Author: Gordon Campbell

Hold the champagne, folks. This week’s China/US deal is more about a change in tone between the world’s two biggest economies – thank goodness they’re not slapping more tariffs on each other! - than a landmark change in substance. The high walls of US and Chinese tariffs built in recent years will largely remain intact, and few economists are predicting the deal will significantly boost the growth prospects for a slowing US economy. As the New York Times noted this morning, the likes of New Zealand will still face the trade barriers imposed by the Trump administration during the recent rounds of fighting:

Article: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2001/S00039/chilling-the-warm-fuzzies-about-the-uschina-trade-deal.htm
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Author: Derek Cheng

The Chief of Army says there is a "minimal" chance that unexploded New Zealand munitions caused civilian deaths in Afghanistan.

And he is questioning whether the NZ Defence Force left behind any unexploded ordnance at all in the firing ranges that its soldiers used near Bamiyan.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/john-boswell-minimal-chance-nz-ordnance-to-blame-for-afghan-civilian-deaths/
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 What I want to know is, what other ordnance did we take over there other than a couple of LAV's that would leave all these high explosives and unexploded ordnance rounds??? As the article said, they knew what they fired and cleared range after firing etc...

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Author: Dan Satherley

Good news, guys - it turns out there is a supplement that perhaps can give you bigger balls, and you can buy it off the supermarket shelf.

Researchers in Denmark have found men who take fish oil supplements, compared to those who don't, have higher sperm counts, more volume, higher testosterone levels and - perhaps most importantly - bigger testicles.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2020/01/scientists-discover-fish-oil-supplements-might-give-men-bigger-balls.html
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 Duh fug... and even worse why I porting here... why because it is fun stuff... lol

There you go guys you want big balls... laughing

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Author: John McCrone

When do we need to push back on China's interference in our politics? JOHN McCRONE meets the academic willing to speak out.

Canterbury University political science professor, Dr Anne-Marie Brady, is becoming a mite irritated.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/118630157/christchurch-academic-in-global-demand-for-insight-into-chinas-influence#comments
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Author: Nighthawk

Various photo's and videos of HMNZS Canterbury doing her thing...

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Author: Ron Mark

The NZDF continues to support the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as it battles fires in Victoria and New South Wales, including by transporting Republic of Fiji Military engineers from Nadi to Australia, announced Defence Minister Ron Mark.

Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/pacific-partners-work-together-provide-additional-support-australia
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Author: Ollie Neas

The NZ Defence Force has become an active participant in US military-space war games, together with other Five Eyes partners. As the extent of involvement continues to grow, questions arise around the trade-offs, and the absence of any public debate. Ollie Neas reports.

Article: https://thespinoff.co.nz/members/14-01-2020/revealed-new-zealands-role-in-the-new-american-war-fighting-frontier-space/
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Author: Hamish MacLean

Flights into space could be taking off from Oamaru Airport as early as this year.

Christchurch-based space launch company Dawn Aerospace today signed a memorandum with Waitaki District Council which will allow the company to begin test launches of its unmanned rocket-propelled space plane.

Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/space-flights-could-take-oamaru
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