Category : News
Author: RNZ

New Zealanders are booking Airbnb accommodation in Ukraine in a bid to support those in the war torn country.

A woman from Tauranga said she made a booking for a place in her price range, at a rental that was run by a person rather than a company.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/462738/airbnb-accommodation-in-ukraine-booked-in-attempt-to-support-its-residents
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Author: Geoffrey Miller

ANALYSIS: New Zealand's initial response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been remarkably nuanced.

In Parliament this week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern again condemned Vladimir Putin's attack in no uncertain terms – describing it as "the blatant act of a bully – brutal, intolerable, and an act of aggression."

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/geoffrey-miller-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-gives-new-zealand-a-lot-to-think-about.html
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Author: Reuters

Ukraine said it would call for humanitarian corridors for its besieged citizens at peace talks with Russia on Thursday, as war entered its second week with Ukrainian cities surrounded and under bombardment.

Hundreds of Russian soldiers and Ukrainian civilians have been killed since President Vladimir Putin sent his troops over the border on Feb. 24. Russia itself has been plunged into isolation never before experienced by an economy of such size.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-to-seek-humanitarian-corridors-in-talks-with-russia.html
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Author: Jordan Bond

Active COVID-19 case numbers could be as high as half a million, or one in 10 New Zealanders, with many unreported positive results and others asymptomatic, according to new modelling.

The country set another record in daily cases today - 23,183 - the figure could be four times as high, or close to 100,000.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/03/covid-19-one-in-10-new-zealanders-could-be-active-cases-with-many-kiwis-not-reporting-positive-results-modelling.html
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Author: Molly Swift

A Russian businessman has placed a million-dollar bounty on Vladimir Putin as a part of his "moral duty" to bring the Russian president to justice.

Alex Konanykhin, an entrepreneur and former banker that lives in the United States after being granted political asylum. was the "wealthiest person in Russia" in 1992, NBC News reports.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/russian-businessman-alex-konanykhin-places-million-dollar-bounty-on-president-vladimir-putin.html
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Author: Reuters

A Texas software developer and a cook in British Columbia are among dozens of Americans and Canadians answering Ukraine's call for foreign volunteers to fight Russia's invasion.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/462531/americans-canadians-answer-ukraine-call-for-foreign-fighters
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Author: Joel Gunter in Lviv, Ukraine, and Yaroslav Lukov in London

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has taken a heavy toll on civilians as residential neighbourhoods were bombed and key cities surrounded.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/462618/russian-forces-claim-control-of-key-port-city-in-ukraine-and-begin-to-surround-others
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Author: Emile Donovan

Russia has invaded Ukraine: for the first time since the end of World War Two, a large-scale war of territorial conquest has been declared in Europe.  

So what are Russia’s motives and justifications and potential goals with this invasion? Why is it invading now? What levers does the international community have yet to pull? And is nuclear war potentially on the horizon?  

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018832624/what-we-don-t-want-is-world-war-iii-clark-on-ukraine
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