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Sailing home after mission success. Over 2,830 nautical miles, and an eight-day journey from New Zealand later - Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Aotearoa has successfully completed its first Antarctica resupply operation and is now heading home.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/successful-resupply-mission-to-antarctica-proves-capability-of-nz-navy-ship/
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Author: Reuters

The United States said on Sunday (local time) that Russia could invade Ukraine "any day now" and might create a surprise pretext for an attack, as the German chancellor prepared for talks this week with President Vladimir Putin to try to ease the crisis.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/02/united-states-warns-russia-could-invade-ukraine-any-day-now-might-create-surprise-pretext-for-attack.html
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Author: Simon Shepherd

The cost of living is increasing at a record rate. We can all feel it in our pockets, but exactly how much extra are Kiwis spending on just the basics, like food, petrol, rent, and mortgages?

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2022/02/increased-cost-of-living-inching-towards-crisis-as-kiwis-pay-hundreds-more-for-basic-items-this-year.html
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Author: NZ Herald,

The South African GP who first raised the alarm about Omicron says she was pressured by governments "not to publicly state that it was a mild illness".

Dr Angelique Coetzee told Germany's Die Welt newspaper this week that European governments asked her to portray the new strain as just as serious as previous Covid-19 variants, including Delta.

Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/covid-19-omicron-south-african-gp-who-raised-alarm-about-omicron-says-she-was-pressured-not-to-call-it-mild/XJ5H7I6E2LKVM5S655ET5HLIWI/
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Author: Mike Houlahan and Cass Marrett

Covid-19 has returned to the South — almost 22 months since the last community transmission case.

Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/covid-cases-confirmed-dunedin-and-queenstown
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 Well that took a lot longer than I thought it would to get here... :-/

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke on Wednesday with the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan about the threats posed by North Korea after missile launches by Pyongyang, the Pentagon said.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/02/us-pentagon-chief-discusses-north-korean-threat-with-japan-and-south-korea.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand has condemned authorities in Hong Kong and mainland China for their "attacks on freedom of the press" resulting in the "near-complete disappearance of local independent media outlets" in the semi-autonomous city.

Members of the Media Freedom Coalition, including New Zealand, have released a statement on the recent closure of a number of well-known independent media outlets in Hong Kong following the introduction of the national security law in 2020.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/02/new-zealand-condemns-attacks-on-freedom-of-press-in-hong-kong-china-hits-back.html
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