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Author: Associated Press

Sweden overnight decided to join neighbouring Finland in seeking NATO membership, ending more than two centuries of military nonalignment in a historic shift prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/17/once-neutral-sweden-seeks-nato-membership-in-historic-shift/
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Author: Associated Press

Finland's government declared a “new era” is underway as it inches closer to seeking NATO membership, hours before Sweden's governing party overnight backed a plan to join the trans-Atlantic alliance amid Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/16/finland-sweden-inch-closer-to-seeking-nato-membership/
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Author: Reuters

Vladimir Putin appeared to climb down on Monday (local time) from Russia's objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, saying Moscow had no issues with them entering the US-led military alliance they now aim to join in reaction to his invasion of Ukraine.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/ukraine-invasion-russian-president-vladimir-putin-appears-to-back-off-threats-as-sweden-finland-prepare-to-join-nato.html
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Controversial climate action group The Tyre Extinguishers claims it's started deflating tyres in Christchurch.

After being slammed earlier this month for deflating the tyres of vehicles in Auckland they say are "gas guzzlers", the group said it has spread its actions further down the country. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/05/climate-action-group-claims-they-ve-started-deflating-tyres-in-christchurch.html
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 You can peacefully protest all you want... but I draw the line touch and damaging peoples property. Also a modern SUV is probably cleaner and have less emissions than the beat up old Toyota these people drive around in.
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Warning - this article discusses sexual abuse and may distress some readers.

An Australian sailor says she was drugged and raped while serving with the Royal New Zealand Navy on an exchange - and told if she pressed charges she would be sent home.

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Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/australian-sailor-says-she-was-drugged-and-raped-while-serving-with-nz-navy-and-told-not-to-report-it/MAN6VHQZMQYJFZU3P3LXX2V4EE/
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I am getting sick of seeing this in the NZDF as a whole... I don't know what has happening to the NZDF but it's morals have gone down hill since I left. Sort it out. The officer/crew member should not have been able to get away with this behavior in any form.

And while it does nothing for Jennifer now, I apologise that it happened, and if this had happened on my watch the person involved would have had fingers slammed in a hatch as is closed (by accident)
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Author: Shea Turner

Defence Force recruitment numbers are below required targets as recruiters battle a strong civilian labour market and a high attrition rate.

A Defence Force spokesperson said recruitment was below required targets for the Army, in particular.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300584463/defence-force-recruitment-for-2022-currently-below-requirement
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Author: Nick Allen

Congress is set to hold the first public hearing in decades into UFO sightings next week in the latest serious attempt by the US government to establish the origins of the phenomena.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/us-canada/300588718/the-truth-is-out-there-pentagon-faces-public-grilling-over-ufo-sightings
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Author: Frank Jordans Jari Tanner

A senior Nato official on Sunday said Russia’s military advance in Ukraine appeared to be faltering and he hoped Kyiv could win the war, as Russia’s neighbour Finland announced it wanted to join the Western military alliance.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300588883/ukraine-war-finland-confirms-nato-bid-as-alliance-says-russia-is-losing-momentum
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