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Belgian kickboxer Frederic Sinistra has died from COVID-19 complications after discharging himself from hospital.
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US President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defence Authorisation Act, or NDAA, for the fiscal year 2022, which authorises $770 billion in defence spending.
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Read more: US President Joe Biden authorises $770 billion in defence spending
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/us-president-joe-biden-authorises-770-billion-in-defence-spending.html
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Police say the issue of gun violence is not just confined to a single region.
There is concern in Auckland about an increase in shootings.
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Read more: Police 'concerned at prevalence of firearms' in society
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/458678/police-concerned-at-prevalence-of-firearms-in-society
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday he would ponder a slew of options if the West fails to meet his push for security guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine.
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Read more: Putin mulls military measures if West refuses Ukraine guarantees
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/12/26/putin-mulls-military-measures-if-west-refuses-ukraine-guarantees/
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The shift to use more biofuels is forecast to raise petrol and diesal prices and knock up to $1 billion off New Zealand's economic growth within four years, but not making a move could also carry big, uncalculated costs, reports suggest.
A number of reports about biofuels to officials and ministers have been triggered by the impending shutdown of the Marsden Point oil refinery - which is being converted into an import-only terminal - and Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
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Read more: What is the real cost of a switch to biofuels?
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/458668/what-is-the-real-cost-of-a-switch-to-biofuels
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So instead of growing food... that land is now for for fuel...
would prefer food over fuel I can live with out fuel but not food...
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Dr Wayne Mapp writes that if New Zealand is to provide its Defence Force with modern platforms capable of interoperability with partners, it will need to maintain defence expenditure at 1.5 percent of GDP over the next decade.
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Read more: Does New Zealand spend enough on Defence?
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/12/13/line-of-defence-magazine-summer-2021-22/
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Does New Zealand spend enough on Defence? Simple answer is, "No, New Zealand does not spend enough on defence."
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As the West laments a global decline in its version of democracy, China suggests its own brand of democracy as a replacement. It’s part of an increasingly contested space, writes Nicholas Dynon, at the discursive end of great power competition.
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Read more: Is democracy declining or just being redefined?
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/12/16/democracy-declining-or-being-redefined/
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I usually write a piece thanking the New Zealand Defence Force personnel who are deployed overseas and away from their families at Christmas. That sentiment stands but this year I’m going to focus on those deployed on duty at managed isolation and quarantine facilities around the country.
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Read more: A Xmas Shout-Out to MIQ Staff
- Article: https://unclas.wordpress.com/2021/12/25/a-xmas-shout-out-to-miq-staff/
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