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The recurring metaphor of New Zealand as "experiment" or "social laboratory" might go back to the 1890s, but it continues to resonate in the 21st century.
Australian political journalist Laura Tingle has revived the venerable idea in the latest edition of the Quarterly Essay, The High Road: What Australia can learn from New Zealand.
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Read more: Trans-Tasman relationship: What Australia can learn from New Zealand
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/11/trans-tasman-relationship-what-australia-can-learn-from-new-zealand.html
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Australia's Prime Minister said a fake image of an Australian soldier posted on a Chinese official's Twitter account was "truly repugnant" and Canberra was demanding it be taken down, amid deteriorating relations between the two countries.
Scott Morrison called a media briefing to condemn the posting of the image, which depicted an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child, and said Canberra was seeking an apology from Beijing.
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Read more: Australia demands apology from China after fake image posted on social media
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A low-lying inhabited island in the Pacific thought to be at risk from rising sea levels has actually increased in size since 1943, scientists say.
And the new research from Auckland University researchers and their Canadian counterparts suggests the island isn't alone.
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Read more: Low-lying Pacific island continuing to expand despite sea level rise - scientists
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The Government is introducing legislation to double sick leave to 10 days, but it comes with a catch: you won't be able to save up sick days more than you already can.
Labour promised to double sick leave during the election campaign and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promised to have the legislation ready before Christmas.
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Read more: Government introduces legislation to double sick leave - but it comes with a catch
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A failure by police to follow their own administrative guidelines allowed the March 15 terrorist to get his gun licence, according to an investigation by leading members of New Zealand's Muslim community.
The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) wrote a report for the Royal Commission into the attack.
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Read more: Christchurch mosque attack: Police admin failure allowed terrorist to get gun licence
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The high-profile epidemiologist who led Sweden's no-lockdown strategy in the spring appears to be being sidelined by the government after his prediction that greater immunity would mean a lighter second wave proved badly wrong.
Anders Tegnell's biweekly press conference was on Thursday (NZT Friday) pushed into the shade by an overlapping press conference fronted by Stefan Lofven, Sweden's prime minister, where scenarios prepared by the Public Health Agency were announced.
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Read more: Sweden 'loses faith' with its Covid expert as deaths rise
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300170454/covid19-sweden-loses-faith-with-its-covid-expert-as-deaths-rise
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The Ministry of Health says it has had no complaints from users of the NZ Covid Tracer app reporting problems with overheating.
An updated app was rolled out a week ago.
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Read more: Covid Tracer app shuts down after 'causing your phone to overheat'
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Flying to Antarctica is no easy feat Our flights to Antarctica have begun for another season. Pilots and crew from Royal New Zealand Air Force plan to fly about a dozen flights to the ice between November and March in our Hercules and Boeing aircraft, carrying cargo and passengers. Join a crew from No. 40 Squadron on one of our Antarctica flights from last season to get a glimpse of what goes on.
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