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New Zealand authorities have seized more than $500 million worth of cocaine in what police say is one of the biggest-ever drug hauls in the country.

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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has begun chucking policies on the bonfire in an effort to refocus his Government on the cost of living crisis.

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The discovery of 81 bales of cocaine will land a "major financial blow" to illegal drug market, the police commissioner says.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/483868/cocaine-bust-half-a-billion-dollars-worth-of-drugs-seized-in-pacific-ocean
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The Government this afternoon announced the hourly minimum wage will go up to $22.70 from this April - a 7% increase.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/02/08/govt-announces-minimum-wage-to-rise-from-april-1/
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New Zealand authorities have intercepted 3.2 tonnes of cocaine that was found floating adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

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In what comes as one of the biggest stashes of contraband confiscated, the New Zealand authorities on Wednesday said they had recovered cocaine worth $300 million, weighing 3.3 tonnes floating in international waters. 

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Author: Reuters

Ukraine is set to replace Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov with the chief of its military spy agency, in a reshuffle at the forefront of Ukraine's war campaign.

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Ukraine expects a possible major Russian offensive this month, but Kyiv has the reserves to hold back Moscow's forces even though the latest Western military supplies will not all arrive in time, Ukraine's defence minister said on Sunday (local time).

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/02/ukraine-invasion-kyiv-ready-to-repel-possible-russian-offensive-this-month-defence-minister-says.html
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