Author: Emma Perry and Chris Morris

Scott Weatherall is calling for the Dunedin City Council to reconsider Smooth Hill as the location for a new landfill, as candidates on community boards had the chance to have their say at the pre-draft annual plan hearings yesterday.

Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/call-landfill-rethink
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National says Labour has put a nail in the coffin when it comes to the Woodend bypass

The project missed out on funding in yesterday's infrastructure announcement.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-chris-lynch/audio/simon-bridges-south-island-is-the-forgotten-island-by-government/
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Police are seeking anyone with more information of the reports of a man who was sighted chocking the lizard in a north Dunedin cemetery on Wednesday.

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One in three middle-aged people who live on their own earn so little they are facing an improvished old age.

Today's recommendation by the interim Retirement Commissioner against increasing the age for NZ superannuation has come with an ominous warning about the need to prepare for retirement.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/408426/future-retirees-face-more-financial-hardship-research-suggests
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Author: Reuters

The United States and Japan have evacuated their nationals from a quarantined city while British Airways suspended flights to mainland China as deaths from the coronavirus leapt to 132 and a government economist predicted a huge hit to the economy.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/coronavirus-chinese-president-admits-situation-grim-and-complex.html
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Author: Newstalk ZB

It’s hard to be excited about this infrastructure announcement today. 

We should be excited. Look at the state of the roads in this country - we are desperate for a big infrastructure spend.

Article: Government is trying to trick us with infrastructure announcement
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Author: Lisette Reymer

When it comes to New Zealand's plastic problem - it's time to face the facts. 

In a world-first study involving the rubbish and recycling bins of 867 households nationwide, it has been found that Kiwis throw out 1.76 billion plastic containers each year.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/01/nz-s-plastic-problem-staggering-number-of-recyclable-plastic-containers-sent-to-landfill-every-year.html
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