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NEWS || We’re sending a number of our assets and personnel to assist in the emergency response following the eruption on White Island. We’ll be working under the direction of New Zealand Police but we’ve sent a number of assets to the area to help as needed.
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Read more: NZ Defence Force ready to help at White Island
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Simon Bridges is questioning the Government's plan to phase out more single-use plastics, mocking what he described as "banning small labels on apples" as "hardly transformational".
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Read more: Simon Bridges belittles single-use plastics phase-out as 'hardly transformational'
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/12/simon-bridges-belittles-single-use-plastics-phase-out-as-hardly-transformational.html
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A controversial Australian politician has been criticised online for a tweet in response to the White Island eruption.
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Read more: Australian politician David Leyonhjelm blasted for 'insensitive' tweet
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/white-island-eruption-australian-politician-david-leyonhjelm-blasted-for-insensitive-tweet.html
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Neither thunderstorms nor hail could halt nearly 150 philanthropic motorcyclists from delivering Christmas cheer in Dunedin yesterday.
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Read more: Weather no impediment to 36th toy run
- Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/weather-no-impediment-36th-toy-run
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At least one person is dead, and up to 27 people are still missing, after White Island erupted, spewing plumes of smoke into the air on Monday.
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Read more: One dead as White Island volcano erupts in the Bay of Plenty
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118057679/white-island-volcano-erupts-in-the-bay-of-plenty
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Jacinda Ardern has provided an update on the White Island eruption at her post-Cabinet press conference after receiving an update from officials.
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Read more: Jacinda Ardern fronts on White Island eruption, says 'thoughts' are with those affected
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/12/a-significant-issue-jacinda-ardern-fronts-on-white-island-eruption-says-thoughts-are-with-those-affected.html
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The scale of the challenge facing anyone seeking to rebuild New Zealand’s Reserve Force is far greater than previously understood. In previous articles, I have noted the overall decline in numbers and the significant movement of personnel from the Ready Reserve to the Standby Reserve. Several NZDF senior officers suggested digging deeper and official information act requests have revealed that the Reserve Force is a rapidly revolving door and total numbers are only holding up because of the high number of ex-regular force personnel who are transferring in.
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Read more: Reserve Force Now Largely Ex-RF
- Article: https://unclas.com/2019/12/06/reserve-force-now-largely-ex-rf/
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Rocket Lab has launched another rocket from the Mahia Peninsula - its 10th successful mission.
The rocket, which was carrying several commercial satellites on board, lifted off just after 9pm yesterday.
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Read more: Tenth mission ‘milestone’ for Rocket Lab
- Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/168476-tenth-mission-lsquomilestonersquo-rocket-lab.html
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