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Author: Reuters

An independent panel said on Monday that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and criticised the World Health Organization (WHO) for not declaring an international emergency until January 30.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/01/coronavirus-helen-clark-s-covid-19-panel-critical-of-china-world-health-organization.html
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Author: Isabella Durant & Mark Quinlivan

An immunologist says fast-tracking New Zealand's COVID-19 vaccine rollout isn't the answer and believes the Government has its plan right.

National and ACT are calling for the vaccine rollout in New Zealand to be fast-tracked, especially for border workers. The UK expects every adult in its population to be vaccinated by September while New Zealand's vaccine rollout isn't expected to start until the second quarter of this year.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/01/covid-19-other-countries-need-coronavirus-vaccine-more-urgently-than-new-zealand-expert.html
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Author: Jonathan Barrett

Rhetoric plays an important role in tax debate and therefore tax policy. If your side manages to gain traction in the public imagination with labels such as "death tax" or "dementia tax", you have gone a long way to normalising the labels and winning support.

Some truth underpins these particular labels -- an estate tax is triggered by a person's death, and the United Kingdom's abandoned levy for end-of-life care would have been particularly relevant for dementia sufferers.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2021/01/analysis-government-funds-are-not-taxpayer-money-media-and-politicians-should-stop-confusing-the-two.html
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As new highly-transmissible Covid-19 strains send countries into second and third lockdowns, Stuff is forging ahead with its Stop! Scanner time campaign to remind Kiwis of the importance to keep scanning QR codes, should there be a community outbreak.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/123966930/stop-scanner-time-on-the-push-to-get-every-kiwi-scanning-every-time
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Author: Rachel Sadler & Shannon Redstall.

Two people who flew from Auckland to Fiji have tested positive for COVID-19.

The Fijian Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) announced the two new border cases on Sunday. They are a 49-year-old woman and a 58-year-old woman who arrived on flight NZ952 on December 24.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/01/coronavirus-two-people-flying-from-new-zealand-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-fiji.html
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Author: NZDF

People often get confused about whether the Seasprite helicopter is a Royal New Zealand Navy or a Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft. Find out more from the team at No. 6 Squadron.

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Author: NZDF

You have two hours to move within 200 metres of the observers and fire your first blank round. You start about one kilometre out, give or take. You cannot be seen at all. If you are seen, you fail.

Each year only 12 soldiers devote six weeks of their lives honing skills which they hope will match the exacting standards required to emerge out the other side as a badged sniper of New Zealand Army. Historically less than half make the grade. In 2020 just six passed.

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Gulf Conflict 1991 || 30 years ago, on 17 January 1991 - two days after the deadline set in the United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 - the Gulf War Coalition launched a campaign which began the offensive codenamed Operation Desert Storm.

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