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Author: Tova O'Brien

Simon Bridges isn't ruling out another tilt at the National Party leadership, instead only repeating - ad nauseum - that it's not his intention at this time.

And the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll shows that if his intentions happen to change, he has the public and his party on board.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/newshub-reid-research-poll-simon-bridges-isn-t-ruling-out-another-tilt-at-national-leadership-and-he-s-got-public-s-support.html
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Author: Te Aorewa Rolleston

Two siblings from Kāwhia are urging their whānau to get vaccinated decades on since they both fought and survived polio.

Maea Marshall and John Forbes were both only children when they caught polio and became paralysed - and still suffer from remaining injuries today.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/11/covid-19-siblings-from-k-whia-urge-wh-nau-to-get-vaccinated-after-childhood-polio-battle.html
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 You want life to get back to normal... just get vaccinated. It is pretty simple really. Unless you have are real reason as in medical reason for not being vaccinated, then I don't want to hear it...

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Author: Scott Palmer

New Zealand is moving to the new traffic light system from 11:59pm on Thursday December 2, meaning Kiwis will have to navigate a new set of rules on where they can visit and what they can do.

Making the announcement on Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said setting the date now would give people, communities and businesses time to prepare.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/11/covid-19-new-zealand-s-shift-to-traffic-light-system-what-you-need-to-know.html
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Author: Jonathan Guildford

A mysterious explosion that some likened to sounding like a “sonic boom” left people shocked and scared after it echoed around the Banks Peninsula.

The sound coincided with strange lights streaking across the sky that were seen from as far away as Wellington.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127053339/what-on-earth-was-that-banks-peninsula-residents-report-hearing-possible-sonic-boom
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Author: Sarah Knapton

Wuhan scientists were studying viral samples of high-risk bat species living in Laos - the country where the closest relative to Covid-19 has been found, leaked documents show.

In September, researchers discovered a viral strain called Banal-52 in Laos which shares 96.8 per cent of its genome with Sars-CoV-2, bolstering claims that the pandemic was caused by a natural spillover event, rather than a lab leak.

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Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/covid-19-delta-outbreak-new-documents-back-theory-that-outbreak-started-in-wuhan-lab/7JHZOHPGNVGRD6Y2EWCRVUSJ4Q
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Author: Reuters

The first known COVID-19 case was a market vendor in the Chinese city of Wuhan, not an accountant who appeared to have no link to the market but whose case contributed to speculation the virus could have leaked from a lab, according to a US study.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/11/coronavirus-us-study-weakens-case-for-lab-leak-theory-of-origin-for-covid-19.html
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Author: Tom Pullar-Strecker

Rocket Lab has successfully completed its first mission in almost four months, with a launch on Thursday afternoon from the Māhai Peninsular near Gisborne going smoothly.

The company last week delayed the launch – which was first since it listed on the United States’ Nasdaq stock market in August – because of a suspect sensor reading.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/127024355/rocket-lab-successfully-deploys-satellites-after-getting-back-into-space
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A United States Navy ship will visit New Zealand in the next fortnight, it's been announced, providing an opportunity for our Defence Force (NZDF) to receive more training.

The vessel - an Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer - will berth in Wellington at some point this month, the NZDF announced on Wednesday. While on our shores, the ship's crew will train and interact with NZDF personnel, as well as take part in interoperability exercises and official engagements. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/11/united-states-navy-ship-to-visit-new-zealand-this-month.html?cid=soc2:newshubfb
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