Rotorua people are swinging into action with food, accommodation and translators to help the survivors of a bus crash near the town that left multiple tourists dead and injured.

It's still unknown how many people were killed when the bus, carrying more than 20 people, rolled on State Highway 5, near Waiohotu Rd and Galaxy Rd, Mamaku, at 11.20am on Wednesday. Multiple people were taken to hospitals in Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/115523552/emergency-services-rush-to-bus-rollover-near-rotorua
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 Both of ANZAC's frigates are currently over in Canada getting an extensive midlife upgrade. So what are the upgrades our frigates are actually getting? 

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Defence giant Babcock is on the cusp of clinching a lucrative contract to build a new generation of Royal Navy Type 31e frigates, according to industry sources.

The Devonport Dockyard operator is leading a consortium of key players under the umbrella name Arrowhead 400 on behalf of the £1.25billion deal.

Article: https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/royal-navy-type-31e-frigate-3252844
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​KiwiBuild's 100,000 homes target has been scrapped and will not be replaced as part of the Government's sweeping project reset.

A reset of the affordable housing policy unveiled today makes major changes, including a $400m progressive ownership scheme for up to 4000 families and a shift for wider support for first-home buyers, so buyers with as little as a five per cent deposit will be eligible for Government-backed loans and KiwiSaver withdrawals.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115521025/kiwibuild-reset-100000-home-target-scrapped-400m-progressive-ownership-introduced-among-other-changes
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A notorious Auckland street has become a no-pizza-zone after a number of delivery drivers were assaulted over the space of few short weeks.

Domino's Pukekohe have put Holland St on a blacklist for places they will not send their staff.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/115400711/auckland-street-too-dangerous-for-pizza-delivery-say-dominos
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Five helicopters and three ambulances have been sent ot the scene of a bus rollover on the main highway out of Rotorua.

The bus rolled on State Highway 5, near Waiohotu Rd and Galaxy Rd, Mamaku, on Wednesday morning.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/115523552/emergency-services-rush-to-bus-rollover-near-rotorua
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With an inquiry into claims of a military cover-up over deaths in Afghanistan set to wrap up within months, a new report argues New Zealand needs to better track, and prevent, civilian harm in conflicts.

Article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/09/04/788870/is-nz-selling-civilians-short-in-our-military-conflicts
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