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An American company's satellites triggered a flurry of excitement on local social media last night.
People reported seeing strange lights in the sky but an Auckland astronomer says the explanation is relatively mundane.
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Read more: NEW ZEALAND Strange lights seen over New Zealand part of a growing issue for astronomers
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/02/strange-lights-seen-over-new-zealand-part-of-a-growing-issue-for-astronomers.html
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Many Kiwis reported witnessing an unusual string of lights in the sky last night, but it was nothing extra terrestrial.
The lights are from the latest SpaceX launch of Starlink satellites, according to Tauranga Astronomical Society.
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Read more: Strange string of lights in night sky baffles Kiwis
- Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/strange-string-lights-in-night-sky-baffles-kiwis
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An aviation commentator says a total travel ban to China would be a logistical nightmare as coronavirus strikes globally.
Air New Zealand has suspended flights to China along with other airlines across the globe, with flights to Shanghai to be suspended until the end of March.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2020/02/travel-ban-to-china-a-responsible-decision-but-logistical-nightmare-aviation-commentator.html
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Police have tightened their use of wanted posts on social media amid accusations they are public humiliation akin to parading people in the stocks.
A police staffer conceded some mug shots of distinctive offenders are a magnet for mocking comments, according to internal documents written in the same year a petition attracted thousands of signatures to stop the "facilitation of bullying on (police) social media platforms".
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Read more: Police concede Facebook mugshots magnet for mocking
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/119024577/police-concede-facebook-mugshots-magnet-for-mocking
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Auckland Council and the Government are looking at alternative options to housing the city's homeless.
Mayor Phil Goff has suggested using so-called ‘ghost houses’ and asking their owners to open them up for housing New Zealand tenants.
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- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/empty-houses-for-homeless-phone-call-from-housing-nz-not-likely-to-change-owners-minds/
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Australia will deny entry to any foreign travellers who have passed through China to try and contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the new policy on Saturday, saying Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family, legal guardians or spouses will be exceptions to the rule, reports The Guardian.
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Read more: Australia bans foreign arrivals from China amid coronavirus fears
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The first suspected case of coronavirus in New Zealand has tested negative - but the Ministry of Health says it's only a matter of time before the first case arrives on our shores.
As the Ministry confirms a patient suspected of having the virus has been cleared, China's ambassador to New Zealand has given a glowing review of China's response to the deadly illness.
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Read more: No coronavirus in New Zealand as China ambassador to NZ praises Chinese response
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Air New Zealand has announced it will suspend its Auckland-Shanghai service from February 9 to March 29.
Air NZ chief operational integrity and standards officer, captain David Morgan, said the suspension is due to "the potential consequence of international travel bans on crew logistics".
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Read more: Air New Zealand to suspend service to Shanghai
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