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Category: Defence

Published: 21 February 2020

Author: NZDF

When Lower Hutt man Andrew Wickham joined the New Zealand Army in 1990 his recruiter didn’t tell him he would spend a good part of the next 30 years posted to some of the most unforgiving places in the world in testing conditions.

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Read more: Lower Hutt soldier thriving on challenges at Taji complex in Iraq

Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/lower-hutt-soldier-thriving-on-challenges-at-taji-complex-in-iraq-b702a90915fa

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Published: 21 February 2020

Author: Dan Satherley

A school principal who asked parents if their kids didn't want to sing the national anthem for "cultural or religious reasons" says none have asked to have their kids opted out. 

Carlton Primary in Whanganui sent a text to parents this week asking if they could get in touch "if you do not want your child to sing the national anthem at assembly due to cultural or religious reason", NZME reports.

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Read more: School lets students opt out of singing national anthem for 'cultural or religious reasons'

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/02/school-lets-students-opt-out-of-singing-national-anthem-for-cultural-or-religious-reasons.html

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Published: 21 February 2020

Author: Dan Satherley

Kiwis are living two years longer now than they did when the age of superannuation was set at 65, costing the taxpayer billions, new figures show.

On average, New Zealand men born today can expect to live 78 years and women 83. 

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Read more: Time to means-test superannuation like other forms of welfare - economist Shamubeel Eaqub

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/02/time-to-means-test-superannuation-like-other-forms-of-welfare-economist-shamubeel-eaqub.html

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Published: 21 February 2020

Author: Maxine Jacobs

Police with riot shields have stormed a Palmerston North student street as hundreds of partying students spilled on to the street amid burning couches.  

Officers swarmed Ada St about 11.30 on Thursday night, finding two couches on fire and more than 400 drunken students crowded in the middle of the road.

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Read more: Palmerston North student parties get out of hand; police with riot shields storm street

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/119696633/palmerston-north-student-parties-get-out-of-hand-police-with-riot-shields-storm-street

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So, they are out causing havoc, may seem like harmless fun, but look into history, people get hurt.  the student loans debt 19 billion dollars, if they don't stop or get arrested, expelled and blocked from going to any other university, and get any student loan money back... simple... and if they can't it becomes a standard load with interest, and the first payment must be made with the week... It will make them think before they start doing too much of stupid thing...