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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to give an update on Tonga's volcano eruption and tsunami.

She will be joined by Defence Minister Peeni Henare and Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/01/tonga-eruption-and-tsunami-new-zealand-officials-working-to-what-s-needed-for-pacific-island-nation-jacinda-ardern.html
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Author: Mark Longley & William Hewett

New Zealand is facing a number of maritime issues on Sunday with the National Emergency Management Agency saying coastal areas on the north and east coast of the North Island and the Chatham Islands may experience strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore.

The activity has been caused by the eruption at 4:10am (local time) of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano, located about 65km north of Nuku'alofa, caused a 1.2-metre tsunami.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/01/live-tsunami-warning-after-volcanic-eruption-in-tonga-cyclone-cody-approaching.html
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Author: Leah Tebbutt

Mortgage lending flows were high at the tail-end of 2021, however, there are signs of an easing for low-deposit lending to owner-occupiers.

CoreLogic's chief property economist Kelvin Davidson said the trend would be one to watch in the coming months as banks adjusted to new spend limits.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2022/01/slowdown-in-mortgage-lending-possible-as-banks-adjust-to-new-limits-corelogic-economist.html
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A letter has been delivered in letterboxes around Kerikeri threatening to "eradicate" Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. 

The NZ Herald reported the letter - that managed to spell the Prime Minister's name wrong - was delivered to a number of houses in December.

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Article: https://www.nwshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/01/threat-against-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-delivered-to-kerikeri-homes.html
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Author: Molly Swift

The now-deregistered doctor filmed issuing COVID-19 vaccine medical certificate exemptions to anti-vaxxers is being looked into for selling chocolate made with an unapproved sugar substitute.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/01/anti-vaxx-doctor-jonie-girouard-s-chocolate-business-looked-into-by-mpi-over-sugar-substitute.html
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Author: Pete McKenzie

Civilians leave on visiting HMNZS Canterbury after pandemic combined with medical condition had left them stranded.

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Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/12/new-zealand-navy-rescues-duo-stuck-in-singapore-for-18-months
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Author: Reuters

China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have issued a statement in agreement that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be avoided.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/459042/russia-china-britain-us-and-france-say-no-one-can-win-nuclear-war
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Author: BBC

Russia has told the US that it has no intention of invading Ukraine, after officials from both countries met for high-stakes talks in Geneva.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/459398/russia-downplays-threat-to-ukraine-in-talks-with-us
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  1. North Korea fires 'more advanced' ballistic missile six days after hypersonic test
  2. US anti-vaxx leader Christopher Key urges followers to drink their own urine to cure COVID
  3. Canterbury doctor Jonie Girouard deregistered for giving out medical certificates as COVID-19 vaccine exemptions
  4. Proposed landfill near Dunedin Airport could be dumped because of serious risk of bird strike to passenger jets

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