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Author: Rachel Sadler

The New Zealand living wage has increased to $26 an hour.

The 2023/24 rate is an increase of $2.35, or 9.9 percent, on the 2022/23 rate. It means a full-time worker who earns the new living wage rate is paid $54,080 before tax annually.

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Category: Politics
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Author: CNN

A country led by an accused war criminal is now in charge of the United Nations Security Council. Hard as it is to believe, it's Russia's turn to assume presidency of the powerful body -- which is charged with maintaining global peace and security.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/04/ukraine-invasion-president-volodymyr-zelenskiy-slams-un-as-russia-takes-charge-of-un-security-council.html
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Category: World
Category : Analysis
Author: Reuters

A U.S. appeals court on Friday said Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk violated federal labor law by tweeting that employees of the electric vehicle maker would lose stock options if they joined a union.

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Author: Reuters

The United States plans to open an embassy in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the State Department said on Friday, in Washington's latest move to boost its diplomatic presence in the Pacific to counter China's growing influence.

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Author: RNZ

The government has announced another set of sanctions as part of its ongoing response to the war in Ukraine.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/03/ukraine-invasion-government-announces-new-sanctions-against-russia-belarus.html
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Category: Science
Category : Analysis
Author: Seni Iasona

Activity in the sun is ramping up, causing a powerful but not unusual "solar flare", which is expected to bring more stunning auroras. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/03/strong-solar-flare-to-eject-fast-wind-towards-earth-this-weekend-will-it-pose-a-risk-to-new-zealand.html?cid=soc4%3Anewshubfb&fbclid=IwAR34bAiG-NAXh-orGknk8ydAahSztCgB-4GnM-fJD8Abiy3MC8yLg-dm5Jw
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Category: Defence
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Author: Lucy Craymer

WELLINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - New Zealand's military will require big investment as it faces new challenges and greater expectations from regional allies, the country’s new defence minister, Andrew Little, said Thursday.

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Category: Politics
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Defence minister says government ‘willing to explore’ participating in ‘pillar two’ of defence deal founded by Australia, UK and US.

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Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/28/new-zealand-may-join-aukus-pacts-non-nuclear-component
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  1. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta discusses Pacific security, Ukraine invasion with China
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  3. New Zealand interested in joining second tranche of Aukus deal, defence minister says
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