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Category: Defence
Author: Royal New Zealand Navy

HMNZS Te Mana turned 20 years old this week! She is, of course, in Canada for her Frigate Systems Upgrade, and proudly showing off her birthday look with new masts installed. Back in New Zealand, her ship's company celebrated with birthday cake and morning tea in Te Mana's honour.

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Author: Chris Morris

Asset sales will be back on the table when the Dunedin City Council considers how to pay for future projects not yet in its budget, councillors have been told.

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Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/sale-council-assets-mooted
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Author: Dan Satherley & Hayley Jacobsen
Health researchers are blaming institutional racism for Māori women with advanced breast cancer having less chance of surviving. 
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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/institutional-racism-to-blame-for-lower-breast-cancer-survival-rates-amongst-maori-researchers.html
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 Everything either offends people, or you are racist, sexist, or you deny climate change... and most of the time it is BS to get more funding

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Category: Defence
Author: Andrew Woods

Delivering a successful procurement programme in any industry or enterprise is challenging. Add to that the sensitivity and reliability demanded of a military organisation based in one of the world’s most remote locations, and the challenges become significant.

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Article: https://www.b2e-media.com/interface-magazine-talks-to-paul-howard-assistant-chief-joint-defence-services-commercial-at-nzdf-regarding-its-procurement-transformation
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Author: Susan Edmunds

My Food Bag-supplied parcels may work out to be a better deal for beneficiaries than standard food grants, the Ministry of Social Development says.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/118132587/my-food-bag-kits-for-beneficiaries-a-way-to-avoid-giving-people-money
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Author: Rob Stock

Tour operators could be fined up to $1.5 million, if a Worksafe investigation finds serious breaches of health and safety laws.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/118130800/fine-of-up-to-15-million-possible-if-white-island-tour-operator-breached-safety-laws
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Parent Category: News
Category: Defence
Author: Ron Mark

Minister for Veterans Ron Mark has announced today the Coalition Government’s initial response to work completed by the independent statutory body, the Veterans’ Advisory Board.

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Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/how-new-zealand-defines-and-recognises-veterans
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Author: UK Politics

Ricky Gervais, Stephen Fry, and Rowan Atkinson use their free speech to defends freedom of speech.

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Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOxJ-789YtA
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