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A Māori law expert says halving the benefit of a parent with an outstanding warrant is unfairly punishing children, and "morally outrageous".
New figures released to RNZ show 437 sanctions were applied against people with children in 2018, with over 80 percent of those sanctions applied against Māori.
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Read more: Most benefit sanctions applied to Māori, figures show
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OPINION: The US army has a sacred rule: leave no man, or woman, behind.
The principle of taking care of each other - no matter the cost - is deeply embedded in the military.
Jawed Yousufi was left behind.
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Read more: Government's 'terrible betrayal' of stranded Afghan interpreter
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/119726574/governments-terrible-betrayal-of-stranded-afghan-interpreter
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A biplane nosedived into a Napier runway after being caught on a gust of wind.
Emergency services were called to a plane crash at Hawke's Bay Airport on midday Sunday.
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Read more: Viewers surprised as vintage plane crashes on grass runway at Hawke's Bay Airport
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An Irish drug dealer who earned millions of euros in cryptocurrency has lost his fortune after the access codes to his riches were destroyed.
Clifton Collins' 12 Bitcoin accounts had a total of €53.6 million (NZ$91.5 million) inside them, but his money may never be accessed because of the missing codes.
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Read more: Irish drug dealer loses Bitcoin codes to his $91.5 million fortune
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The ACT Party has slammed the Government's proposed vaping crackdown as "the most damaging public health policy in a generation".
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The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners is calling on Police Minister Stuart Nash to front up and explain, after releasing new figures showing that since 2011, Police employees have been caught 244 times for unauthorised use of confidential and sensitive Policing databases.
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Read more: As Arms Bill Hits Parliament, New Corruption Data Exposes Police
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OPINION: House prices are on the rise again, and this time rents are rising as well.
And right on cue, the property interventionists are limbering up to demand capital gains taxes, rent freezes and sundry other measures to tackle the issue.
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Read more: How to fix the housing crisis
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/real-estate/119731577/before-we-start-talking-about-another-housing-crisis-lets-talk-about-what-works
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In South Korea, coronavirus cases quadrupled over two days, as 144 members of a religious sect tested positive. In Singapore, clusters of infection have been traced to two churches, a hotel business meeting, a health products shop and a construction site. In Iran, an outbreak has seeded new cases in Lebanon and Canada - a worrisome sign the disease could be spreading more widely than realised.
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Read more: Coronavirus outbreak edges closer to pandemic
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/119734118/coronavirus-outbreak-edges-closer-to-pandemic
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