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An interpreter whose family worked with the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan says it's unfair his three siblings have been left behind to die at the hands of the Taliban.
Cabinet announced last Monday New Zealanders and Afghan allies would be evacuated from Afghanistan.
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A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H(NZ) Hercules has arrived back at its base in the Middle East after evacuating New Zealand and Australian nationals from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan.
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Read more: New Zealand Hercules airlifts evacuees from Kabul
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/new-zealand-hercules-airlifts-evacuees-from-kabul
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It has been a month since the UK's controversial Freedom Day when the Boris Johnson-led Conservative government threw open the doors despite thousands of daily cases and 4000 scientists urging them not to.
Driven by high vaccination rates, rules were cast aside in favour of reigniting the economy. Sports stadiums reopened to maximum capacity, as did nightclubs. Mandatory mask rules were left behind, too.
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Read more: What happened after UK dropped all Covid-19 restrictions
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/covid-19-coronavirus-what-happened-after-the-uk-dropped-all-restrictions/
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An Adelaide man who downloaded a video of the Christchurch mosque attack "out of curiosity" has been spared a conviction because it could harm his prospects of employment.
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Read more: Adelaide man pleads guilty to downloading Christchurch mosque attack video
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/449804/adelaide-man-pleads-guilty-to-downloading-christchurch-mosque-attack-video
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A free trade deal with the United Kingdom is getting closer, with both sides set to sign an agreement in principle by the end of the month.
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Read more: UK releases NZ free trade negotiation details as agreement nears
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/449807/uk-releases-nz-free-trade-negotiation-details-as-agreement-nears
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A firefight outside Kabul's international airport killed an Afghan soldier, highlighting the perils of evacuation efforts even as the Taliban warned any attempt by US troops to delay their withdrawal to give people more time to flee would “provoke a reaction.”
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Read more: Taliban insist on 'red line' pullout date for foreign troops in Afghanistan
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300389672/taliban-insist-on-red-line-pullout-date-for-foreign-troops-in-afghanistan
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ANALYSIS: The news that the lockdown will continue – another week for Aucklanders and at least four days for everyone else – should not come as a surprise. The Government’s goal is elimination and there was clearly a risk the virus could have been carried to the South Island, or anywhere else for that matter.
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Read more: While we try to get out of level 4, we have to ask: what does success really look like?
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There's a mixed reaction in the South Island to news the COVID-19 lockdown will continue until at least Friday.
With no cases and only a small proportion of close contacts in the South Island, lockdown fatigue is growing.
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Read more: Mixed reaction to alert level 4 decision in the South Island
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/08/covid-19-mixed-reaction-to-alert-level-4-decision-in-the-south-island.html
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