The New Zealand Defence Force says it is preparing court martial proceedings against a soldier accused of several assault charges.

In a media advisory today, the military said the court martial will sit on September 23 at Burnham Military Camp near Christchurch.

Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/nzdf-conduct-court-martial-soldier-accused-assault-charges
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Some New Zealand gun owners are upset they're being compelled to hand over their assault weapons for money. Others believe a government-imposed ban on certain semi-automatics following a March shooting massacre is the best way to combat gun violence.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/police-investigate-man-who-allegedly-tried-to-game-gun-buyback/
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Tenants who moved into a brand-new rental unit have trashed the property, stabbing hundreds of holes in the walls and floor and tearing off doors.

Landlord Anthony Dacre said the damage was discovered when the tenants, a young family, were evicted from the home in St Albans, Christchurch.

He found hundreds of stab and punch holes in the walls, doors ripped off their hinges and other door panels broken, holes in the floor vinyl, writing on the walls, broken glass, the oven door pulled apart, and even foot marks on the ceiling.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/115429355/brandnew-christchurch-home-suffers-more-than-10k-damage-from-tenants
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An Australian vegan has taken her neighbours all the way to the Supreme Court, demanding they stop smoking, bouncing balls and even cooking barbecues in the backyard.

Cilla Carden from Perth, said she is fed up with the smell of meat cooking on the barbecue next door.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/115499367/australian-vegan-takes-her-neighbours-to-court-over-bbq-smell?cid=facebook.post&fbclid=IwAR2F5eAfWJOknPUD6VGQy4dWudKYKfLiQ-1yqQhJrGnDRcuYRnSGC0oXD2M
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Steven Tyler, the frontman of the rock back Aerosmith, sent President Donald Trump a cease and desist letter on Wednesday, demanding that the president stop playing the band's music at his rallies, Tyler's attorney Dina LaPlot confirmed to ABC News.

Article: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/steven-tyler-trump-aerosmith-music-rallies-dream/story?id=57364775&fbclid=IwAR2ufoMPSOydr4P6ELnWV5eU3qL9Rcg_hYKijBJQBLdqhlrjaU_MueBTlTY
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Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says the current system of keeping cannabis illegal is a waste of time and resources.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/09/keeping-cannabis-illegal-a-waste-of-police-time-helen-clark.html
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A climate change advocate was arrested for painting an example of projected rising sea levels on an MP's office window.

Police confirmed Rowan Manley Campbell was arrested for disorder and received a pre-charge warning, after spraying a pink line across Coromandel MP Scott Simpson's office window in Thames on Tuesday morning.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115496729/extinction-rebellion-protester-arrested-for-spraypainting-mps-thames-office
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There is nothing that makes you more aware of the fragility of existence than seeing your own baby's life drain away in front of your eyes.

Dr Michelle Conning will never forget that feeling. Of seeing tubes coming out of her 14-month-old as he lay in Auckland's Starship hospital, struck down with an illness that could have been eradicated years ago.

"I thought he was going to die," the Titirangi GP says now. "That was the worst week of my life, and if I wasn't convinced then, I was after that."

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/114994080/in-an-affluent-corner-of-auckland-a-gp-struggles-against-vaccination-disinformation
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