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Author: Scott Palmer

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has delivered a fiery speech at his party's AGM on Sunday, announcing to the public that "we are coming back".

It's his first speech since NZ First was booted out of Parliament at last year's election after only getting 2.6 percent of the vote, well below the 5 percent threshold required if no candidate wins a seat.

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A Hong Kong court ordered the top editor of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and the head of its parent company held without bail Saturday (local time) in the first hearing since their arrest two days ago under the city's national security law.

Ryan Law, the chief editor, and Cheung Kim-hung, the CEO of Next Digital, have been charged with collusion with a foreign country to endanger national security in a case widely seen as an attack on press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300337422/editor-and-ceo-denied-bail-in-apple-daily-case-in-hong-kong
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Author: Reuters

ONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Britain is accelerating its trade talks with New Zealand and aims to seal a "fantastic" agreement in August, its trade ministry said on Friday following talks in London.

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Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-says-aim-conclude-trade-talks-with-new-zealand-august-2021-06-18/
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Author: James Fyfe

A massive clean-up effort is continuing on Sunday after an apparent tornado struck south Auckland on Saturday.

Hundreds of homes were damaged in Papatoetoe, and one person lost their life after they were picked up and thrown into a solid object by the strong winds while working in a container yard in Wiri.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/06/auckland-tornado-community-spirit-remains-strong-as-residents-continue-clean-up-efforts.html
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Author: Ben Strang
 

Motorcycles may be eligible for a Clean Car Discount in future.

Under the newly announced government policy, motorcycles were omitted from the plan which will give people buying electric vehicles discounts of up to $8625 for a new vehicle, and $3450 for a used import.

Plug-in hybrid vehicles will receive a discount of between $2300 and $5750.

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Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/clean-car-discount-scheme-may-include-motorcycles-in-future
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Author: Jay Marlowe

OPINION: When Covid-19 forced New Zealand to shut its borders, it left refugees we had committed to resettle in precarious circumstances with shattered hopes.

The latest United Nation figures put people forcibly displaced by conflict at nearly 80 million – a near doubling from 10 years ago. Each minute of every day last year, 21 people were separated from their friends, family and communities because of who they are or what they believe.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/immigration/300336263/new-zealand-has-one-of-the-lowest-refugee-rates-in-the-world--and-room-for-more
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No no no... Sorry but we have a housing crisis at the moment. What is the point in bringing in more refuges from around the world if we can't house them properly. We already can't house kiwi's that live here.

Sort the housing crisis out first and then look at the numbers. Look after the people that are already here before expanding on those numbers.

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Author: The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP

UK International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and New Zealand Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor concluded a day of detailed trade talks in London yesterday (Thursday 17 June).

Minister O’Connor’s visit concludes the fifth round of talks, in which strong progress was made in agreeing key issues across the deal including reaching consensus on disputes, transparency and gender equality in trade. Both countries have agreed to accelerate negotiations to finalise the details of the deal.

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Article: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/press-statement-on-trade-talks-between-uk-and-new-zealand
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Author: NZDF

New Zealand Defence Force personnel working as part of international sanctions enforcement against North Korea have detected and reported illicit ship-to-ship transfers and vessels of interest.

In April the Government committed a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft in support of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea.

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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/rnzaf-completes-north-korea-sanctions-enforcement-deployment/
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  1. ACT leader David Seymour sceptical as Government praised for 'positive surprise' GDP increase
  2. New Zealand GDP up 1.6 percent in latest figures
  3. Debt-to-income limits: Reserve Bank looks to restrict lending to house buyers whose debts outstrip income
  4. Broker warns 'poor will get poorer' if Government introduces debt-to-income caps to stop monster mortgages

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