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Author: China in Focus - NTD

Anger has erupted among tenants of a Chinese apartment rental company. That’s after the company’s funding chain cut off, prompting landlords to send their residents packing.

A former president of a provincial High Court has been convicted of accepting $10 million in bribes. Though he’s now awaiting his sentence, the trial overlooked an even bigger crime.

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Author: RocketLAB

Rocket Lab's 17th mission is a dedicated launch for Japanese Earth-imaging company Synspective.

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Article: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/
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Category : Defence
Author: Nighthawk

The last government finally confirmed the replacement of our aging C-130H Hercules. These airframes will be over 60 years old when they are replaced in 2024. But they are being replaced with C-130J-30 Super Hercules, so what is the difference other than the airframe not being in it's 60's. The NZG ordered 5 C-130J-30 aircraft ordered in June 2020 to replace our existing fleet of C-130Hs. The good thing here is it is one for one and no drop in fleet numbers.

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Author: NZDF

New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Deputy Director Visits and Ceremonial Sandra McKie made history at the State Opening of Parliament today, as the first female Usher of the Black Rod in the 128-year history of the role in this country.

The Usher of the Black Rod is the Governor-General’s messenger for ceremonial communications with the House and is appointed by warrant by the Governor-General.

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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/nzdf-staff-member-makes-history-at-parliament-opening/
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Author: Dan Satherley, Perry Wilton & Emma Stanford

A New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) soldier alleged to be part of a far-right group arrested last December is likely to have links to overseas groups based on the charges he's facing, a security expert says.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/11/soldier-s-espionage-charges-suggest-overseas-link-expert.html
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Author: Hamish McNeilly

A group of students who lived at a Dunedin party flat – where people allegedly vomited into holes in the walls – may be liable for $34,000 in claimed damages.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/property/123500335/dispute-over-34000-worth-of-damage-allegedly-caused-at-scarfie-party-flat
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Category : Defence
Author: Michael Morrah

Newshub can reveal the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has introduced a raft of new rules for its COVID-19 workforce.

They include a curfew, alcohol restrictions and protective measures to manage risk around how staff interact. 

It follows the emergence of the November quarantine cluster, which began when an NZDF worker at the Jet Park Hotel, Auckland's quarantine facility, was infected.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/11/revealed-the-strict-new-coronavirus-rules-for-new-zealand-s-covid-19-defence-force-staff.html
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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) can advise that the Director of Military Prosecutions has laid charges in the Court Martial of New Zealand against a Linton-based soldier who has continued name suppression.
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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/charges-laid-against-linton-soldier/
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  4. Survey shows NZers want more support for military and families

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