Author: Rachael Kelly

Gore and Mataura residents have been ordered to evacuate immediately as flood levels continue to rise. Residents of Wyndham and Riversdale were also asked to prepare to evacuate.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/119267763/state-of-emergency-declared-in-southland-as-water-levels-rise
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Air New Zealand will take full responsibility if one of its crew contracts the novel-coronavirus on the charter flight bringing New Zealanders home from Wuhan, its head pilot Captain Dave Morgan says.

It remains unclear how many people will be on the flight, with figures ranging from 70 up to more than 260, but they'll be a mix of New Zealanders, Australians and Pacific Islanders. It will land in Auckland at around 4pm on Wednesday.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/02/air-new-zealand-to-take-full-responsibility-if-wuhan-flight-crew-get-sick.html
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Author: Laura Grigg

A US law enforcement officer has been sentenced to probation without supervision after he was caught smelling a child's underwear on video.

Deputy US marshal David Timothy Moon, 50, was looking at a house for sale in Phoenix last May, ABC15 reports.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/02/nanny-cam-catches-deputy-us-marshal-sniffing-young-girl-s-underwear.html
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As the mother of an immunocompromised child, Kiki Van Newtown has more excuse than most to worry about the coronavirus outbreak. But racist reactions - and panicked border closures - aren't the answer, she writes.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/02/opinion-the-real-plague-with-coronavirus-is-racism-xenophobia.html
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Author: Monika Barton

Amber Heard appears to confess to hitting her ex-husband Johnny Depp in leaked audio of a conversation between the former couple. 

In the shocking recording, released by UK tabloid the Daily Mail, the troubled pair apparently attempt to navigate the constant violent outbursts in their relationship. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2020/02/i-was-hitting-you-amber-heard-appears-to-admit-abusing-johnny-depp-in-leaked-audio.html
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Author: Brendon Hong

HONG KONG—The new coronavirus that has spread consternation around the world over the last few weeks has now killed more people in China than the SARS epidemic of 2002-2003. China’s health commission reported Sunday that there were 361 deaths nationwide. During the SARS outbreak, 349 people died in mainland China and 774 altogether around the world. The Chinese stock markets took major hits Monday, and the whole nation feels its growing isolation.

Article: https://news.yahoo.com/china-arrested-doctors-warned-coronavirus-111252311.html
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Three private air flights have landed in New Zealand from China in the past 10 days, Customs has confirmed.

It comes amid a worsening global outbreak of the deadly coronavirus which has killed more than 400 people and infected thousands more, with most of the victims in China.

Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/front-page-top-stories/news/article.cfm?c_id=698&objectid=12305742
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Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) helicopters and crew have flown more than 180 hours in Australia carrying out fire mapping, transporting water and fuel to isolated communities, and searching for people thought to be in the path of bushfires.

Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/air-force-helicopters-top-180-flying-hours-as-part-of-response-to-australian-bushfires-9c6f1c2cb014
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