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Switzerland has come in 16 spots ahead of New Zealand to be named 2020's "most expensive" country to live in.
A report from CEOWORLD magazine identifies which countries around the world are the most and least expensive to live in. Their rankings are based on "five major metrics" - cost of living, rent, groceries, eating out and purchasing power.
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Read more: Report reveals 2020's 'most expensive' countries to live in
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2020/02/report-reveals-2020-s-most-expensive-countries-to-live-in.html
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The UK is no longer a member of the European Union – at least from an administrative point of view – and now begins the long and arduous process of negotiating trade deals with the rest of the world.
But where does that leave the UK's relationship with New Zealand?
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Read more: How Brexit will impact New Zealand
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2020/02/how-brexit-will-impact-new-zealand.html
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A mum has been praised for sharing the reality of motherhood with a photo of her breastfeeding on the floor of a department store in New South Wales.
For Sarah Mills, the dreaded 'back-to-school-shop' was not an event she looked forward to – but with her two oldest kids Hendrix, 10, and Monroe, seven, heading back to their classes, it had to be done.
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Read more: Aussie mum praised for breastfeeding son on shop floor, despite 'disgusted' customers
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2020/02/aussie-mum-praised-for-breastfeeding-son-on-shop-floor-despite-disgusted-customers.html
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I don't mind breastfeeding in public, and don't find it disgusting etc... and have nothing against it, however, there is a time and place, and this was not the place, simply blocking the aisle for other shoppers is not on, and because blocking said aisle it becomes a health and safety issue...
And then the kid probably needs to be weened off the tit..
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New Zealand's superannuation system is one of the most generous pension schemes in the world. Dished out at a rate of $25,000 a year before tax if you're single and living alone, or $37,500 for a couple, it virtually single-handedly pulls over-65-year-olds out of poverty and enables a basic standard of living.
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Read more: New Zealand's pension is one of the world's most generous - will you be getting it at 65?
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/119288609/pension-age-debate-crunch-coming
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On Sunday the Government announced that our borders are closed to China. This is in response to the coronavirus outbreak centred in Wuhan, China. As of February 3rd, approximately 17,000 cases have been confirmed, with 362 deaths and 487 patients who have recovered. But is closing the borders an overreaction?
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Read more: Is Closing the Border the Best Response?
- Article: https://www.top.org.nz/coronavirus_is_closing_the_border_the_best_response
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ANALYSIS: The emergence of 2019 novel coronavirus is not an exceptional event, after all, infectious diseases have to come from somewhere.
What is new is the fact we have the technology to identify it fast, track it, stop it, cure it, and vaccinate against it: We are literally watching the birth of a new human infection in real time.
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Read more: Coronavirus is a global 'misinfodemic'
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A passenger has died on a flight from China that landed at Auckland International Airport on Monday afternoon.
The person was on board China Southern flight CZ305 from Guangzhou.
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Read more: Passenger dies on China-Auckland flight after
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/119304178/passenger-dies-on-chinaauckland-flight-after-medical-event
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Gore and Mataura residents have been ordered to evacuate immediately as flood levels continue to rise. Residents of Wyndham and Riversdale were also asked to prepare to evacuate.
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Read more: Evacuations ordered in Southland as water levels rise
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/119267763/state-of-emergency-declared-in-southland-as-water-levels-rise
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