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Author: Perry Wilton

Conservationists are calling on the Government to ban deep-sea trawling on underwater mountains, which are known to be biological hotspots for marine life.

Fifteen major regions that fish in the south Pacific met on Tuesday, as part of a week of talks aimed at creating a sustainable future for the region's fish stocks.

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A Northland woman who was deemed a close contact was forced to sleep in her car after being told there was no alternative accommodation available. 

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Russia accused the United States on Thursday of ramping up tensions and ignoring Moscow's calls to ease a standoff over Ukraine, a day after Washington announced it would send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania.

NATO meanwhile said Russia had stepped up deployments to Ukraine's northern neighbour Belarus in recent days and was expected to have 30,000 troops there for joint military exercises this month.

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China and Russia coordinated their positions on Ukraine during a meeting between both countries' foreign ministers in Beijing on Thursday, according to a statement by the Chinese foreign ministry.

Ukraine says Russia has positioned 115,000 troops near its borders, stoking fears of a looming attack.

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A Rotorua woman has been arrested for refusing to show a COVID-19 vaccine pass at a restaurant co-owned by local Labour list MP Tāmati Coffey.

The incident occurred at Our House on Wednesday evening, with the woman posting extensively about the situation to TikTok.

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The country needs to scrap several days in self isolation for fully vaccinated arrivals by the middle of the year, a government business adviser says.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has laid out the timeline for "reconnecting New Zealand to the world" when fully vaccinated returnees and visitors can bypass MIQ and self isolate instead.

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Author: Jamie Ensor

A former Green Party MP has slated Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the Government's commitment to addressing "growing inequality", particularly in housing, saying he believes Labour is wasting its electoral mandate.

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COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says it is "likely" that "people will need a booster" shot to keep their vaccination passes. 

Vaccine certificates were introduced in November to allow those with two doses of the COVID-19 jab access to places that require proof of immunisation under the COVID Protection Framework or 'traffic light' system. 

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