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Author: Annika Seppälä

When the Sun ejects solar particles into space, how does this affect the Earth and climate? Are clouds affected by these particles?

When we consider the Sun’s influence on Earth and our climate, we tend to think about solar radiation. We are acutely aware of the skin-burning dangers of ultraviolet, or UV, radiation.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/300260090/climate-explained-how-particles-ejected-from-the-sun-affect-earths-climate
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Author: Mitchell Alexander

As New Zealanders prepared to vote last year for who they thought should form the next Government, potential threats to the integrity of October's general election were being intercepted.

Newshub can reveal the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) identified and responded to "fewer than 10" leads relating to the general election, which had been postponed due to COVID-19. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/03/new-zealand-spy-agency-nzsis-intercepted-multiple-potential-threats-to-2020-general-election.html
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Author: Olivia Wannan

By 2025, you won’t be able to hook up your house or building to the natural gas network, if the Government follows draft advice from the Climate Change Commission. Despite being just one of more than 100 recommendations, it caught a lot of attention. Mike Hosking called it “stupid”. Chef Martin Bosley​ said it would open “the most unbelievable can of worms” for cafes and restaurants.

The commission’s draft advice will be finalised in May, then the Government must decide whether it wants to adopt it.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/124626848/the-end-of-bbqs-or-a-load-of-hot-air-the-proposed-ban-on-natural-gas-connections
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Author: TVNZ

Ten Chinese nationals are facing deportation after having worked unlawfully on an Auckland construction site, officials confirmed to 1 NEWS this evening.

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Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/ten-chinese-nationals-arrested-auckland-construction-site-face-deportation
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Author: Priscilla Dickinson

People who sell properties (excluding investment new builds and family homes) within ten years will be required to pay tax on gains they make.

Among a range of measures to curb property speculation and support first-home buyers, the Government announced on Tuesday it intends to double the bright-line test from five to ten years.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2021/03/bright-line-test-extension-example-of-how-much-tax-a-property-investor-could-pay.html
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Author: Kaysha Brownlie

Property investors say it could be renters who end up the big losers following the announcement of the Government's new housing package.

It was announced on Tuesday that the Government is cracking down on property investors to help first-home buyers get a foot in the door by assisting with deposits and expanding the property investment tax, as well as injecting billions to boost supply.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2021/03/renters-could-be-worse-off-following-government-s-new-housing-package-property-investors.html
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Author: NZDF
NZDF have issued a RFI for the disposal of the RNZAF P-3K2 Orion aircraft.

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Author: Nighthawk, Rocket Lab, RNZ, Newshubh

Lift-off of the 'They Go Up So Fast' rideshare mission 22:30​ UTC on March 22 2021 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1.

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  1. European Union, China impose tit-for-tat sanctions over Uighur human rights abuses
  2. Auckland managed isolation worker tests positive
  3. Police assess community sentiment ahead of protest over Rocket Lab launch
  4. Chilling warning as China-Philippines tension escalates in South China Sea over fishing vessels

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