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There's mounting pressure for tighter restrictions to protect the South Island from Delta.
It comes after a case was detected in Blenheim on Saturday, the mainland's first community case in almost a year.
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Read more: Mounting pressure for tighter restrictions to protect South Island from Delta
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The deal - agreed to in principle, with the hope of concluding final negotiations by next year - was announced this morning.
It would eliminate tariffs on all UK goods into New Zealand, and tariffs on about 63 percent of goods currently exported to the country. Sheep meat and beef would be subject to tariffs but have a quota - increasing each year - for duty-free exports until the 15th year of the agreement, while butter and cheese would have tariffs reduced until the sixth year.
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Read more: UK-New Zealand free trade agreement 'substantial and comprehensive'
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/453983/uk-new-zealand-free-trade-agreement-substantial-and-comprehensive
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BRITAIN has set its sights on a mega-trade deal next year with New Zealand, Canada and Australia, according to one Tory MP, as the country reaps the benefits of Brexit.
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Read more: Brexit bonanza! Britain sets sights on mega New Zealand-Canada-Australia trade area
- Article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1510404/Brexit-news-trade-deal-New-Zealand-Britain-Canada-Australia-CANZUK-CPTPP-latest-VN
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China's new maritime law – in which foreign vessels will have to submit details to Chinese authorities when transiting through its 'territorial waters' – has now come into force.
In a classic manoeuvre of what is called “lawfare”, China announced a new set of maritime regulations last week that require ships carrying certain types of cargo to provide detailed information to the Chinese authorities when transiting through Chinese “territorial waters”.
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Read more: How Beijing’s New Maritime Rules in the South China Sea Will Affect India and Others
- Article: https://www.orfonline.org/research/how-beijings-new-maritime-rules-in-the-south-china-sea-will-affect-india-and-others/
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There are calls for tougher measures to limit the transmission of Covid-19 between the North and South Islands, after Te Waipounamu recorded its first community case of 2021 on Saturday.
The Ministry of Health said the individual flew from Rotorua and arrived in Blenheim on October 21.
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Read more: Calls for tougher measures to limit inter-island transmission after Blenheim case
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The new AUKUS defense pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States will go down as one of this year’s biggest foreign policy surprises.
By contrast, the announcement of a free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the United Kingdom was expected – only the exact timing was uncertain. The U.K. signed a particularly generous agreement with Australia in June, and New Zealand’s diplomats were clearly expecting to secure a very similar deal.
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- Article: https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/the-geopolitics-behind-the-new-zealand-uk-free-trade-agreement/
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A person has tested positive for Covid-19 in Blenheim.
Little is known about the community case – the first in the South Island in nearly a year – but they're thought to have come to the attention of Nelson Marlborough District Health Board officials late on Friday.
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Read more: Covid-19 case in Blenheim is South Island's first community case since 2020
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Beijing is feeling the heat once again on as forty-three countries called on China at the UN to "ensure full respect for the rule of law" with regard to the Muslim Uyghur community in Xinjiang, where respect for human rights remains "particularly" worrying.
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Read more: 43 countries criticize China over Uyghur Muslims' rights
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