Category : News
Author: Demelza Leslie

A new review of the Defence Force (NZDF) is set to shake up its processes during overseas deployments. 

An expert panel set up by the Government to review the NZDF's structure, information management and record-keeping has made nine recommendations in its 93-pages report released on Monday.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/operation-burnham-new-defence-force-review-set-to-shake-up-overseas-deployment-processes.html
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Category : News
Author: Mark Quinlivan

China has sent a chilling warning to Australia after the country's Defence Minister said it would be "inconceivable" for them not to join the United States should they take action to defend Taiwan.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/11/chinese-state-media-sends-chilling-warning-to-australia-after-its-vow-to-defend-taiwan.html
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Category : News
Author: Mike Kilpatrick

YouTube has started removing the dislike count from videos to help protect creators from harassment, the company has announced.

The video streaming platform made the move after experimenting earlier this year to see whether changes could reduce 'dislike attacks', where people deliberately drive up the number of dislikes on videos.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/technology/2021/11/youtube-removes-dislike-count-from-videos-to-protect-creators-from-harassment.html
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Author: Matt Burrows

A Kiwi worker suspects many unvaccinated people have already fooled their employers into thinking they've had the jab, despite a digital vaccine record being unveiled by the Ministry of Health this week.

My Covid Record was announced in an email to Kiwis on Thursday, marking a new way for New Zealanders to view their vaccination records - the first step on the path towards vaccine certificates, which the Government has promised will arrive before the end of the month.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/11/worker-says-covid-19-vaccine-confirmation-letters-easy-to-fake-as-anti-vaxxers-share-forged-documents-to-avoid-jab-mandates.html
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Author: 1News

New Zealand and Australian officials have weighed in on China's growing influence in the Pacific, in light of news Kiribati is set to open up a valuable marine reserve for commercial fishing and development.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/11/12/chinas-influence-in-the-pacific-under-the-spotlight/
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Category : Defence
Author: Reuters

It would be "inconceivable" for Australia not to join the United States should Washington take action to defend Taiwan, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said on Saturday.

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States and its allies would take unspecified "action" if China were to use force to alter the status quo over Taiwan.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/11/australia-would-join-united-states-in-defending-taiwan-if-necessary-peter-dutton.html
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Category : News
Author: H I Sutton

A second suspected missile target in the shape of a U.S. aircraft carrier has been spotted in a rural Chinese desert, according to satellite photos obtained by USNI News.

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Author: Dan Satherley & Ella Prendergast

The Prime Minister has rebuffed China's concerns of a trade division.

Jacinda Ardern chaired an APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting overnight, where they discussed COVID-19, the economic recovery from the pandemic and climate change.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/apec-leaders-reject-vaccine-nationalism-don-new-zealand-made-merino-wool.html
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