Category : News
Author: John Anthony

As well as the human suffering caused by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the war is causing global economic impacts, some of which are already being felt in New Zealand.

Russia and Ukraine are minor trading partners for New Zealand, with Russia accounting for just 0.4 per cent of New Zealand’s good exports, and Ukraine an even smaller amount.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/127999957/another-big-ugly-supply-shock-how-the-war-in-ukraine-may-impact-the-nz-economy
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Author: Thomas Manch

Parliament has unanimously passed a Russia sanctions regime into law, allowing the Government to directly sanction the country for invading Ukraine and marking a “significant” shift in New Zealand's foreign policy.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/128004787/parliament-unanimously-passes-russia-sanctions-law-first-step-in-significant-change-for-nzs-foreign-policy
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Author: Reuters

The United States rejected a surprise offer by NATO ally Poland on Tuesday to transfer its Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets to a U.S. base in Germany as a way to replenish Ukraine's air force in its defense against invading Russian forces.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-us-rejects-poland-s-offer-to-give-it-russian-made-fighter-jets-for-ukraine.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

A Russian warship that attacked a tiny Ukrainian island last month has been sunk by, it's being reported.

Foreign media outlets, including the Times of London and Fox News, cite Ukrainian military sources as saying that one of the two Russian ships that attacked Zmiinyi Island (also known as Snake Island) in the Black Sea has been destroyed.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/russia-ukraine-war-warship-that-attacked-snake-island-sunk-ukraine-says.html
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Author: Reuters

US President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and other energy imports on Tuesday in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, underscoring strong bipartisan support for a move that he acknowledged would drive up U.S. energy prices.

Article: https://www.reuters.com/business/biden-announce-ban-russian-oil-tuesday-sources-2022-03-08/
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Reddit users are rejecting the Prime Minister's claim the current cost of living in New Zealand isn't a crisis.

A Reddit thread started on Monday, responding to an AM interview with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern where she denied New Zealand had a cost of living crisis, shows the current hardship Kiwis are going through amid record levels of inflation. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/kiwis-tell-pm-jacinda-ardern-why-the-cost-of-living-is-a-crisis-in-viral-reddit-thread.html
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Author: rnz

Petrol thefts are on the rise as more motorists struggle with pain at the pump.

At one Whangārei station, motorists were on Tuesday filling up to make the most of the $2.91 a litre price.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/03/petrol-thefts-on-the-rise-as-motorists-struggle-with-pain-at-the-pump.html
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