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ACT says New Zealand would save $11.2 billion if it was in power, proposing an alternative Budget that would see tax rates cut, minimum wage increases paused and the Zero Carbon Act repealed.
The Government will announce its "Recovery Budget" next Thursday where money is likely to be prioritised on child poverty, housing, and climate change.
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New Zealand is co-sponsoring a United Nations (UN) event on the human rights situation in Xinjiang; an event China has lashed out against, labelling it a "shameful travesty".
A number of UN member states and non-government organisations are on Thursday (NZT) attending a virtual conference planned by Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States to discuss the treatment of the Uighur people in Xinjiang, China.
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Four people are injured, three critically, after a stabbing incident at a Dunedin supermarket.
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- Emergency services were called to the incident on Cumberland St about 2.30pm
- Four people have been injured - three critically and one seriously, St John says. All have been taken to Dunedin Hospital
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Read more: Four injured, three critically, after stabbing at Dunedin supermarket
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/05/reports-of-stabbing-incident-at-supermarket-in-dunedin.html
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ANALYSIS: Just a week out from the Budget, Finance Minister Grant Robertson will deliver his second major budget speech.
He is expected to answer a question that’s been hovering over the Government since last week’s surprise austerian turn: how bad is it going to get?
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Read more: Finance Minister Grant Robertson to reveal how tight money will be
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300303321/budget-2021-finance-minister-grant-robertson-to-reveal-how-tight-money-will-be
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The average house price in New Zealand will hit $1 million before year's end, if recent trends continue.
The latest Quotable Value figures, out Monday, show the average value nationwide is now $913,209 - up 8.9 percent in just three months. At that rate, the $1 million mark will be reached by September.
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Read more: Average NZ house price now above $900,000, no sign of slowing down
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2021/05/house-prices-increase-21-percent-as-govt-reserve-bank-changes-fail-to-hit-market.html
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Debris from an out-of-control Chinese rocket has broken through Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
The Chinese National Space Agency confirmed the Long March 5B rocket re-entered over the Indian Ocean at 02.24 UTC (2.24pm New Zealand time) on Sunday, southwest of Sri Lanka.
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Read more: 'Reckless gamble': Out-of-control Chinese rocket lands in Indian Ocean
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Remnants of China's largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere on Sunday.
On Friday, China's foreign ministry said most debris from the rocket will burn on re-entry and is highly unlikely to cause any harm after the US military said what it called an uncontrolled re-entry was being tracked by United States Space Command.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a fan of cursing. And China's encroachment on the South China Sea, or the West Philippine Sea, is causing some issues with the Philippines. And a major EU China investment deal may be in trouble. That and more on this week's China news headlines.
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Read more: Philippines FM Curses Out China “GET THE $#&! OUT!”
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