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Author: The Detail,

Amazon's plans to build giant data centres in Auckland, with promises of investing nearly $8 billion and creating hundreds of jobs, are being hailed as a big deal for "little old New Zealand".

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018814293/what-we-don-t-know-about-amazon-s-nz-plans
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Author: Priscilla Dickinson

Dissatisfaction with the Labour Government is mounting among small business owners, a new survey has found.

Almost half (46 percent) of those surveyed thought the National Party had a better understanding of their business needs, followed by the Labour Party at 30 percent and ACT at 23 percent.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2021/09/dissatisfaction-with-labour-government-mounting-among-small-businesses-survey.html
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Author: Reuters

YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, it said in a blog post on Wednesday.

Examples of content that won't be allowed on YouTube include claims that the flu vaccine causes infertility and that the MMR shot, which protects against measles, mumps, and rubella, can cause autism, according to YouTube's policies.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/technology/2021/09/youtube-to-block-all-anti-vaccination-misinformation.html
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Category: Defence
Category : Defence
Author: Ministry of Defence NZ

 

Production is underway for the first of New Zealand’s Bushmaster NZ5.5 vehicles by Thales Australia in Bendigo, Victoria.
 
The Bushmaster vehicles will provide New Zealand Army personnel with high levels of blast and ballistic protection. They are designed with a V hull, which redirects blasts out from under the vehicle, saving lives.
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Article: https://www.defence.govt.nz/the-latest/story/new-bushmaster-armoured-vehicles-hit-the-production-line
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Category: World
Category : Defence
Author: Dan Lake

Day one of the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition took to the skies on Tuesday with millions of viewers watching online from around the world.

The event is taking place in Zhuhai City in Guangdong Province and began with China's Red Eagle Aerobatic Team putting on a display which lasted for about 30 minutes.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2021/09/day-one-of-china-s-international-airshow-in-guangdong-full-of-action.html
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The Carrier Strike Group is conducting engagement activities in the Indo-Pacific region as part of its 28-week deployment. The UK's Carrier Strike Group (CSG21), spearheaded by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, has conducted exercises with units from the Royal New Zealand Navy (NZDF).

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Article: https://www.forces.net/news/csg21-carrier-strike-group-welcomes-new-zealand-defence
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Author: Commander UK Carrier Strike Group

The UK’s CSG21 welcomes another nation! HMSQNLZ and the Strike Group conducted exercises with units from the NZ Navy, developing interoperability and mutual understanding.

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Article: https://twitter.com/smrmoorhouse/status/1442716403149070336
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Author: RNZ

An Afghani man trying to get a visa to come to New Zealand has reportedly been killed by the Taliban.

Community Law chief executive Sue Moroney says the man was a part of a group of 70 people waiting for a court hearing about the processing of their visas.

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Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/fall-of-afghanistan-afghani-trying-to-get-to-new-zealand-killed-by-taliban/
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