Category : Analysis
Author: Geoffrey Miller

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement of military support for Ukraine is highly symbolic.

The support package includes a donation of $5 million to NATO's trust fund - to spend on supplies such as fuel and food for soldiers - as well as 1066 body armour plates, 473 helmets and 571 camouflage vests.

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Category : News
Author: Esther Taunton

Households are spending an extra $3000 a year on essentials as the cost of living skyrockets, according to research by the New Zealand Initiative.

Its report, The rising cost of living for Kiwis, released on Thursday, said a third of the increase in living costs was due to higher transport costs, driven by higher prices at the petrol pump.

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Category : News
Author: Giles Dexter

The United States has assessed that members of Russia's forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, adding that Washington's conclusion was based on a "careful review" of available information from public and intelligence sources.

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Category : News
Author: Reuters

Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sold to "unfriendly" countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, and European gas prices soared on concerns the move would exacerbate the region's energy crunch.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/russia-ukraine-war-vladimir-putin-s-shocking-request-to-unfriendly-countries.html
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Author: Reuters

A veteran aide of President Vladimir Putin has resigned over the Ukraine war and left Russia with no intention to return, two sources said on Wednesday, the first senior official to break with the Kremlin since Putin launched his invasion a month ago.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-vladimir-putin-adviser-anatoly-chubais-reportedly-quits-over-ukraine-war-leaves-russia.html
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Category : News
Author: Justin Bachman

Rocket Lab USA Inc. is exploring ways to accelerate development of its next rocket after the invasion of Ukraine effectively ended commercial business for Russia’s Soyuz medium-lift rocket.

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Author: RNZ

Senior economist Mark Smith said cost increases are becoming increasingly widespread and affecting core items such as food, housing, and fuel, which would lift household costs by about 7% this year, or $15 billion.

Article: The bank was forecasting modest annual average growth of 2.1% this year, compared with 5.6% last year.
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Category : Analysis
Author: The Economist

ANALYSIS: State media has not tried to hide the fact that billions of dollars in global investors’ funds have drained away from China in recent weeks.

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