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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says extracting Kiwis from Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated, will be "very difficult".
However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Mfat) has confirmed it is exploring evacuation options, including assisted departure by the Defence Force.
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A teacher has been censured after he punched a boy who taunted him by saying he had a "moustache like a paedophile".
The male teacher punched a 13-year-old student in February 2018 after a touch rugby game, a Teachers' Disciplinary Tribunal decision, released on Tuesday, said.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/119090222/teacher-punched-student-who-said-he-had-a-paedophile-moustache
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We are sending another four firefighters to help fight the Australian bushfires in New South Wales. We are also continuing to provide air support as part of Defence Australia efforts to combat the bush fires, while some New Zealand Army personnel have completed their tasks in Australia and return home today. We will keep doing everything we can to support our friends across the ditch.
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Read more: Four more firefighters part of NZDF support to Australian bush-fire efforts
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/four-more-firefighters-part-of-nzdf-support-to-australian-bush-fire-efforts-feda79052ea8
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More than 600 firearms were seized by Auckland police officers, in less than a year.
In the year from December 2018, officers attended 566 firearms incidents, with a police firearm discharged 78 times.
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Read more: Police Association: If nothing done on guns, Police will be permanently armed
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/chris-cahill-new-figures-on-firearm-seizures-boosts-calls-for-a-national-gun-registry
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Parts of New Zealand could hit 37C by early next week as a blistering-hot blast of air moving across from Australia sends temperatures soaring.
WeatherWatch says the heatwave will see most parts of the country kick off February even hotter than how they left January.
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Read more: Temperatures could hit 'sizzling' 37C as Australia heatwave targets New Zealand
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/01/weather-temperatures-could-hit-sizzling-37c-as-australia-heatwave-targets-new-zealand.html
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Former New Zealander of the year Dr Lance O'Sullivan says it's important not to get caught up in the hype surrounding the rapidly spreading coronavirus.
Although 81 people have died from the virus so far, we need to keep some perspective, he says.
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Read more: Dr Lance O'Sullivan warns not to get 'overwhelmed' by the hype
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OPINION: The New Zealand frontline against a deadly outbreak is a clipboard and a printed information sheet. No passenger tracing, no targeted screening, no temperature checks. The Prime Minister says we're "rolling out everything we can." It looks a little weak.
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Read more: Coronavirus: New Zealand's response is too weak
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/119084862/coronavirus-new-zealands-response-is-too-weak
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that the general election will be held on September 19.
The announcement was made at the Beehive in Wellington, during at the first post-cabinet press conference of 2020, after Ardern advised the Governor-General.
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Read more: Jacinda Ardern announces 2020 election will be held on September 19
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/118983011/jacinda-ardern-announces-2020-election-will-be-held-on-september-19
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