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Written by NighthawkNZ

Parent Category: News

Category: Defence

Published: 26 January 2020

Author: John Berry

You don’t want your retirement savings invested in nuclear bombs, sure. But what about conventional defence equipment that’s also used for essential civilian purposes?

This month’s assassination of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and the Australian navy’s evacuation of people escaping bushfires are two very different events, but they highlight the dilemma faced by KiwiSavers wanting to invest ethically. When does putting your retirement savings into a weapons manufacturer cross the line between acceptable and unacceptable? 

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Read more: Tanks, torpedoes and tasers: Why weapons are a conundrum for KiwiSavers

Article: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/24-01-2020/tanks-tridents-and-torpedoes-why-weapons-are-a-conundrum-for-kiwisavers/

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The NZDF, Navy Army and Air Force regularly help in disasters from Search and rescue, cyclon and earthquake recovery, Kaikoura earthquake was a good example where the warships came to help, supplying food, clean water, and boots on the ground. But they can also defend the nation if needed.

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Written by NighthawkNZ

Category: News

Published: 25 January 2020

Author: Ben Cost

Doctors have warned horny young men to refrain from using banana peels to masturbate — the latest bizarre sex trend circulating on social media.

“It’s the closet thing to a blowjob,” wrote one randy Redditor, who claims “he’s been doing it for years.”

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Read more: Doctors beg men not to masturbate with banana peels

Article: https://nypost.com/2020/01/23/doctors-beg-men-not-to-masturbate-with-banana-peels/

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Written by NighthawkNZ

Category: News

Published: 25 January 2020

Author: Dan Satherley

An expert advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO) has described the coronavirus outbreak as potentially "thermonuclear pandemic level bad".

Dozens have been killed by the virus 2019-nCoV since it was first detected in early December, and as of Sunday morning (NZ time) there were 1441 confirmed cases. 

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Read more: Harvard expert calls coronavirus outbreak 'thermonuclear pandemic level bad'

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/harvard-expert-calls-coronavirus-outbreak-thermonuclear-pandemic-level-bad.html

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Written by NighthawkNZ

Parent Category: News

Category: Defence

Published: 25 January 2020

Author: George Block

The Defence Force is battling to find a buyer for 30 unwanted armoured vehicles which cost about $186 million.

It is another chapter in the long running saga of one of the army's most expensive, and most controversial, purchases.

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Read more: Defence Force struggling to find a buyer for 30 unwanted armoured vehicles

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/119010120/defence-force-struggling-to-find-a-buyer-for-30-unwanted-armoured-vehicles

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