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The government has confirmed the minimum wage will be going up by $1.20 next year.

It's the next step towards the government's plan for the minimum wage to reach $20 by 2021.

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Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/169400-minimum-wage-to-be-increased-to-1890-an-hour.html
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Author: Florence Kerr and Thomas Manch

A New Zealand soldier with far-right links was questioned by police after the March 15 terror attacks, a source says.

The soldier, who was taken into military custody on Friday, is a 27-year-old man working as an armourer at the Linton Military Camp. 

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118298650/arrested-new-zealand-soldier-with-farright-ties-was-questioned-after-march-15-attacks
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Author: Lana Andelane

A soldier has been arrested at Linton Military Camp following a "joint criminal investigation" by NZ Police and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), a police spokesperson confirmed.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/soldier-believed-to-have-ties-to-far-right-christian-brotherhood-arrested-at-linton-military-camp.html
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Author: CATE BROUGHTON

Racism is alive and well in Aotearoa – from verbal assaults, slurs, put downs, “profiling” and threats of violence - but there is little data on how widespread it is. This prompted Stuff to launch its own online survey as part of its Being Kiwi series on diversity and racism. Cate Broughton reports on its findings.

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Article: https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2019/12/being-kiwi-racism-survey-results/
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Author: Sae Strang

An anti-racism poster has been causing outrage after showing three monkeys with the caption "no to racism".

The picture, unveiled on Monday, depicts three monkeys with vibrant paint drawn around their faces.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/12/italian-football-league-s-anti-racism-monkey-poster-accused-of-being-racist.html
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Author: Sky News Australia

Cultural critic Douglas Murray and Dutch left-wing author Sylvana Simons debate political correctness, freedom of speech and identity politics.

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Author: Thomas Manch

Defence Minister Ron Mark has confirmed he got into a scuffle with a drunk man who stole his cowboy hat.

The NZ First MP was at a Fleetwood Mac tribute concert in Carterton on Saturday, December 7, when his cowboy hat - a regular part of his attire - was stolen by a punter he said was clearly intoxicated.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/118265125/minister-ron-mark-in-scuffle-over-stolen-cowboy-hat-at-fleetwood-mac-tribute-concert
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Both fatalities were under five years old - that age group makes up almost all of the dead.

According to the latest update, 5331 measles cases have been reported in total with 64 cases in the past 24 hours.

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Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/two-more-children-die-in-samoas-measles-epidemic-bringing-death-toll-75
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