Author: Zane Small

Jian Yang, the National MP who once admitted to training Chinese spies, has hit out at "conspiracy theories" and "speculation" about his loyalty to New Zealand, in his final speech in Parliament. 

Yang, 58, said he's felt "extremely privileged" to be able to participate in New Zealand law-making since becoming an MP in 2011, but he said it's been tough facing questions about his loyalty to the country. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/08/jian-yang-hits-out-at-conspiracy-stories-speculation-about-loyalty-to-new-zealand-in-final-speech-as-national-mp.html
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Author: Zane Small

Kiwis are being asked to have a supply of masks if New Zealand goes back to COVID-19 alert level 2, Health Minister Chris Hipkins has announced.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/08/coronavirus-kiwis-urged-to-have-supply-of-masks-in-case-new-zealand-goes-back-to-alert-level-2.html
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Author: Andrea Vance

A fleet of Chinese “ghost ships” were falsely reporting their location within New Zealand waters while they fished off the Galápagos islands.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/122339295/chinese-vessels-off-galapagos-cloaking-in-new-zealand
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Author: Heather du Plessis-Allan

It seems obvious the TikTok battle has arrived in New Zealand. 

We now have reports that MPs and parliamentary staffers have been advised to delete the app from their phones because it poses "significant privacy and security risks". 

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/video/heather-du-plessis-allan-do-we-have-anything-to-fear-with-tiktok/
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Author: NZ Herald

Kiwi MPs and parliamentary staffers have been advised to delete social media app TikTok over security concerns.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/new-zealand-mps-told-to-delete-tiktok-over-security-concerns/
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Author: Bridie Witton

A large Covid-19 outbreak would overwhelm contact tracing systems and force the country into lockdown, experts warn.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/122337409/coronavirus-nz-could-end-up-like-melbourne-experts-warn
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With the growing assertions by the Chinese government across the eastern Pacific including in Hong Kong and our own repudiation of an extradition treaty, there are now calls to expand the Five Eyes intelligence network to include Japan.

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