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New Zealand has recorded another day of zero new cases of COVID-19 in the community - but as we make the most of the freedoms that are the envy of the rest of the world, a Kiwi company has taken a huge leap towards trialling its very own COVID-19 vaccine.
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Read more: The Kiwi company closing in on world-first bio-bead COVID-19 vaccine trial
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BRUSSELS — After a lengthy trend downward in defense spending, there has been, “for the first time in many years,” three consecutive years of increases, said NATO’s annual report for 2017.
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Read more: Here's how much NATO allies spent on defense in 2017
- Article: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2018/03/15/results-are-in-heres-how-much-nato-allies-spent-on-defense-in-2017/
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An older article but interesting. I thought NZ was bad hovering around 1.3% but Luxembourg at 0.46% damn...
But remember this is more of an opinion piece so take with a grain of salt.
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CAE announced that earlier this month it officially handed over a CAE 700MR NH90 flight training device to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
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Read more: CAE Hands Over CAE 700MR NH90 Simulator to Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Article: https://defpost.com/cae-hands-over-cae-700mr-nh90-simulator-to-royal-new-zealand-air-force/
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A New Zealand citizen who had her passport cancelled has lost a court battle in Wellington. Officials believed the woman - known as "Ms A" was planning to leave the country to join ISIS in 2016. The High Court in Wellington rejected the woman's request for a judical review on the matter.
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Read more: NZ citizen with ISIS plans loses battle for cancelled passport
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A Hindu community group is calling for Diwali to be made a public holiday in New Zealand starting from 2022.
The president of Universal Society of Hinduism, Rajan Zed, said that the government needs to revisit its public holiday policies as the country's demography has changed.
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Read more: Hindu community group calls for Diwali to be made a public holiday in New Zealand
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/10/hindu-community-group-calls-for-diwali-to-be-made-a-public-holiday-in-new-zealand.html
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WTF.... this is a joke right... ???
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Rumours that New Zealand will enter a "planned" lockdown in early November have been squashed by All-of-Government COVID-19 response group after the "leaked" proposal circulated social media.
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A sailor who was dragged beside an inflatable boat as punishment during a Navy dive course suffered serious injuries when his foot was caught in the propeller.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300141371/sailor-dragged-beside-boat-as-punishment-suffers-serious-foot-injuries-after-being-sucked-into-propeller
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Wthe fuck... I mean what the actual...
WASHINGTON and PORSTMOUTH, New Hampshire — Two of the Trump administration’s top national security officials have signaled in the last week that the NATO target of spending 2 percent of gross domestic product on defense is now the “gold standard” being applied to all allies around the globe.
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Read more: NATO’s defense spending targets now ‘gold standard’ all allies should meet
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