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Author: Nita Blake

More than $126,000 has been spent on one person's motel stay while they waited for public housing to become available.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/property/115797901/homeless-moved-from-cars-to-motels-its-just-shifted-the-problem
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Author: Robert Ayson

As I read Jim Rolfe’s thoughtful response to my post on the future of New Zealand’s frigates, one line really stood out. “The primary purpose of the warships is to be able to go into dangerous situations and defeat or deter enemies at sea.”

Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/frigates-after-2030-im-still-uncertain
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Author: Lance Beath
Professor Robert Ayson is right to be uncertain about the likely shape of the future surface combatant force once HMNZS Te Kaha and Te Mana are withdrawn from service in the first half of the 2030s. But the reasons for uncertainty are a good deal more complex than Rob’s piece argues.

Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/focus-on-the-future-dont-fixate-on-frigates
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A passenger has died on an Air New Zealand flight that landed at Auckland International Airport.

Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/162071-passenger-dies-on-air-new-zealand-flight.html
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Author: Sam Kilmister

A driver who caused a fatal crash after peeling the pink sticker from his unwarranted vehicle is yet to apologise to his victims and their families. 

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/115753135/driver-peels-pink-sticker-from-unwarranted-car-kills-one-person-and-injures-three-others-in-crash
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Author: Mike Hosking

"In the last 48 hours I have read incredibly distressing reports of an alleged sexual assault involving members of the Labour Party."

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/video/mike-hosking-pm-jacinda-ardern-is-donkey-deep-in-sex-scandal-botch-up/
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Author: Mike Hosking

The trouble with explaining, especially in politics, is it often leads to more questions.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/video/mikes-minute-arderns-sex-scandal-explanations-not-good-enough/
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Author: Euan Graham

Rob Ayson’s thought-provoking post implied that the temporary incapacity of New Zealand’s two ANZAC frigates is a blessing in disguise. In other words, because both vessels were undergoing a significant upgrade refit in Canada, Wellington would be able to rebuff any request from Washington to send a warship to the Gulf, simply because the capability was unavailable. Rob went on to ponder whether the absence of a surface combat capability beyond 2030 really matters for keeping New Zealand’s lights on.

Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/frigates-for-venus
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