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An aircraft carrier strike group, consisting of ships of the Navy of Great Britain, the United States, Japan, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand, made its passage unhindered through the waters of the South China Sea. This was told by the commander of the international AUG, British Admiral Stephen Moorhouse.
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Read more: China reacted with restraint to the appearance of the largest AUG off its coast
- Article: https://topcor.ru/22101-kitaj-sderzhanno-otreagiroval-na-pojavlenie-krupnejshej-aug-u-svoih-beregov.html
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Mysterious signals unlike anything ever seen before have been detected coming from the direction of the galactic centre, baffling astronomers.
The signal "switches on and off apparently at random" and the object it's coming from is invisible, according to a new paper published this week.
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Well New Zealand is part of the Five Powers Defence Arrangement with the United Kingdom, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore the agreement was signed in 1971 whereby the five powers are to consult each other "immediately" in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of these five countries for the purpose of deciding what measures should be taken jointly or separately in response.
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Read more: How many formal defence allies does New Zealand have?
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OPINION: The political temperature is rising in the South China Sea, and its effects will be felt in the South Pacific before long.
Recent incursions by the Chinese air force into Taiwan’s air defence zone have ratcheted up already tense relations, with the US and Australia both warning China about undermining regional peace and stability.
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Read more: Taiwan is becoming a flashpoint for China and the West – how does New Zealand respond?
- Article: https://theconversation.com/taiwan-is-becoming-a-flashpoint-for-china-and-the-west-how-does-new-zealand-respond-169532
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The chairman of a school board in an area with some of the lowest rates of vaccine uptake in the country resigned from his position less than two hours after the Government made Covid-19 immunisation mandatory for education workers.
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Read more: School board chairman resigns abruptly after Covid vaccine made mandatory for teachers
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In this exclusive interview with chief editor Nicholas Dynon, Secretary of Defence Andrew Bridgman talks Defence Assessment, Defence Capability Plan review, international engagement, and the Ministry’s key priorities in 2021/22.
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Read more: The Interview: Andrew Bridgman, Secretary of Defence
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/10/06/defence-secretary-key-priorities-2021-22/
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The Government is wielding a bigger stick over the unvaccinated, after mandating healthcare, schools and early childhood staff be vaccinated against Covid or lose their jobs by the end of the year, as it makes another major push for its vaccine roll-out to outpace the virus.
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Read more: Government wields biggest stick yet with 'no jab, no job' policy in health and education
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On October 12, 1996, New Zealand held its first election under the new electoral system, MMP.
It was one of the most significant developments in the history of electoral reform in this country; one designed to address the inequity of a First Past the Post system that could allow the party with the most votes to lose an election.
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Read more: After 25 years of MMP, is it working as was intended?
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/10/after-25-years-of-mmp-is-it-working-as-was-intended.html
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