Category : News
Author: Anna Whyte and Katie Bradford

Hundreds of KiwiSaver and investment funds are invested in Russian companies, including major state-backed institutions.

Barry Coates, former Green MP and CEO of Mindful Money, a charity website that shows all the companies that KiwiSavers are investing in, said some of the companies could be considered as "financially propping up the Russian Government" in the invasion of Ukraine.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/02/28/hundreds-of-kiwisaver-investment-funds-in-russian-companies/
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Author: Reuters

The websites of several Russian media outlets were hacked on Monday (local time), Reuters checks showed, with their regular sites replaced by an anti-war message and calls to stop President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-several-russian-media-outlets-display-anti-putin-message-after-being-hacked.html
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Author: Reuters

Russian and Ukrainian officials met on the Belarusian border to discuss a ceasefire on Monday (local time) while invading Russian forces met with determined resistance from Ukrainian troops and civilians on a fifth day of conflict.

Russia faced deepening isolation and economic turmoil as Western nations, united in condemnation of its assault, hit it with an array of sanctions.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/russia-ukraine-ceasefire-talks-begin-as-russian-forces-face-resistance-in-smaller-cities.html
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Author: Rachel Sadler

New Zealand and the United Kingdom have signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that will accelerate Aotearoa's COVID-19 recovery, say Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O'Connor.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/new-zealand-united-kingdom-sign-free-trade-agreement-eliminating-tariffs-on-kiwi-exports-boost-of-up-to-1b-to-gdp.html
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Author: Amelia Wade

As the fighting escalates, Ukrainians in New Zealand can only watch in horror and are calling on the Government for stronger action.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hasn't ruled it out and is looking at more ways to sanction Russia, including whether more assets can be frozen.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/02/ukrainians-in-new-zealand-urging-stronger-action-from-government-in-response-to-russia.html
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Author: Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military command to put nuclear-armed forces on high alert on Sunday (local time) as Ukrainian fighters defending the city of Kharkiv said they had repelled an attack by invading Russian troops.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/02/russia-ukraine-agree-to-talks-as-vladimir-putin-puts-nuclear-armed-forces-on-high-alert.html
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Author: Laura James

With only household contacts required to isolate in Phase 3 of our Omicron response, Kiwis out and about have been questioning the need to keep track of their movements.

It's still mandatory for businesses to display QR codes, and for the public to scan in.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/02/27/kiwis-questioning-the-need-to-scan-qr-codes-in-phase-3/
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Author: Igor Bonifacic

On Saturday morning, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its third day, some of the country’s official government websites went down following a series of alleged cyberattacks. Among the sites that aren’t accessible as of the writing of this article include that of the Kremlin and the country’s Ministry of Defence. Several Twitter accounts claiming affiliation with Anonymous say the international hacking collective is behind the attacks.

Article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/anonymous-hacks-russia-websites-190045299.html
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