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Author: Alexa Cook

An increasing number of New Zealanders are saying no to booze. 

In fact, according to one survey, 80 percent of Kiwis are taking a part-time approach to drinking and choosing low or non-alcoholic drinks.  

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2021/12/eighty-pct-of-new-zealanders-now-take-a-part-time-approach-to-alcohol-survey.html
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 I feel sorry for them... reality will kick in and they will see it is not a nice place.... better to stay drunk. ;-)
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Author: Reuters

Russia has demanded that NATO rescind a 2008 commitment to Ukraine and Georgia that they would one day become members and said the alliance should promise not to deploy weapons in countries bordering Russia that could threaten its security.

The demands were spelt out by the Russian foreign ministry in its fullest statement yet on the security guarantees that President Vladimir Putin says he wants to obtain from the United States and its allies.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/russia-demands-nato-break-security-promises-to-ukraine-georgia.html
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Author: Jon Stephenson

The foreign ministry spokesman for the Taliban is a former New Zealand resident who previously lived in Hamilton, multiple sources have told Stuff.

The spokesman refers to himself as Abdul Qahar Balkhi. Based in Kabul, Balkhi has become a prominent representative of the Taliban regime, due to his interviews with international media and his excellent English.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300475970/senior-taliban-spokesman-a-former-new-zealand-resident
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Author: TVNZ

Jacinda Ardern insists the trans-Tasman friendship with Australia is in fine health, and she won't join the international pile-on critiquing Scott Morrison's foreign engagement.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/12/11/nz-and-australias-bond-will-always-be-tight-ardern/
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Author: Reuters

The United States has imposed extensive human rights-related sanctions on dozens of people and entities tied to China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh, and added Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group to an investment blacklist.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/12/us-imposes-sweeping-human-rights-sanctions-on-china-myanmar-and-north-korea.html
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Author: Marcus Hellyer

The sad saga of the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter has been running for a long time. Back when I worked in the Department of Defence, we used to occupy ourselves from time to time calculating how much money the taxpayer would save in the long run if we just walked away from the MRH-90 utility helicopter and bought Black Hawk helicopters instead. The answer was a lot. And the sooner you did it, the more you’d save, by avoiding sinking more acquisition dollars into the MRH-90 and realising the substantially lower operating costs of the Black Hawk. But even though those numbers were shared with Defence’s senior decision-makers, the department couldn’t bring itself to take that step.

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Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/dumping-the-adfs-mrh-90-helicopters-is-the-right-call-but-why-now/
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Author: Sam Sherwood

A man was vaccinated against Covid-19 up to 10 times in one day on behalf of other people, prompting an investigation by the Ministry of Health.

It is believed the man, who is understood to have visited several vaccination centres, was paid for the jabs.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/127245863/covid19-man-receives-up-to-10-vaccines-in-one-day
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Author: Reuters

Actor Jussie Smollett, one-time star of the TV drama Empire, was found guilty on Thursday of staging a hate crime against himself in what prosecutors said was a bid to gain sympathy and boost his career.

Prosecutors said Smollett, who is Black and gay, lied to police when he told them that he was accosted on a dark Chicago street by two masked strangers in January 2019.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2021/12/empire-star-jussie-smollett-found-guilty-of-faking-hate-crime-in-misguided-attempt-to-boost-career.html
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