​KiwiBuild's 100,000 homes target has been scrapped and will not be replaced as part of the Government's sweeping project reset.

A reset of the affordable housing policy unveiled today makes major changes, including a $400m progressive ownership scheme for up to 4000 families and a shift for wider support for first-home buyers, so buyers with as little as a five per cent deposit will be eligible for Government-backed loans and KiwiSaver withdrawals.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115521025/kiwibuild-reset-100000-home-target-scrapped-400m-progressive-ownership-introduced-among-other-changes
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A notorious Auckland street has become a no-pizza-zone after a number of delivery drivers were assaulted over the space of few short weeks.

Domino's Pukekohe have put Holland St on a blacklist for places they will not send their staff.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/115400711/auckland-street-too-dangerous-for-pizza-delivery-say-dominos
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Five helicopters and three ambulances have been sent ot the scene of a bus rollover on the main highway out of Rotorua.

The bus rolled on State Highway 5, near Waiohotu Rd and Galaxy Rd, Mamaku, on Wednesday morning.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/115523552/emergency-services-rush-to-bus-rollover-near-rotorua
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With an inquiry into claims of a military cover-up over deaths in Afghanistan set to wrap up within months, a new report argues New Zealand needs to better track, and prevent, civilian harm in conflicts.

Article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/09/04/788870/is-nz-selling-civilians-short-in-our-military-conflicts
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The New Zealand Defence Force says it is preparing court martial proceedings against a soldier accused of several assault charges.

In a media advisory today, the military said the court martial will sit on September 23 at Burnham Military Camp near Christchurch.

Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/nzdf-conduct-court-martial-soldier-accused-assault-charges
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Some New Zealand gun owners are upset they're being compelled to hand over their assault weapons for money. Others believe a government-imposed ban on certain semi-automatics following a March shooting massacre is the best way to combat gun violence.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/police-investigate-man-who-allegedly-tried-to-game-gun-buyback/
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Tenants who moved into a brand-new rental unit have trashed the property, stabbing hundreds of holes in the walls and floor and tearing off doors.

Landlord Anthony Dacre said the damage was discovered when the tenants, a young family, were evicted from the home in St Albans, Christchurch.

He found hundreds of stab and punch holes in the walls, doors ripped off their hinges and other door panels broken, holes in the floor vinyl, writing on the walls, broken glass, the oven door pulled apart, and even foot marks on the ceiling.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/115429355/brandnew-christchurch-home-suffers-more-than-10k-damage-from-tenants
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An Australian vegan has taken her neighbours all the way to the Supreme Court, demanding they stop smoking, bouncing balls and even cooking barbecues in the backyard.

Cilla Carden from Perth, said she is fed up with the smell of meat cooking on the barbecue next door.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/115499367/australian-vegan-takes-her-neighbours-to-court-over-bbq-smell?cid=facebook.post&fbclid=IwAR2F5eAfWJOknPUD6VGQy4dWudKYKfLiQ-1yqQhJrGnDRcuYRnSGC0oXD2M
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