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Interest rates on mortgages and other loans will rise by between 20 and 60 basis points as a result of a Reserve Bank's decision to require banks to put an extra $20 billion of capital into their businesses, according to different estimates.
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Read more: $20 billion boost to bank safety expected to up mortgage rates by 20 to 60 basis points
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/117880515/bank-safety-to-be-boosted--now-brace-for-the-impact
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An anti-vaxxer has been arrested and denied bail for incitement against the Samoan Government's vaccination order, the office of the Attorney General has confirmed.
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Read more: Anti-vaxxer arrested and denied bail
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/117984894/samoa-measles-outbreak-antivaxxer-arrested-and-denied-bail
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A cartoon published by the NZ Herald has been criticised for comparing the regeneration of native forest to the Holocaust - just days after the Otago Daily Times was berated for its "insensitive" comic making light of Samoa's measles crisis.
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Read more: NZ Herald criticised for 'inexcusable' cartoon in wake of ODT backlash
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/nz-herald-slammed-for-inexcusable-cartoon-in-wake-of-odt-backlash.html
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Samoa's Prime Minister says he's "angry and disappointed" at those in Samoa who continue to avoid vaccinations, even as the country is shut down on Thursday under strict emergency laws.
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Read more: Samoa's Prime Minister 'very angry' residents are refusing vaccinations
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/12/samoa-measles-crisis-samoa-s-prime-minister-very-angry-residents-are-refusing-vaccinations.html
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In this episode of Crossroads we speak with Bill Whittle, a political commentator and YouTube host, about the upcoming Star Wars film, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” It may be the final nail in the coffin of a once-great series that took a hard turn into politics. We discuss the significance of Star Wars, where it went wrong, and how the politicization of entertainment is causing an uprising among the fans.
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Read more: Bill Whittle on How Social Justice Killed ‘Star Wars,’ and Why it Matters
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The Prime Minister says that Labour is polling better than people seem to realise.
The latest OneNews Colmar Brunton poll both Labour and National lost ground slightly, but National is streets ahead on 46%, while Labour is on 39%.
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Read more: Jacinda Ardern warns never to underestimate NZ First
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It is a huge area that a country with only a population of (at the time of writing) 4.8 million and a GDP of around 385 NZD billion (roughly $250 USD billion.) Now believe it or not New Zealand has been spending 1.3% on defence. Roughly $3.75 NZD billion dollars. There is also the 20 billion dollar injection over 15 years which works out to be around an extra 1.3 NZD billion a year. (but this extra money is set aside to buy the tools required and replace aging assets.
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Samoa is throwing everything it has into the battle against measles, but the relentless spread of the disease and rising death toll prove the fight is far from over.
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Read more: Why Samoa is being devastated by measles
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/the-detail/117913149/the-detail-why-samoa-is-being-devastated-by-measles
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