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Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand has condemned authorities in Hong Kong and mainland China for their "attacks on freedom of the press" resulting in the "near-complete disappearance of local independent media outlets" in the semi-autonomous city.

Members of the Media Freedom Coalition, including New Zealand, have released a statement on the recent closure of a number of well-known independent media outlets in Hong Kong following the introduction of the national security law in 2020.

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North Korea boasted on Tuesday that it is one of only a handful of countries in the world to field nuclear weapons and advanced missiles and the only one standing up to the US by "shaking the world" with missile tests.

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Author: Christchurch reporters

Primary school students are being targeted by anti-vaccine protests and a “provocative” mobile billboard aiming “extreme” messages at them.

Principals in North Canterbury are so concerned about the prevalence of the scaremongering they have raised it with the Ministry of Education.

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Russia has in place about 70 percent of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is sending more battalion tactical groups to the border with its neighbour, two US officials say.

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US President Joe Biden has vowed to shut down a key Russian gas pipeline to Germany if Moscow invades Ukraine.

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The government's got a shake-up of the ambulance sector in its sights as staffing and funding issues continue to plague St John.

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Police have launched a search for a person who threatened members of the public across Dunedin on Tuesday.

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Russia could invade Ukraine within days or weeks but could still opt for a diplomatic path, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.

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