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Author: Zane Small

COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced that vaccine certificates are ready to download in time for the summer break. 

My Vaccine Pass is an official record of someone's COVID-19 vaccination status and will allow access to places that require proof of immunisation under the new COVID-19 Protection Framework.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/covid-19-vaccine-certificates-are-ready-here-are-five-things-you-need-to-know.html
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Author: Tony Wall

Murupara, a small town in the Bay of Plenty, has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. Local GP Bernard Conlon refuses to be vaccinated. A leading medical expert says his actions are harmful. Are his statements putting lives at risk? National Correspondent Tony Wall reports.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/126983349/gp-is-treated-like-a-hero-in-his-small-town-but-are-his-statements-putting-lives-at-risk
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Author: Demelza Leslie

A new review of the Defence Force (NZDF) is set to shake up its processes during overseas deployments. 

An expert panel set up by the Government to review the NZDF's structure, information management and record-keeping has made nine recommendations in its 93-pages report released on Monday.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/operation-burnham-new-defence-force-review-set-to-shake-up-overseas-deployment-processes.html
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

China has sent a chilling warning to Australia after the country's Defence Minister said it would be "inconceivable" for them not to join the United States should they take action to defend Taiwan.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/11/chinese-state-media-sends-chilling-warning-to-australia-after-its-vow-to-defend-taiwan.html
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Author: Mike Kilpatrick

YouTube has started removing the dislike count from videos to help protect creators from harassment, the company has announced.

The video streaming platform made the move after experimenting earlier this year to see whether changes could reduce 'dislike attacks', where people deliberately drive up the number of dislikes on videos.

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Author: Matt Burrows

A Kiwi worker suspects many unvaccinated people have already fooled their employers into thinking they've had the jab, despite a digital vaccine record being unveiled by the Ministry of Health this week.

My Covid Record was announced in an email to Kiwis on Thursday, marking a new way for New Zealanders to view their vaccination records - the first step on the path towards vaccine certificates, which the Government has promised will arrive before the end of the month.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/11/worker-says-covid-19-vaccine-confirmation-letters-easy-to-fake-as-anti-vaxxers-share-forged-documents-to-avoid-jab-mandates.html
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Author: 1News

New Zealand and Australian officials have weighed in on China's growing influence in the Pacific, in light of news Kiribati is set to open up a valuable marine reserve for commercial fishing and development.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/11/12/chinas-influence-in-the-pacific-under-the-spotlight/
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Author: Reuters

It would be "inconceivable" for Australia not to join the United States should Washington take action to defend Taiwan, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said on Saturday.

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States and its allies would take unspecified "action" if China were to use force to alter the status quo over Taiwan.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/11/australia-would-join-united-states-in-defending-taiwan-if-necessary-peter-dutton.html
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