Category : News
Author: Kelly Ng

The Taliban have burned musical instruments in Afghanistan, claiming music "causes moral corruption".

Thousands of dollars worth of musical equipment went up in smoke on a bonfire on Saturday in western Herat province.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/494903/afghanistan-taliban-burn-immoral-musical-instruments
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Category : Defence
Author: RNZ

Human remains have been found in the search zone where an Australian Army helicopter crashed into the sea in Queensland's Whitsundays last week.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/495100/human-remains-found-near-wreckage-of-mrh90-taipan-helicopter-in-queensland-s-whitsundays
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

Poland said on Tuesday it was rushing troops to its eastern border after accusing Belarus, Russia's closest ally, of violating its airspace with military helicopters.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/08/poland-sends-troops-to-border-after-belarus-allegedly-violates-airspace.html
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Category : Analysis
Author: Lloyd Burr

Auckland's got sinkholes, the rest of the country has potholes, and in Wellington, National's being accused of having a fiscal hole in its transport plan. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/08/election-2023-national-leaves-door-open-to-china-funding-new-new-zealand-roads.html
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Well he lost my vote... not that he ever had it... However he better not... as Andrew Little, the GCSB and NZSIS minister, said: "You might have to talk to other countries that have a lot of Chinese construction going on in them."

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Category : Defence
Author: tvnz
Category : Defence
Author: Amber Schultz

The Australian military helicopter involved in a horror crash off the coast of Queensland, leaving four feared dead, has a problematic history with nearly a dozen recorded safety incidents linked to MRH-90 Taipan helicopters.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/300938744/crashed-australian-military-chopper-has-history-of-safety-issues
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About 800 defence and emergency services personnel in Australia have joined the search for four crew members after a helicopter involved in a multi-national military exercise crashed off Queensland's coast on Friday night.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/494765/exercise-talisman-sabre-helicopter-wreckage-found-after-crash-search-continues-for-crew
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