Author: Priscilla Dickinson

iwis are eligible for NZ Superannuation when they turn 65 - and people currently aged 35 and over can rest assured that by the time they get there, the cost is looking sustainable.

Although hiking up the age for NZ Super had been discussed in the past, interim retirement commissioner Peter Cordtz said that in a three-yearly review of retirement income policies, he has recommended that the NZ Super age be left where it is.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2020/01/nz-super-sustainable-for-at-least-30-years-report.html
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Author: dmaass99

So you want to know how a sonobouy is deployed and works...

Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eidMDdMK38s
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Author: Lucy Warhurst

Hundreds of Auckland school children have been told to miss the start of the school year due to coronavirus concerns.

A third of Albany's Pinehurst School roll have been asked to stay home for up to two weeks after recently returning from China, or being in contact with others who have been there.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/01/hundreds-of-auckland-school-students-told-to-stay-home-amid-coronavirus-concerns.html
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Author: Lana Andelane

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been caught awkwardly ignoring a call from Australian leader Scott Morrison during a press conference - a move The Project co-host Jeremy Corbett has likened to "treating ScoMo like he's treated climate change".

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/01/jacinda-ardern-dismisses-phone-call-from-australian-pm-scott-morrison-during-coronavirus-update.html
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 Oh for fuck sake she was in the middle of a press conference...  I am sure she rang him back.

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Author: Collette Devlin

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.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/119083310/new-zealand-sends-samples-to-australia-to-test-for-coronavirus-infection
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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.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/119090222/teacher-punched-student-who-said-he-had-a-paedophile-moustache
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Author: NZDF

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.

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.

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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