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A gun salute honouring Queen Elizabeth's ascending to the throne has come under fire from a Wellington city councillor, who has called for organisers to think about the purpose of these celebrations.
On Tuesday, the New Zealand Defence Force announced it would be firing a 21-gun salute at Pt Jerningham saluting battery on February 6. The site is at Roseneath Memorial Park.
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Read more: Defence Force under fire over planned 21-gun salute to honour the Queen on Waitangi Day
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/124131060/defence-force-under-fire-over-planned-21gun-salute-to-honour-the-queen-on-waitangi-day
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The rise of the CANZUK concept coincides with recent global events such as Brexit and the protectionist Buy America policy. Political elites from potential member states are far from dismissing the concept, which might bring into being a powerful economic bloc rivalling the European Union, China, and the United States.
CANZUK is a novel idea based on the creation of a new free trading bloc between the countries of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The idea for CANZUK is not entirely new, but it has taken on a new dynamism given recent world events involving these four countries. In the context of this new enthusiasm, there has been a push to explain what a CANZUK agreement would look like and a website devoted to its promotion.
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Read more: The Rise of a CANZUK Trading Bloc
- Article: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/the-rise-of-a-canzuk-trading-bloc/
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New Zealand becoming a republic is not a priority for ACT leader David Seymour. Speaking to media at Waitangi today, Seymour said becoming a republic will not solve the "real issues" the country is facing.
“I don’t think becoming a republic is going to solve the real issues which are housing, education, child poverty, Oranga Tamariki not functionin."
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- Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/david-seymour-against-nz-becoming-republic-we-have-actually-works-constitutionally
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Rocketing rents and a highly competitive rental market mean some desperate tenants are willing to comply with requests for personal information just to get their foot in the door.
Many are handing over links to social media accounts in the hopes of securing a place.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/02/tenants-asked-to-provide-social-media-links-as-privacy-commissioner-warns-against-collecting-unnecessary-details.html
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As Australia prepares to roll out a national vaccination program - aiming for a 95 percent uptake rate - big questions remain for employers and employees.
Employers have a clear incentive to want employees vaccinated, to protect clients and co-workers as well as to avoid legal liabilities of potential workplace COVID transmissions.
But can an employer insist on vaccination as a condition of employment?
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Read more: Can your boss make you get a COVID-19 vaccine?
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/02/coronavirus-can-your-boss-make-you-get-a-covid-19-vaccine.html
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Lieutenant Jo Brook was in love the second she left the deck on her first helicopter flight and soon she will be the first woman in the Royal New Zealand Navy to qualify as a helicopter pilot.
Brook didn’t set out to be a trail-blazer. She was thinking about her future in the Navy after nearly six years as a Warfare Officer, and was intrigued to learn helicopter pilot was a potential career option for her specialisation.
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Read more: Love at first flight for Navy's first female helicopter pilot
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300215663/love-at-first-flight-for-navys-first-female-helicopter-pilot
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The cruise line turned away after crew were denied visas has cancelled its upcoming season of expedition voyages around New Zealand.
Ponant said it had been forced to scrap the seven fully booked cruises after Immigration New Zealand refused to issue visas for 61 of 90 Le Lapérouse crew members because they were not considered critical workers.
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Read more: Cruise line denied entry to New Zealand cancels upcoming season
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/300220578/cruise-line-denied-entry-to-new-zealand-cancels-upcoming-season
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Pfizer says it is on track to deliver the first doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to New Zelaand before the end of March, following its regulatory approval on Wednesday.
Medsafe granted the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine provisional approval for use in New Zealand on Wednesday afternoon, allowing the two-dose inoculation to be administered to anyone 16 or over.
Those first in line will be health workers, border workers, their families, and those most at risk of death from Covid-19.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300220655/covid19-medsafe-grants-pfizer-vaccine-approval-as-company-confirms-first-doses-will-arrive-before-april
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