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Author: MAN Energy Solutions

Here some of the upgrades done to Eddo Fonn before she was handed over to the RNZN became HMNZS Manawanui.

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Author: Phil Pennington

Three thousand truck and heavy vehicle certifications have been revoked this year, compared to just five in total two years ago.

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Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/166376-3000-heavy-vehicle-certificates-revoked-2019-so-far.html
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Author: Gill Bonnett

A British man who laundered drugs money and conspired to import party pills has lost a battle against deportation.

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Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/166382-drugs-offender-loses-battle-against-deportation.html
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Author: Kate Newton

As New Zealand's population nears five million, our demographics have changed - but what about our perceptions of who the 'average' Kiwi is? Do they exist, or were they always a myth?

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Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/as-new-zealands-population-nears-five-million-who-is-the-average-kiwi/
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New Zealand does not have a Marine Corps. Nor, unlike Australia, does it have Army units that are habitually associated with amphibious operations. Nor, unlike Canada, has it given consideration to acquiring amphibious assault ships or forming a unit that might operate with such ships. US Marines supported the New Zealand Force integration of their recently acquired multi-role maritime patrol vessel Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship (HMNZS) Canterbury, which enhanced humanitarian assistance efforts in the region.

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Article: https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/nz/marines.htm
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Project Protector was formed to acquire a Multi-Role Vessel (MRV), and Offshore and Inshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs and IPVs). The primary role of the MRV is to provide the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) with a tactical sealift capability. In addition to this role, the MRV is able to provide a response capability to contingency operations in the New Zealand EEZ and the South Pacific, conduct sea training for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and contribute to the off shore patrol effort. 

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Article: https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/nz/rnzn-modernization.htm
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Author: Scott Palmer

Two people are reportedly dead and seven injured after a serious truck crash south of Christchurch on Sunday morning.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/11/serious-truck-vs-car-crash-in-bankside-canterbury.html
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A man remains in a serious but stable condition in Southland Hospital after being shot at an Invercargill property.

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Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/man-shot-invercargill-stable
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