Author: Catrin Owen

former police officer who admitted illegally accessing the police database to leak information to an organised criminal group has been sentenced to 2 years and 2 months in jail.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/117976366/corrupt-auckland-cop-who-sold-police-database-information-to-gangs-jailed
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Author: Mikaela Wilkes

OPINION: Millennials and Gen Zers are unlikely to leave any extended family gathering without enduring two key criticisms.

1. The holes in your jeans make no sense. 
2. You can't create the wealth to buy a house because you're entitled and frivolous.*

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/latest/117959151/millennials-or-boomers-whos-had-it-harder-when-it-comes-to-home-ownership
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Author: Joel MacManus

New Zealand has made a step forward with the passing of the Zero Carbon Act, but lax enforcement and an unwillingness to tackle agricultural emissions has seen New Zealand once again slapped with an "insufficient" grade from the Climate Action Tracker

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/117967162/scathing-international-report-marks-nzs-climate-action-insufficient
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Pirates have kidnapped 19 crew members from a crude oil tanker off Nigeria in an area where acts of piracy are on the rise, an official with the ship's operator says.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/12/pirates-kidnap-greek-ship-crew-off-nigeria.html
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 If we had a four frigate navy we could send a frigate to help patrol the shipping lanes... which we use to import and export... So why aren't we... Wake up New Zealand

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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has instructed the House Judiciary panel to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/12/impeachment-against-donald-trump-to-go-ahead.html
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Author: Tom Pullar-Strecker

Interest rates on mortgages and other loans will rise by between 20 and 60 basis points as a result of a Reserve Bank's decision to require banks to put an extra $20 billion of capital into their businesses, according to different estimates.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/117880515/bank-safety-to-be-boosted--now-brace-for-the-impact
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Author: Florence Kerr

An  anti-vaxxer has been arrested and denied bail for incitement against the Samoan Government's vaccination order, the office of the Attorney General has confirmed. 

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/117984894/samoa-measles-outbreak-antivaxxer-arrested-and-denied-bail
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Author: Lana Andelane

A cartoon published by the NZ Herald has been criticised for comparing the regeneration of native forest to the Holocaust - just days after the Otago Daily Times was berated for its "insensitive" comic making light of Samoa's measles crisis.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/nz-herald-slammed-for-inexcusable-cartoon-in-wake-of-odt-backlash.html
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