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Author: Kaysha Brownlie

Weeks of rain have caused widespread damage to crops all over the country but it's particularly bad in Canterbury where 88 percent of our wheat is produced.

Now there are fears it could cause a flour and bread shortage.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/02/fears-of-flour-and-bread-shortage-after-weeks-of-rain-damages-wheat-crops.html
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Author: Lisette Reymer

Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and four injured by shelling in eastern Ukraine. 

A dramatic rise in attacks in the country's Russian-backed breakaway territories is adding to the unwavering fear that Russia will soon invade. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/02/civilian-ukrainian-troops-meet-in-secret-location-to-prepare-for-uprising-if-russia-invades.html
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Author: Reuters

Russian-backed separatists packed civilians onto buses out of breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine on Friday, a shock turn in a conflict the West believes Moscow plans to use as justification for all-out invasion of its neighbour.

Warning sirens blared in Donetsk after it and the other self-proclaimed region, Luhansk, announced an evacuation to Russia, with women, children and the elderly going first.

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Author: RNZ

The line between home and work has blurred, with so many forced into their living rooms to work from home during the pandemic.

AUT Business School human resources management professor Jarrod Haar said a culture change could be looming, with the home doubling as the workplace for many.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/02/covid-19-working-from-home-likely-to-last-beyond-pandemic-expert.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand's partnership with the United States is "vitally important" and has seen "tremendous growth" over the last decade, a top US official says, as the superpower attempts to strengthen its position within the Indo-Pacific.

The US late last week released its Indo-Pacific Strategy, detailing its intent to modernise its relationships in the region, which it says is facing "urgent challenges" such as the growing influence of China, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/02/how-the-united-states-views-new-zealand-as-indo-pacific-faces-urgent-challenges.html
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Author: Juliet Speedy

Thursday's clean-up of Dunedin's Castle St carnage came after news University of Otago students have been partying with an uninvited guest.

That guest was Omicron, which they say they had a bouncer for.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/02/omicron-on-castle-street-dunedin-students-confused-after-some-refused-covid-19-tests.html
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Author: Priscilla Dickinson

As the number of Omicron cases ramp up, workers who need to self-isolate and can't work from home may be wondering what their options are for getting paid.

It comes as 1160 new cases of COVID-19 are confirmed on Wednesday. Under phase 2 of the Omicron outbreak, which started from 11:59pm on Tuesday, people who test positive for COVID-19 are required to self-isolate for 10 days. The 10-day self-isolation rule also applies to people living in the same household as a confirmed case, who are required to get tested on day eight. Close contacts are required to self-isolate for seven days.  

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2022/02/pay-options-for-workers-self-isolating-during-the-omicron-outbreak.html
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Author: Reuters

The United States and NATO said Russia was still building up troops around Ukraine on Wednesday despite Moscow's insistence it was pulling back, questioning President Vladimir Putin's stated desire to negotiate a solution to the crisis.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/02/national-lodges-notice-of-no-confidence-motion-in-speaker-trevor-mallard-after-sprinkler-speaker-tactics-against-protesters.html?ref=ves-nextauto
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  1. HMNZS Aotearoa in Antarctica
  2. United States warns Russia could invade Ukraine 'any day now', might create surprise pretext for attack
  3. Increased cost of living inching towards 'crisis' as Kiwis pay hundreds more for basic items this year
  4. Covid 19 Omicron: South African GP who raised alarm about Omicron says she was pressured not to call it 'mild'

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