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The Welcome Home Loan and HomeStart grant will now only require a five per cent deposit under KiwiBuild reset changes.
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Read more: Government halves deposit requirement for loans and deposits as part of KiwiBuild reset
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115526803/government-halves-deposit-requirement-for-loans-and-deposits-as-part-of-kiwibuild-reset
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Defence giant Babcock is on the cusp of clinching a lucrative contract to build a new generation of Royal Navy Type 31e frigates, according to industry sources.
The Devonport Dockyard operator is leading a consortium of key players under the umbrella name Arrowhead 400 on behalf of the £1.25billion deal.
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Read more: Royal Navy Type 31e frigate build contract worth £1.25bn set to be awarded to Babcock
- Article: https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/royal-navy-type-31e-frigate-3252844
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KiwiBuild's 100,000 homes target has been scrapped and will not be replaced as part of the Government's sweeping project reset.
A reset of the affordable housing policy unveiled today makes major changes, including a $400m progressive ownership scheme for up to 4000 families and a shift for wider support for first-home buyers, so buyers with as little as a five per cent deposit will be eligible for Government-backed loans and KiwiSaver withdrawals.
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Read more: KiwiBuild reset: 100,000 home target scrapped, $400m progressive ownership introduced
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115521025/kiwibuild-reset-100000-home-target-scrapped-400m-progressive-ownership-introduced-among-other-changes
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A notorious Auckland street has become a no-pizza-zone after a number of delivery drivers were assaulted over the space of few short weeks.
Domino's Pukekohe have put Holland St on a blacklist for places they will not send their staff.
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Read more: Auckland street too dangerous for pizza delivery, says Domino's
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/115400711/auckland-street-too-dangerous-for-pizza-delivery-say-dominos
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Five helicopters and three ambulances have been sent ot the scene of a bus rollover on the main highway out of Rotorua.
The bus rolled on State Highway 5, near Waiohotu Rd and Galaxy Rd, Mamaku, on Wednesday morning.
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Read more: Emergency services rush to bus rollover on highway near Rotorua
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/115523552/emergency-services-rush-to-bus-rollover-near-rotorua
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With an inquiry into claims of a military cover-up over deaths in Afghanistan set to wrap up within months, a new report argues New Zealand needs to better track, and prevent, civilian harm in conflicts.
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Read more: Is NZ selling civilians short in our military conflicts?
- Article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/09/04/788870/is-nz-selling-civilians-short-in-our-military-conflicts
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The New Zealand Defence Force says it is preparing court martial proceedings against a soldier accused of several assault charges.
In a media advisory today, the military said the court martial will sit on September 23 at Burnham Military Camp near Christchurch.
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Read more: NZDF to conduct court martial of soldier accused of assault charges
- Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/nzdf-conduct-court-martial-soldier-accused-assault-charges
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Some New Zealand gun owners are upset they're being compelled to hand over their assault weapons for money. Others believe a government-imposed ban on certain semi-automatics following a March shooting massacre is the best way to combat gun violence.
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Read more: Police investigate man who allegedly tried to game gun buyback
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/police-investigate-man-who-allegedly-tried-to-game-gun-buyback/
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