand has long been seen as the moderate, even absent, voice on China in the "Five Eyes" western alliance, so much so that its commitment to the group was questioned just 12 months ago.
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Read more: Alarmed by Solomon Islands-China pact, New Zealand finds its voice on security
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/467313/alarmed-by-solomon-islands-china-pact-new-zealand-finds-its-voice-on-security
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The second of the country's two naval frigates is due to leave Canada, eight years after an upgrade project began.
The costs to upgrade the ship Te Mana, and before it Te Kaha, have blown out to between $600 million and $700m, due in part to project management mistakes.
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Read more: New Zealand navy frigate to leave Canada after 8 years
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/467270/new-zealand-navy-frigate-to-leave-canada-years-after-upgrade-began
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An electronics and bottle store are the latest victims of Auckland's crime spree on Tuesday morning.
Police were at the scene where a Vodafone store and a Bottle-O shop, which are in the same complex in Takanini, were burgled shortly after 2:30am.
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Read more: Auckland crime spree continues: Vodafone, Bottle-O stores burgled in Takanini
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/05/auckland-as-crime-spree-continues-vodafone-bottle-o-stores-burgled-in-takanini.html
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Sweden overnight decided to join neighbouring Finland in seeking NATO membership, ending more than two centuries of military nonalignment in a historic shift prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Read more: Once neutral Sweden seeks NATO membership in historic shift
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/17/once-neutral-sweden-seeks-nato-membership-in-historic-shift/
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Finland's government declared a “new era” is underway as it inches closer to seeking NATO membership, hours before Sweden's governing party overnight backed a plan to join the trans-Atlantic alliance amid Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Read more: Finland, Sweden inch closer to seeking NATO membership
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/16/finland-sweden-inch-closer-to-seeking-nato-membership/
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Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to back off threats as Sweden, Finland prepare to join NATO
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Vladimir Putin appeared to climb down on Monday (local time) from Russia's objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, saying Moscow had no issues with them entering the US-led military alliance they now aim to join in reaction to his invasion of Ukraine.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/ukraine-invasion-russian-president-vladimir-putin-appears-to-back-off-threats-as-sweden-finland-prepare-to-join-nato.html
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Controversial climate action group The Tyre Extinguishers claims it's started deflating tyres in Christchurch.
After being slammed earlier this month for deflating the tyres of vehicles in Auckland they say are "gas guzzlers", the group said it has spread its actions further down the country.
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Read more: Climate action group claims they've started deflating tyres in Christchurch
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/05/climate-action-group-claims-they-ve-started-deflating-tyres-in-christchurch.html
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You can peacefully protest all you want... but I draw the line touch and damaging peoples property. Also a modern SUV is probably cleaner and have less emissions than the beat up old Toyota these people drive around in.
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