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'Next-home buyers' are cashing in on huge amounts of equity and low interest rates in order to upsize their houses amid a cooling but still red-hot housing market.
House price growth has reduced slightly in May, but prices remain well up on this time last year.
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Read more: Housing market continues to climb but investors backing away
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A top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Monday the UN agency cannot compel China to divulge more data on COVID-19's origins.
Mike Ryan, director of the WHO's emergencies programme, added it will propose studies needed to take understanding of where the virus emerged to the "next level".
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Chinese birth control policies could cut between 2.6 to 4.5 million births of the Uyghur and other ethnic minorities in southern Xinjiang within 20 years, up to a third of the region's projected minority population, according to a new analysis by a German researcher.
The report, shared exclusively with Reuters ahead of publication, also includes a previously unreported cache of research produced by Chinese academics and officials on Beijing's intent behind the birth control policies in Xinjiang, where official data shows birth-rates have already dropped by 48.7% between 2017 and 2019.
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Read more: China's birth control policies could cut millions of Uyghur births in Xinjiang - report
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OPINION: Nuclear power has lower carbon emissions than coal-fired electricity, but nuclear produces toxic waste that must be stored for centuries. This risks an environmental disaster.
Wind turbines are also low carbon but face another issue – the massive blades made of composites need replacement every 10 to 20 years. They cannot be recycled, repurposed or even crushed by a bulldozer.
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Read more: EVs and wind farms show the dark side of going green
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/green-business/125362500/monday-thoughts-evs-and-wind-farms-show-the-dark-side-of-going-green
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New Zealand's evolving foreign policy – especially with China – is put under the microscope by international analyst Geoffrey Miller, who says it's important to consider the wider trends and not just the latest twist in the story.
This week's meeting between Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison in Queenstown was yet another opportunity to judge the state of New Zealand's relationship with China.
It added to 2021's ever-growing list.
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Read more: Trends emerge in New Zealand's relations with China
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Former Olympians challenge Sport NZ draft guidelines on transgender athletes, want more consultation
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A letter penned by 41 former Olympians and world-class athletes will be sent to the Prime Minister and Minister for Sport on Monday, calling for better consultation on transgender athletes in community sport.
The high-powered group includes Olympic gold medallists Danyon Loader and Barbara Kendall, former All Black Jeff Wilson, and running legends Allison Roe and Anne Audain.
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Three US Senators will visit Taiwan and will meet President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss security and other issues, Taiwan's government and the de facto United States embassy in Taipei said on Saturday, a trip that will likely irritate China.
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Money was saved before spending was squeezed and the upshot of four days of debate is still a rates increase of about 9.8% in Dunedin.
Councillors approved changes to the Dunedin City Council budgets yesterday and the implications for the 10-year programme are still being calculated.
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Read more: Rates rise still 9.8%; $640K for projects
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