Author: Vita Molyneux

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is receiving more than a billion dollars in funding after what the Defence Minister has called a "busy year".

The 2020 'Rebuilding Together' Budget has allocated a $1.77 billion boost to New Zealand's Navy, Army and Air Force so they can "continue to deliver".

Article: https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/nz-defence-force-gets-huge-dollar1-billion-cash-injection-in-budget/ar-BB143bfK
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Author: George Block

The New Zealand debut of the Navy's brand new, purpose-built ship has been delayed by coronavirus.

HMNZS Aotearoa was originally set to be delivered in January 2020 when it was named three years ago before construction started in South Korea.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300009494/coronavirus-delays-nz-debut-of-navys-largest-ever-ship
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Author: Reuters

China has issued a lengthy rebuttal of what it says are 24 "preposterous allegations" by some leading US politicians over its handling of the new coronavirus outbreak.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/05/coronavirus-china-issues-document-disputing-lies-by-us-politicians-over-covid-19-handling.html
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Author: Alex Marquardt, Kylie Atwood and Zachary Cohen, CNN,

Intelligence shared among Five Eyes nations indicates it is "highly unlikely" that the coronavirus outbreak was spread as a result of an accident in a laboratory but rather originated in a Chinese market, according to two Western officials who cited an intelligence assessment that appears to contradict claims by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/five-eyes-intelligence-disputes-us-claims-about-chinese-lab-creating-covid-19
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Author: Brad Flahive

In the late 19th century, all manner of officialdom descended on Devonport in Auckland's North Shore to witness the grand opening of Calliope Dock – and now several rare photographs marking the occasion are going up for auction. 

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/121313610/calliope-dock-opening-six-original-photos-from-1888-going-up-for-auction
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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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Author: Reuters

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.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/05/canada-to-ban-assault-weapons-after-nova-scotia-massacre.html
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