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Author: HOME NEWS POLITICSJACINDA ARDERN FACES BITTER ATTACK BY UK WRITER OVER FIVE EYES COMMITMENT Jacinda Ardern faces bitter attack by UK writer over Five Eyes commitment NEWS POLITICS AuthorAudrey Young, NZ Herald

New Zealand faces the prospect of expulsion from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, according to the Daily Telegraph's defence editor, Con Coughlin, who says Jacinda Ardern has a preference for "cosying up to China's communist rulers".

He refers to Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand's "tiresomely woke Prime Minister".

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"What's all the fuss about masks?" is the title of an official-looking pamphlet that was being thrust in the face of Wellington train commuters yesterday.

The flyer by Billy Te Kahika's group The Freedom Alliance, perfectly matched the Covid-19 colour scheme, came complete with Ministry of Health logos and even featured the Director-General of Health.

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Author: Dan Satherley

COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says Wellington commuters given a flyer carrying "potentially dangerous" misinformation should put it straight in the bin. 

And those creating it could face charges. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/04/coronavirus-people-behind-wellington-covid-19-conspiracy-pamphlets-could-face-charges.html
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Author: RocketLAB

Scheduled for launch in May 2021 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, the ‘Running Out of Toes’, mission will be Rocket Lab’s 20th Electron launch overall and the second of three planned ocean splashdown recovery missions. The mission will see Electron deploy two Earth-observation satellites for BlackSky’s global monitoring constellation.

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Author: James Fleury

A Sydney high school teacher has pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old boy.

Twenty-four-year-old Monica Elizabeth Young pleaded guilty after her lawyer told the court she wanted to put the boy "out of his misery" as quickly as possible.

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Author: Hon Peeni Henare & Hon Nanaia Mahuta
We’re deploying one of our Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion maritime patrol aircraft in support of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on North Korea.
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Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-provide-further-support-un-north-korea-sanctions
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says overseas noise about comments made by Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta is unnecessary after UK media claimed the Five Eyes had become a group of four.

Laying out New Zealand's perspective on its relationship with China, Mahuta said in a speech on Monday there were some matters in which the two countries "do not, cannot and will not agree", before pinpointing concerns with Beijing's interference in Hong Kong's democracy and the treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/04/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-reaffirms-commitment-to-five-eyes-after-uk-media-claims-it-s-become-four.html
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Author: Caitlin Ellis

A Norwegian conspiracy theorist who believed COVID-19 was a hoax and hosted illegal house parties has died after contracting the virus. 

Hans Kristian Gaarder, 60, who lived in the Norwegian town of Gran, tested positive for COVID-19 after he died on April 6. 

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