Spanish shipbuilder Navantia announced that NUSHIP Supply, a new AOR (Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment) vessel for the Royal Australian Navy departed from the Ferrol shipyard to start initial sea trials.

Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/08/navantia-built-aor-supply-starts-sea-trials-in-spain/
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Members of the American military have arrived in Christchurch ahead of their deployment to Antarctica.

A C-17 plane – from McChord Air Force Base in the State of Washington – landed at Christchurch Airport on Friday morning, before the 30 personnel were transported to one of the city’s five quarantine hotels.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122376826/us-military-in-managed-isolation-in-new-zealand-ahead-of-antarctica-trip
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OPINION: I grew up in Christchurch, always dreaming of bigger cities, more people, being where the action is.

I turned 18 a week after the February 2011 earthquake. Having spent early adulthood amongst the rubble, I was fed up with a small, broken town as well as the National government under John Key. It just wasn't my cup of tea.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/122374485/a-kiwi-in-melbourne-i-used-to-love-australia-but-now-im-looking-at-nz-with-longing
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A former Auckland teacher was in "absolute shock" to find out he was being investigated for alleged sexual assaults against six young boys, his defence lawyer says.

Benjamin Christopher Missi Swann, who is also known as Benjy Swann, denies 10 charges of indecent acts on a young person at his trial in the High Court at Auckland.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/122378051/boys-lied-about-being-sexually-assaulted-by-exauckland-teacher-defence-says
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The US government has issued a travel warning for New Zealand over the country's '23 active cases' of COVID-19, despite the fact there are more than 2 million active cases in the US itself, where community transmission is rife. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2020/08/united-states-government-issues-travel-warning-for-new-zealand-due-to-23-active-cases.html
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Two soldiers were burned during a training exercise at Linton Military Camp on Thursday night.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/08/two-people-in-serious-condition-after-incident-at-linton-military-camp.html
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A local ban on Chinese social media app TikTok​ is unlikely soon but can’t be ruled out as China’s actions alarm some other countries, a security expert says.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300047739/tiktok-local-ban-unlikely-until-nz-weans-itself-off-chinese-economy-expert-says
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Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has praised Prime Minister for doing "a seriously good job" and rejects that "woke rust" has rubbed off on her.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/vote2020/winston-peters-praises-jacinda-ardern-criticises-woke-movement/
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