Author: Scott Palmer

Police are blaming the online gun database privacy breach on "human error".

The database allowed people to notify police they have a prohibited firearm or related item. But earlier on Monday, it was revealed there had been a privacy breach which made gun owners' details available online - including names, addresses, dates of birth, and bank account numbers.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/police-blame-gun-buyback-privacy-breach-on-human-error.html
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Author: Michael Morrah & Vita Molyneux

Samoa's government will shut down this week due to the measles outbreak.

All services except water and electricity will be closed, and staff have been instructed to help with the country's mass vaccination campaign.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/12/samoan-government-to-shut-down-due-to-measles-outbreak.html
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Author: New Zealand Defence Force

NEWS || We’re supporting the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade-led New Zealand Government response to the Samoan Measles epidemic, sending our Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules aircraft with medical equipment and 50,000 vaccines last Friday and our Boeing aircraft with 2784 kgs of medical supplies today.

Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/new-zealand-defence-force-supporting-samoan-measles-epidemic-response-fefdb89a56e6
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Author: Thomas Manch

A data breach has exposed the personal details of thousands of gun owners and led to police closing its firearm buyback platform. 

The details of more than 37,000 firearm owners, including the guns they possess and bank account information, may have been made publicly available, according to the Council of Licensed Firearms Owners (Colfo).

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/117596483/privacy-breach-has-police-shut-down-gun-buyback-website
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Brian Tamaki has called the Government out over the latest cash injection for schools announcement, saying Destiny School has "never got anything".

The Government announced on Sunday some schools will receive a cash injection of up to $400,000 to help improve their facilities. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/12/pay-up-brian-tamaki-furious-because-destiny-school-never-got-anything-from-government.html
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Author: Sky News Australia

Geologist and earth scientist Ian Plimer says the globe is not facing a climate emergency, telling Sky News that “we are actually still living in an ice age.”

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Author: Mitch McCann

The world's social media giants are being called out by the New Zealand agencies tasked with saving Kiwi kids from online sex abusers.

Police have told Newshub thousands of children are at risk, and often parents have no idea what's going on.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/nz-police-criticise-social-media-giants-for-lack-of-action-over-child-sex-abuse.html
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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) last night welcomed home the second-last contingent of personnel who have been serving as part of the Building Partner Capacity Mission in Iraq.

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