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(CNN) Climate activist Greta Thunberg will cross the Atlantic on a zero-emissions sailboat on her way to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23.

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Article: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/29/europe/greta-thunberg-sailboat-scli-intl/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1LegBAOkqVz9f_NTc24kCGPHBuIdf5mM9iqUiPVvQgeeyvaio09yiZ4fo
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Neil Construction Ltd (an overseas owned company) has recently purchased commercial land right next to the Whenuapai Air Base with the intention of turning it into housing. They have had the zoning changed (simply to increase the value of the land) and have taken the Air Force to the environment court to get them to reduce noise (and won the first ruling). 

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Article: https://www.change.org/p/neil-construction-ltd-stop-neil-construction-ltd-from-ruining-whenuapai?recruiter=79903095&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=45df691a-a13c-4f67-b13d-73354c7462a4&share_bandit_exp=abi-18095896-en-GB&share_bandit_var=v2&utm_content=fht-18095896-en-gb%3Av5
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Author: Glenn McConnell and Caroline Williams

Metallica co-founder James Hetfield has entered rehab, meaning the band's New Zealand tour has been cancelled.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/116172066/metallica-cofounder-james-hetfield-enters-rehab-bands-nz-tour-postponed
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Author: Joanne Carroll and Tom Kitchin

The hunt for a 9-year-old girl who has been missing for more than 12 hours after being swept away in a West Coast river will continue through the night, police say.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116108357/water-rescue-on-south-islands-west-coast
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The family of a young girl swept into a West Coast river say they are in shock and grief over their precious only child.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/399742/family-of-girl-swept-into-river-speak-of-incomprehensible-time
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The body of a young girl has been found near the mouth of the Grey River near Cobden.

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Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/163232-body-of-young-girl-found-on-west-coast.html
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A little wariness appears to have returned to households with consumer confidence dipping to a four-year low.

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Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/163199-consumer-confidence-slips-to-4year-low.html
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Category: Science
Author: Tsvetana Paraskova

A team of scientists say they have found a new way to generate electricity from capturing heat with the help of magnetic particles that were thought to have been useless in generating energy from heat until now.

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Article: https://nz.finance.yahoo.com/news/scientific-breakthrough-way-electricity-heat-170000256.html
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