Author: TVNZ

France has reported the first death in Europe of a person infected with the new virus from China, an 80-year-old Chinese tourist who two French hospitals initially turned away when he first fell ill, French authorities said.

Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/person-in-france-dies-covid-19-coronavirus-first-death-outside-asia
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Girls who want to wear pants or shorts at a Southland high school have to see a guidance counsellor first.

James Hargest College in Invercargill is in the process of updating its uniform but in the meantime, girls who want to wear unisex pants or shorts must have it cleared by their parents. To do that, they are required to visit a counsellor.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/119460630/girls-must-talk-to-guidance-counsellor-before-wearing-pantsshorts-to-school
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 Oh FFS get with the program it is 2020 already

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Author: Nighthawk

Well, we all know about the Defence Capability Plan 2019 was released in June 2019, and now we now know that the NZDF  wand and the NZG want another or 2nd sealift ship bigger and better than HMNZS Canterbury, with a proper "well dock",  that can hold/hanger more aircraft, vehicles and troops, ie; a proper LDP even possibly a smaller LHD (but I doubt that) also to replace Canterbury around 2035 giving the Navy 2 LPD sealift fleet. 

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Author: Jamie Ensor

A swarm of previously inactive Twitter accounts claiming to be from the US have sprung to life, professing their admiration for embattled Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/02/swarm-of-apparent-twitter-bots-claim-admiration-of-winston-peters-after-difficult-week.html
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Author: Georgina Campbell

A civil rights liberty group says proposed additional powers for police at Apec 2021 amount to foreign autocratic tactics.

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 2021 Bill is designed to support New Zealand's security preparations for hosting APEC.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/apec-2021-security-measures-criticised-as-draconian/
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Restrictions on travel from China which were introduced to prevent the spread of coronavirus have been extended for eight days.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/coronavirus-travel-restrictions-from-china-to-nz-extended-for-8-days/
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NASA has selected Rocket Lab of Huntington Beach, California, to provide launch services for the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) CubeSat.

Article: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-contract-to-launch-cubesat-to-moon-from-virginia
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An anti-workplace bullying group has suggested this country's mental health crisis is in large part the result of bullying at work.

CultureSafe is holding a meeting in Christchurch this afternoon to raise awareness of what it says is a growing problem.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/02/bullying-at-work-lies-at-heart-of-nz-s-mental-health-crisis-advocate.html
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