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Author: Dan Lake

The results of a survey of Norfolk Island residents has revealed that almost its entire population no longer want to be governed by Australia, and a third would rather be governed by New Zealand.

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Author: Scott Palmer

A motorcyclist has died in a terrible Timaru crash on Saturday morning.

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A woman who was critically injured after being hit by a car in Christchurch has died of her injuries more than two weeks later.  

A police spokeswoman said the woman was hit by a car at a residential property on Sylvia St in Parklands about 7am on October 13. 

The woman was taken to Christchurch Hospital and remained there until she died on Thursday morning.

"Police extend their condolences to her family and friends. An investigation into the circumstances of the crash is continuing," the spokeswoman said. 

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Author: Lewis Holden

Amidst the Brexit carry on, we're holding our breath for a New Zealand-UK free trade agreement when there are other, better trade opportunities to chase. 

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Article: https://www.noted.co.nz/money/money-economy/nz-brexit-uk-free-trade-agreement
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Author: Jenny Meyer

An immunologist and vaccine specialist at Auckland University is furious New Zealand has "exported" measles to Samoa.

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Author: Tova O'Brien

As the Prime Minister prepares to jet off to Bangkok for the East Asia Summit, she's fired a parting shot at Simon Bridges, calling him "desperate" over his "part-time PM" comments.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/11/more-than-a-third-of-new-zealanders-think-jacinda-ardern-is-too-overseas-focused.html
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Author: Nighthawk

Endurance 170 LHD/LHA

Endurance 170 design, a landing helicopter assault (LHA) ship that measures 170m long from ST Marine Singapore, and was first displayed at IMDEX Asia 2017. It is an evolution of the Endurance 160, of which a scale model was on display. Far more capable than the four-ship Endurance 140 LPD class currently operated by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), ST Marine said it had a 'potential customer' for the Endurance 170.

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Author: Lorna Thornber

To those who have never had the good fortune to meet a Kiwi or visit our fair isles, New Zealand can seem like a fairly mysterious - even fantastical - place. Others just reckon it must be boring as hell to be "trapped" in a tiny island nation at the bottom of the world. 

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/kiwi-traveller/117078690/do-kiwis-feel-trapped-and-other-odd-questions-about-new-zealand
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