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Author: Rachel Sadler

Social media users have attacked Jacinda Ardern during a Facebook Live over the Government's latest housing announcement, saying the new plans won't help renters.

On Tuesday, it was announced that the Government would crack 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 part of the plan, the Government decided to offset tax deduction losses on rental property mortgage interest rates.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/03/housing-crisis-social-media-users-attack-jacinda-ardern-over-government-s-new-housing-plans.html
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Author: Madison Reidy

Landlords are warning the weapon they'll bring to the Government's war on property investors is higher rents. 

They say the new housing measures will increase their tax bills and force them to hike prices or sell out, reducing rental supply. 

But renters can't afford to pay anymore.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2021/03/housing-crisis-landlords-warning-to-increase-rents-not-an-empty-threat-economists.html
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Author: NZDF

The New Zealand Defence Force has taken a second supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to another country, this time to Timor-Leste.

Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130 Hercules yesterday delivered approximately 5500kgs of PPE to Timor-Leste’s capital, Dili, following a surge in COVID-19 cases in that country.

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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/rnzaf-delivers-ppe-supplies-to-timor-leste
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Author: London Politica

This is everything you need to know about CANZUK and the global power play around it. London Politica provides regular political risk insights and briefings affecting organisations all over the world. From climate change to geopolitical strategy, political developments to international affairs, London Politica provides bespoke analysis and advice on how organisations can navigate an increasingly complicated world.

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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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