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Author: RNZ

The Defence Minister is travelling to Fiji and Australia tomorrow for bilateral visits with his counterparts in the Pacific.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/peeni-henare-travelling-to-fiji-and-australia-to-increase-collaboration-among-new-zealand-s-key-pacific-defence-partners.html
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Category : Opinion
Author: William Hewett

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she can "see the light" as New Zealand deals with a global cost of living crisis she labels as a "wicked perfect storm".  

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-says-she-can-see-the-light-as-new-zealand-deals-with-wicked-perfect-storm-cost-of-living-crisis.html
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Category : Opinion
Author: James Headley

Like Stalin, Putin thinks nations can be defined objectively, and he has declared there is no Ukrainian nation separate from the Russian one. History matters for national identity, but sometimes serves as a tool for aggressive nationalism. 

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Article: A mock funeral ceremony for Vladimir Putin as Adolf Hitler outside the Russian embassy in Kyiv in 2015.
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Category : Analysis
Author: Jonathan Beale

Russia has one of the largest and most powerful armed forces in the world, but that has not been apparent in its initial invasion of Ukraine. Many military analysts in the West have been surprised by its performance on the battlefield so far, with one describing it as "dismal".

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Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60798352
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Author: RNZ

Russian cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station wearing Ukrainian colours, in what may be a statement opposing the invasion.

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Author: Reuters

A senior Chinese government official said on Saturday (local time) that sanctions imposed by Western nations on Russia over Ukraine are increasingly "outrageous".

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-senior-chinese-official-calls-russian-sanctions-outrageous.html
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Author: Reuters

Russia said on Saturday it had used hypersonic Kinzhal (Dagger) missiles to destroy a large weapons depot in Ukraine's western Ivano-Frankivsk region.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/russia-fires-hypersonic-missiles-at-ukraine-for-first-time.html
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Author: Molly Swift

A gym has just opened in Sydney, but its doors remain shut for Millennials and Gen Zs.

The Australian gym chain Club Active has a unique set of rules including no one under the age of 50 can join.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2022/03/sydney-gym-bans-millennials-to-create-safe-space-for-boomers.html
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  1. Ukraine's PM Denys Shmyhal thanks New Zealand for support on phone call to PM Jacinda Ardern
  2. Russia-Ukraine war: Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta vows more sanctions for Russia
  3. One of Christchurch's richest Russians breaks his silence on the invasion of Ukraine
  4. Vladimir Putin, 'Death Battalion' make New Zealand sanctions list, but not oligarch with Northland mansion

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