Author: Andrew McRae

The signing of an initial trade deal will roll back some tariffs and increase the amount China buys from the US, particularly in agricultural products.

New Zealand is currently the largest foreign supplier of agricultural products to China.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/118849974/uschina-trade-deal-sparks-concerns-about-impacts-on-new-zealand
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Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has defended the decision to keep New Zealand troops in Iraq, saying New Zealand won't be "cutting and running" in the face of heightening conflict.

Tensions in the region reached boiling point this month, beginning with the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and Iran's subsequent targeting of two US bases in Iraq with ballistic missiles.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/01/shadows-won-t-make-nz-leave-iraq-early-winston-peters.html
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Author: Jonathan Mitchell

Fees being charged by property management companies when rental tenants get a new flatmate are being questioned.

From December 2018, letting fees have been illegal.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/01/property-managers-hit-renters-with-new-tenant-fee.html
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Author: Zane Small

The Government is "still working towards" introducing laws around vaping in New Zealand despite announcing plans to regulate it back in November 2018.  

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/01/new-vaping-laws-were-promised-in-2018-so-where-are-they.html
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Various photo's of the NH-90 out and about

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Water restrictions are being put in place around the country as the dry summer weather begins to bite.

In parts of the Far North, people cannot use garden hoses, sprinklers or irrigation devices. Water blasting and filling swimming pools are banned.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/01/water-restrictions-in-place-across-new-zealand-regions.html
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A school teacher has been arrested at Auckland Airport after Customs found child sex abuse images and videos on his phone. 

He faces representative charges for importing and possessing objectionable publications.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/01/man-appears-in-court-after-child-sex-abuse-images-videos-found-on-his-phone.html
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Jacinda Ardern has been in Australia at a time when the country is being rocked by devastating bushfires, writes Alex Braae for The Spinoff. So what did the Aussies have to say about her visit?

It couldn’t have been timed any better. Jacinda Ardern announced she was going on holiday to Australia last year, but when she touched down, the situation had changed quite a bit.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/01/how-australians-reacted-to-jacinda-arden-holidaying-in-their-country.html
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