Category : News
Author: Zane Small

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expects New Zealand will ditch the Queen and become a republic in her lifetime, but she has "never sensed urgency" from Kiwis. 

It comes as Ardern announced the appointment of former Children's Commissioner and head of the Welfare Expert Advisory Group Dame Cindy Kiro as the next Governor-General to replace Dame Patsy Reddy as the Queen's representative. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/05/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-expects-new-zealand-will-become-a-republic-in-her-lifetime.html
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Category : News
Author: Hannah Kronast

new study by researchers at the University of Otago has found a link between anxiety and religious belief.

The study, which was published in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, had almost 1000 participants complete a recall test to see if people who were anxious or non-anxious had a better memory of supernatural agents.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/05/kiwi-study-finds-anxious-people-more-likely-to-remember-religious-ideas.html
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No shit sherlock... that has been known for a long time... 

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Author: Q&A TVNZ

Rocket Lab's been a darling of New Zealand's tech sector but some locals have concerns. Whena Owen went to Māhia Peninsula to hear them.

Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adDyUMmweYQ
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Category : Defence
Author: Thomas Manch

The Government intends to rewrite the Defence Force’s priorities, as the defence minister signals a possible move away planned billion-dollar investments in ships and aeroplanes.

The Defence Force received $5 million in new spending in Budget 2021, announced by the Government on Thursday. The allocation, for maintaining the defence estate, was a fraction of the more than $2 billion allocated in 2019, and $1.7 billion in 2020 for big ticket items like new Hercules aeroplanes.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/125205197/government-will-rewrite-defence-forces-priorities-possibly-signalling-leaner-years
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 Well... I don't like the sound of that and where it might lead to...

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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Former United Future leader Peter Dunne says it's "ironic" Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been referencing the 1991 'Mother of all Budgets' this week - given she would have been 11 years old at the time.

On Thursday, the Government announced its Budget - with a key feature being a major boost to benefits. Ardern said Budget 2021 was about reversing cuts to benefits made in 1991 under National Party Finance Minister Ruth Richardson and Prime Minister Jim Bolger - a Budget nicknamed the 'Mother of all Budgets.'

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/05/ironic-of-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-to-recollect-1991-mother-of-all-budgets-when-she-would-have-been-11-years-old-peter-dunne.html
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Just another lie from the bitch...

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Category : News
Author: Caitlin Ellis

Donald Trump is being sued for his repeated use of the phrases "China virus", "Wuhan virus" and "Kung Flu virus" during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Chinese American Civil Rights Coalition (CACRC) filed the lawsuit against the former US President on Thursday, alleging his wording contributed to a recent rise in racially motivated violence against America's Asian community. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/05/donald-trump-sued-31-million-over-use-of-term-china-virus-during-covid-19-pandemic.html
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So it is ok to call the Spanish flu even though it didn't start in Spain? Really get a fucken grip... This is probably started by the CCP and they can fuck off.

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Category : Defence

The Defence Force is looking to add to its fleet of about 60 drones.

Some of the current 60 are obsolete and being withdrawn just four years after the military began buying drones, but new ones will be added.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/443165/defence-force-seeks-more-drones-for-fleet
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Author: Jamie Tahana

Samoa's Head of State has cancelled Monday's scheduled sitting of Parliament without explanation, in an extraordinary intervention that deepens the political turmoil seen for more than a month.

In a brief proclamation issued late on Saturday night, Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Saluavi II said he was suspending Parliament "until such time as to be announced and for reasons that I will make known in due course".

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/05/samoa-s-head-of-state-cancels-parliament-sitting-for-reasons-i-will-make-known-in-due-course.html
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