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The two ships were also able to conduct exercises to improve interoperability as they sailed from the area around Kadavu Island out into the Fiji Exclusive Economic Zone to carry out patrols.

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Author: Paula Penfold and Louisa Cleave

Two Afghan women judges have arrived in New Zealand and a third is on her way here, following efforts led by a New Zealand Supreme Court judge to help them flee the worsening situation in Afghanistan.

The judges were given New Zealand visas after pleas by the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ)’s president, Justice Susan Glazebrook.

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Author: Conan Young and Sam Sherwood

Scott Watson, the man convicted of murdering friends Olivia Hope and Ben Smart after a New Year's Eve party in the Marlborough Sounds, fears he will be stuck in prison forever.

On Tuesday, the now 50-year-old Watson was denied parole for the fourth time after the Parole Board said he remained an undue risk to the public.

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Author: Cate Broughton

Vaccine passes are being offered for sale on a social media platform for $10, with transactions being done in bitcoin currency.

One anonymous post offers $50 for passes and claims they are “real”. “We pay $ for vaccine passes, and then we sell them to members of the public who need them,” the post read.

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Author: George Block

The Solomon Islands Government has formally requested assistance from New Zealand after days rioting, violence and unrest in the capital Honiara.

Stuff understands some personnel from 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, received orders on Tuesday to assemble back at their base in Linton ahead of a possible deployment.

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Author: Zane Small

The levels at which different parts of New Zealand will move into the new COVID Protection Framework, or 'traffic light' system, have been released by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. 

Northland, Auckland, Taupō and Rotorua, Kawerau, Whakatane, Ōpōtiki, Gisborne, Wairoa, Rangitikei, Whanganui and Ruapehu will move into 'red', while the rest of the North Island will start at 'orange'. 

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Author: Reuters

TAIPEI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Taiwan's air force scrambled again on Sunday to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the latest increase in tensions across the Taiwan Strait as China's president met his top generals.

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Leading Epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson says Kiwis should prepare for another year of messiness and uncertainty.

He says, “next year is going to be messy, it’s going to be uncertain. I mean everyone wants certainty, but viruses don’t play by any rules. We really don’t know. The best way to be prepared, is to be prepared for uncertainty.”

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  1. New traffic light settings for each region to be announced by Jacinda Ardern
  2. Two Omicron cases confirmed in Sydney, 260 close contacts ordered to isolate
  3. Siouxsie Wiles slams world leaders for not dealing with COVID-19 pandemic, says new variant Omicron inevitable
  4. NZ Army sees spike in troops leaving force over MIQ burnout

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