The Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary has labelled New Zealand as "arguably the only consistently moral country in the international community", after meeting with National leader Simon Bridges. 

Teodoro Locsin Jr made international headlines in 2016 after tweeting, "I believe that the Drug Menace is so big it needs a FINAL SOLUTION like the Nazis adopted. That I believe. NO REHAB." He later apologised and removed the tweet, the BBC reported

Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/philippines-foreign-affairs-secretary-calls-nz-only-consistently-moral-country
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A soldier charged with sharing military information that threatened New Zealand's security was leading a growing white nationalist movement.

The 27-year-old soldier, who has name suppression, was arrested in December at Linton Military Camp in circumstances that were shrouded in secrecy.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118952222/soldier-alleged-to-have-traded-military-information-was-leader-of-white-nationalist-group
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Rocket Lab's 11th Electron flight - Birds of a Feather - will launch a dedicated mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The launch window is scheduled to open on 31 January NZDT and the mission will lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1.

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The Chinese coronavirus continues to spread globally, with one confirmed case in the US and a potential infection in Australia.

US health authorities confirmed the country's first case on Wednesday (NZT) after a man returned from China and had flu-like symptoms.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/first-us-case-of-chinese-coronavirus-diagnosed-reports.html
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The two nations have fought side by side through many conflicts, especially the World Wars. Following, a long ‘withdrawal’ from East of Suez, the UK is looking towards a ‘global’ role that includes a more active position in the Indo-Pacific and New Zealand can became a central partner for this policy.

Article: https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/the-uk-and-new-zealand-a-special-relationship-for-the-21st-century/
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The Minister of Defence, Ron Mark, departed today for the United States and Canada where he will meet with his counterparts.

While in Canada Minister Mark will meet with his counterpart, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan.

Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/minister-defence-visit-counterparts-us-and-canada
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Top ministers order Defence Force spending cuts to help lift New Zealanders' 'wellbeing'

An article in the New Zealand Herald, Radio New Zealand and NewstalkZB, saying that the Defence force needs to have more cutbacks for the well being of New Zealand...

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Twenty-one Kiwis from Northland to Otago will touch down in Australia later tonight to help with the mammoth firefighting effort.

New Zealand has sent more than 200 personnel since last October. This latest team will spend two weeks in Canberra working up to 16-hour days.

For Northland father Rory Renwick, it will be his seventh time returning to Australia.

Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/anxious-wait-families-kiwi-firefighters-heading-help-in-australia
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