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Author: RNZ

The line between home and work has blurred, with so many forced into their living rooms to work from home during the pandemic.

AUT Business School human resources management professor Jarrod Haar said a culture change could be looming, with the home doubling as the workplace for many.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/02/covid-19-working-from-home-likely-to-last-beyond-pandemic-expert.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand's partnership with the United States is "vitally important" and has seen "tremendous growth" over the last decade, a top US official says, as the superpower attempts to strengthen its position within the Indo-Pacific.

The US late last week released its Indo-Pacific Strategy, detailing its intent to modernise its relationships in the region, which it says is facing "urgent challenges" such as the growing influence of China, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/02/how-the-united-states-views-new-zealand-as-indo-pacific-faces-urgent-challenges.html
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Author: Juliet Speedy

Thursday's clean-up of Dunedin's Castle St carnage came after news University of Otago students have been partying with an uninvited guest.

That guest was Omicron, which they say they had a bouncer for.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/02/omicron-on-castle-street-dunedin-students-confused-after-some-refused-covid-19-tests.html
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Author: Priscilla Dickinson

As the number of Omicron cases ramp up, workers who need to self-isolate and can't work from home may be wondering what their options are for getting paid.

It comes as 1160 new cases of COVID-19 are confirmed on Wednesday. Under phase 2 of the Omicron outbreak, which started from 11:59pm on Tuesday, people who test positive for COVID-19 are required to self-isolate for 10 days. The 10-day self-isolation rule also applies to people living in the same household as a confirmed case, who are required to get tested on day eight. Close contacts are required to self-isolate for seven days.  

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2022/02/pay-options-for-workers-self-isolating-during-the-omicron-outbreak.html
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Author: Reuters

The United States and NATO said Russia was still building up troops around Ukraine on Wednesday despite Moscow's insistence it was pulling back, questioning President Vladimir Putin's stated desire to negotiate a solution to the crisis.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/02/national-lodges-notice-of-no-confidence-motion-in-speaker-trevor-mallard-after-sprinkler-speaker-tactics-against-protesters.html?ref=ves-nextauto
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Sailing home after mission success. Over 2,830 nautical miles, and an eight-day journey from New Zealand later - Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Aotearoa has successfully completed its first Antarctica resupply operation and is now heading home.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/successful-resupply-mission-to-antarctica-proves-capability-of-nz-navy-ship/
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Author: Reuters

The United States said on Sunday (local time) that Russia could invade Ukraine "any day now" and might create a surprise pretext for an attack, as the German chancellor prepared for talks this week with President Vladimir Putin to try to ease the crisis.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/02/united-states-warns-russia-could-invade-ukraine-any-day-now-might-create-surprise-pretext-for-attack.html
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