Category : News
Author: TVNZ

New Zealand’s economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic is holding up better than many developed countries thanks to its speedy exit from lockdown and people’s large spending, according to ASB. 

Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/nz-economy-set-end-year-only-3-down-phenomenal-result-compared-most-other-nations
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Author: TVNZ

ACT leader David Seymour says today’s declaration of a climate emergency was a sign that “feelings rather than facts” is driving the Government’s response to climate change. 

“Today’s climate emergency was a triumph for post-rational politics,” he said. 

Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/feelings-rather-than-facts-national-act-respond-govt-s-climate-emergency-declaration
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Author: Thomas Coughlan

Parliament is urgently debating a bill that will make law a new top tax rate of 39 per cent – one of Labour’s key campaign promises.

The tax hike will only apply to the top 2 per cent of income earners.

But a regulatory impact assessment from IRD has said that the tax will only have a tiny impact on inequality in New Zealand.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300173110/labours-big-new-tax-makes-02-percentage-point-dent-in-inequality
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Author: Anna Bracewell-Worrall

The Prime Minister has declared a 'climate emergency' to recognise the 'devastating impact' extreme weather will have on New Zealand, and the 'alarming' loss of species. 

But while most industrial countries have reduced emissions in the last decades, New Zealand has seen some of the biggest increases in greenhouse gases. Nearly half of New Zealand's emissions come from agriculture, followed by energy - mostly transport. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/12/jacinda-ardern-declares-climate-emergency-in-new-zealand-after-decades-of-rising-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html
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Author: Rachel Sadler

Almost half of New Zealand's coronavirus-related deaths were patients that had no other known health conditions, according to the Ministry of Health.

Twenty-five people have died from the virus so far. In 14 of these fatalities the people had underlying conditions, but the other 11 didn't have known health problems.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/12/coronavirus-nearly-half-of-new-zealand-s-virus-related-deaths-had-no-other-health-conditions-ministry-of-health.html
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Category : Defence
Author: RNZN

First landing, HMNZS Aotearoa welcomed the NZ Air Force  to its flight deck for the first time as one of No. 3 Squadron's NH90 helicopters & our Seasprite helicopter from No. 6 Squadron practised landing and flight deck procedures.

Article: https://twitter.com/NZNavy/status/1333960220062613504
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Author: Alexander Gillespie

ANALYSIS: With tension escalating between China and members of the Five Eyes security alliance, most recently over a Chinese tweet that used a doctored image to attack Australia, New Zealand is arguably in a prime position to broker a kind of truce.

Someone needs to take the initiative. Right now, things are deteriorating, as the trade stand-off with Australia demonstrates.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/123578757/nz-ideally-placed-to-broker-truce-between-china-and-the-five-eyes-alliance
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Author: ABC News

Taiwan has called on Canberra to stand up for democracy and help defend the disputed island territory against threats of attack. Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu tells the ABC's International Affairs Analyst Stan Grant that the risk of regional conflict is 'higher than before' because of Beijing's increasing aggression and authoritarianism.

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