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Author: Barbara Ortutay & David Klepper

Facebook will bar US President Donald Trump from posting on its system at least until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the platform said Thursday (Friday morning, NZT).

In a post announcing the unprecedented move, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great following the president's incitement of a mob that touched off a deadly riot in the US Capitol on Wednesday (local time).

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/donald-trumps-america/300200566/facebook-bans-trump-through-biden-inauguration-maybe-longer
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Four new coronavirus infections have been recorded in New Zealand's managed isolation facilities since the last update on Tuesday, and two more cases of the infectious UK variant have been detected.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/01/covid-19-four-new-coronavirus-cases-in-managed-isolation-two-uk-variant-infections.html
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Author: Dan Satherley

Kiwis are being warned if there was an outbreak of the UK strain of coronavirus in Auckland, a repeat of August's level 3 lockdown probably wouldn't be sufficient to contain it.

The B.1.1.7 variant - estimated to be at least 50 percent more infectious than others - is behind the UK's devastating third wave of COVID-19. It's put the country back into lockdown, with the daily death toll back above 1000 for the first time since April. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/01/coronavirus-level-4-lockdown-probably-needed-if-uk-covid-strain-gets-past-the-border-expert.html
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Author: Ged Cann

The former director of Billy Te Kahika Jr’s New Zealand Public Party has labelled the group a “cult” and described its leader as a “lone wolf” in a letter to supporters posted on the party's website.

In the scathing post, dated January 4, Michael Stace accuses party leader Te Kahika of mismanagement, pocketing donations and being disrespectful and demeaning to colleagues.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300199457/billy-te-kahika-jrs-new-zealand-public-party-labelled-a-cult-by-exparty-director
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The mission will launch a single communication microsatellite for OHB Group that will enable specific frequencies to support future services from orbit. The launch will be Rocket Lab’s 18th Electron mission and was procured for OHB Group through OHB Cosmos International Launch Service GmbH, the launch service division of OHB Group. OHB Cosmos is responsible for launching the spacecraft built by the Group's satellite manufacturers based in Germany, Sweden, and Czech Republic.

Article: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/
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Author: RNZ

The Ministry of Health spent $37 million on personal protective equipment (PPE) that was not fit for purpose.

Its annual report for the year ended June shows the health agency spent a total of $108m on PPE for frontline staff in response to the spread of Covid-19.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/434054/ministry-of-health-spent-37m-on-ppe-that-was-defective-or-had-quality-concerns
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Author: Libby Wilson

Hamilton District Court was locked down after a managed isolation worker displaying Covid-19 symptoms reportedly showed up there on Wednesday.

Around two hours after the lockdown began, people started being let out of the district courthouse.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/123879523/people-released-from-hamilton-court-after-covidrelated-lockdown
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Author: Stuff News

Julian Assange’s father has added his name to a letter calling for New Zealand to offer his son asylum, TVNZ reports.

The call comes after a judge in the United Kingdom rejected a request from the United States for Assange’s extradition to face espionage charges.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/123877144/julian-assanges-dad-reportedly-asks-new-zealand-to-offer-his-son-asylum
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