Author: Dan Satherley

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters isn't worried about upsetting China with his backing for a global investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since emerging from China in January, the disease has killed hundreds of thousands of people and infected millions. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/05/coronavirus-why-winston-peters-isn-t-afraid-to-upset-china-with-covid-19-inquiry.html
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Canada is banning the sale of military-grade assault weapons in the aftermath of the country's deadliest mass shooting two weeks ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday.

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Author: Jamie Ensor

South Korean health officials say they may have discovered why recovered COVID-19 patients are testing positive for the illness again.

Over the past few weeks there have been multiple reports from South Korea of patients thought to have recovered from the potentially deadly COVID-19 illness testing positive again. As of Wednesday, there were 292 of these "retested-positive" cases, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/04/coronavirus-south-korean-health-experts-explain-why-recovered-covid-19-patients-may-be-testing-positive-again.html
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Jacinda Ardern says she believes Health Minister Dr David Clark moved house before the country went into alert level 4 and had not breached lockdown rules a third time.

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Author: Sarah Templeton

A courier company has apologised and promised to launch an investigation after an Auckland woman found a pile of dumped packages on her morning walk in the city. 

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Newshub can reveal Health Minister David Clark continued moving house during alert level 4 lockdown, shifting boxes when the rest of New Zealand was told they were not allowed.

It follows two breaches of his Government's lockdown rules: he was caught mountain biking - a forbidden activity - and driving 60km to the beach for a walk with his family when Kiwis weren't allowed to drive for recreation. 

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Defence Force Expansion Survey

When we begin moving into long term economic recovery from this COVID-19 crisis, we will need to look at different ways we can increase employment options. One possible way would be increasing recruitment for our Defence Force.

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China's foreign ministry has denied claims Beijing is spreading disinformation about the coronavirus following a European Union report saying there was "significant evidence" of covert Chinese operations on social media.

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