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An experiment approved by the Lincoln University animal ethics committee saw the collection of 10 dogs from a Christchurch animal shelter that were then fed concentrated doses of poison before being euthanaised. An application from an external organisation was approved for the experiment by Lincoln University in 2010, for "trials assessing the effects of sodium nitrate during its development as a humane alternative to 1080".
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Read more: Christchurch pound pups intentionally poisoned in 1080-alternative experiment
- Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/christchurch-pound-pups-intentionally-poisoned-in-1080-alternative-experiment
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Pioneering engineering business Windflow Technology is to be liquidated after running out of time and money to develop new markets for its two-bladed wind turbines.
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Read more: Wind turbine business runs out of money
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/business/wind-turbine-business-windflow-technology-runs-out-of-time-money/
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The New Zealand dollar rose heading into Christmas as it continued to be buoyed by the imminent signing of a preliminary trade deal between the US and China.
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Read more: NZ dollar rises on improved China trade sentiment
- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12296480
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The president of an Otago landlords group says a National Party MP’s claim the region’s rents have risen at almost twice the national average rate is fraught because it compares the wrong dates.
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Read more: MP 'doesn't know Dunedin market': Landlord hits back at rent rise claim
- Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/mp-doesnt-know-dunedin-market-landlord-hits-back-rent-rise-claim
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A leading academic has criticised the Race Relations Commissioner for defending the use of Dutch Christmas character Black Pete.
Donning black face paint with an afro wig and colourful medieval attire, Black Pete is a Dutch Christmas tradition spanning back more than a century.
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Read more: Race Relations Commissioner slammed for defending use of blackface
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/black-pete-controversy-race-relations-commissioner-slammed-for-defending-use-of-blackface.html
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The boss of a Reporoa holiday park who employed bonded labour and was ordered to pay a record $680,350 in penalties says she will not return the workers' money.
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Read more: 'Nightmare' holiday park owner refuses to pay back full bond to workers
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/118400906/nightmare-holiday-park-owner-refuses-to-pay-back-full-bond-to-workers
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A controversial New Zealand newspaper cartoon has been labelled hurtful, discriminatory and racist by the country's media council.
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Read more: Controversial Samoan measles cartoon 'hurtful, racist' - Media Council
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/otago-daily-times-samoan-measles-cartoon-labelled-hurtful-racist-by-media-council/
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Christchurch wind turbine company Windflow Technology has been put into voluntary liquidation.
The company appointed Wendy Somerville and Malcolm Hollis of PwC as liquidators on Wednesday, according to their first report to creditors.
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Read more: Wind turbine maker Windflow Technology put into liquidation
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/118409446/wind-turbine-maker-windflow-technology-put-into-liquidation
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