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Category: News

Published: 03 March 2020

Author: Vita Molyneux

Extinction Rebellion protesters have tied themselves to a huge oil rig in the Marlborough Sounds to protest deep-sea oil drilling.

Two members of the climate activism group boarded the 100-metre high OMV rig at 10:30am on Tuesday and fastened themselves to the side of the vessel. 

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Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters tie themselves to gigantic oil rig in Marlborough Sounds

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/extinction-rebellion-protesters-tie-themselves-to-gigantic-oil-rig-in-marlborough-sounds.html

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Published: 03 March 2020

Author: RNZ

You may have heard the phrase penny for a pound, now a new term has been coined - the 'what the hell effect'.

Researchers at New York University's Stern School of Business have been studying the 'Denomination Effect' and why consumers spend more than they normally would once they've broken a large note like $50 and $100.

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Read more: Why you should always keep a $100 bill in your wallet

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018735388/why-you-should-always-keep-a-100-bill-in-your-wallet

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Published: 03 March 2020

Author: George Block

Outlandish coronavirus conspiracy theories have spread across the world almost as fast as the virus.

Stuff spoke to the University of Waikato's M R X Dentith, who wrote a book on the philosophy of conspiracy theories, to find out why they take hold.

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Read more: Coronavirus: Debunking the baseless virus conspiracy theories in NZ

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/119980415/coronavirus-baseless-conspiracy-theories-go-viral-in-nz

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Published: 03 March 2020

Author: Luke Malpass

First year free study may be a popular policy, but hundreds of students made false declarations to get their university fees covered in the 2018 and 2019 academic years - and some haven't paid the money back.

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Read more: Hundreds of university students made false declarations for fees-free scheme

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/119925194/uni-fee-rorters-get-off-scot-free

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