Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

The signing of a controversial security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands is being labelled a "major diplomatic failure" for the Australian government and a "turning point" for the Pacific.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/china-solomon-islands-security-agreement-signing-major-diplomatic-failure-for-australia-commentator.html
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Category : News
Author: Zane Small

Violent firearms-related offences have been increasing in recent years, but the Government's gun law changes in the wake of March 15 have made a difference, according to police. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/04/how-effective-were-the-government-s-gun-law-changes-and-buyback-scheme.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Brian Hartigan

The New Zealand Defence Force has finalised a sale of 22 surplus New Zealand Light Armoured Vehicles (NZLAVs) to the Chilean Navy for use by their Marine Corps.

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Category : News
Author: Reuters

China said on Tuesday (local time) it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, a move set to heighten the concerns of the United States and allies Australia and New Zealand about growing Chinese influence in a region traditionally under their sway.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/04/china-says-it-signs-security-pact-with-solomon-islands.html
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Author: Reuters

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday said Russian soldiers had killed a 60-year-old man called Ilya Navalny in the Ukrainian town of Bucha apparently just because he shared his last name.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/vladimir-putin-critic-alexei-navalny-says-russian-soldiers-killed-ukrainian-because-he-had-same-last-name-as-him.html
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Category : News
Author: Associated Press

Infowars has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website's founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.

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Category : News
Author: RNZ

China's government says it has signed a framework agreement on security cooperation with Solomon Islands - a deal Australia, New Zealand and the US fear could open the door to a Chinese naval base in the South Pacific.

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