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A postal scam which saw Kiwis lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2013 is back, posties say.
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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/11/kiwis-still-falling-for-long-running-postal-scratchie-scam.html
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Author: Daisy Hudson

The battle to restore Baldwin St to its place as the world's steepest street is going global.

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Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-sunday-session/audio/toby-stoff-dunedin-surveyor-takes-battle-for-baldwin-streets-record-to-the-uk/
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Category: Defence
Author: LINE OF DEFENCE MAGAZINE

Defence Minister Ron Mark highlights recent work done by the NZDF, indicating Defence Estate focus will follow soon-to-be published Defence Capability Plan.

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2019/04/12/community-nation-world/
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Author: Sean O’Riordan

The Naval Service could have a new multi-role vessel (MRV) built and operational wthin the next three years.

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Article: https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/navy-considers-200m-multi-role-ship-460791.html
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This is an older article I stumbled across. I hope the Irish MoD and Navy don't straight out copy HMNZS Canterbury and that they learn from our mistakes and make a few upgrades here and there. 

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Author: Nighthawk

A rushed law is a bad law. They were told, but they knew better. Under 50 days and it keeps changing. How are we supposed to follow the law if the law keeps changing so quickly.

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Article: http://nighthawk.nz
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Author: Steven Joyce

OPINION: Will Southland get the Taranaki treatment?

I hold no brief for Rio Tinto or its aluminium smelter but I am a fan of Southland, and I don't think Southland is getting a fair deal.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/117114862/opinion-why-the-rest-of-us-are-paying-to-keeping-aucklands-lights-on
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Category: Defence
Author: Li Jie Sheng

The FPDA, a nonbinding defense pact, plays an important role in the Southeast Asian region.

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Article: https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/the-future-of-the-five-power-defense-arrangements/
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Category: Defence
Author: Agence France-Presse

The Pentagon said Friday it is awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, following a highly scrutinized bidding process which Amazon had been favored to win.

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Article: https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-awards-10-bn-cloud-contract-to-microsoft-snubbing-amazon-72617/
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