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AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND December 4, 2020. Royal New Zealand Navy vessel Aotearoa made her first voyage from the Devonport Naval Base since arriving from Korean shipbuilders in June this year.

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China's state-controlled media has bluntly warned Australia's warships to stay out of the South China Sea or risk the "bitter pill" of confrontation.

In an ominous threat to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, China is doubling down after the furore over a shocking doctored image depicting a grinning Australian soldier slitting the throat of an Afghan child, news.com.au reports.

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New Zealand Army Unimog truck parts for the Kingdom of Tonga’s military and PPE, including medical gowns, have been delivered to the island nation today.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H(NZ) Hercules delivered the freight in a contactless logistics stop, with the goods offloaded at Fua’amotu International Airport for Tongan authorities to distribute.

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Author: Crystal Wu

Kiwis are being warned to be vigilant after reports of scam emails claiming to have come from the The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA). 

The false account tells recipients to pay $79.95 for a vehicle license renewal.

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Author: Dan Satherley

Chris Hipkins, who has spent much of his time this year scolding Kiwis who spread misinformation about COVID-19, has spread a little of his own - showing off his sense of humour in a satirical fake news sketch. 

The Health Minister held a mock press conference for the final Newshub Nation broadcast of the year, aired on Saturday morning.

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Author: RNZ

Toyota New Zealand says a feebate scheme would make electrified vehicles more affordable for the country's motorists.

Chief executive Neeraj Lala said the country would not follow through on its net-zero carbon target as part of the Paris Agreement if vehicle emissions were not slashed.

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Author: Agence France-Presse

Australia’s prime minister angrily denounced a “repugnant”, “outrageous” and “appalling” tweet from a top Chinese government spokesman Monday and demanded Beijing formally apologise.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian sparked the outrage when he posted a staged image of a man dressed as an Australian soldier holding a bloody knife to an Afghan child’s throat.

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Author: Dan Satherley

China has become the second country in the world to plant its flag on the moon. 

It was placed into the lunar soil by the country's Chang'e-5 space probe, which is now on its way back to Earth with rock samples. 

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