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Author: Assosiated Press

Chinese military forces are holding exercises near Taiwan in response to a visit by a US congressional delegation to the island.

The drills in the area of the Taiwan Strait are a “necessary measure to safeguard national sovereignty", China's Defence Ministry said in an announcement Tuesday (local time) that gave no details on the timing, participants and location of the exercises.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300451522/chinese-military-forces-hold-exercises-near-taiwan-in-response-to-us-visit
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Category : News
Author: Hannah Martin

The Government will make the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine available for a small group of people, officials have announced.

New Zealand has an advance purchase agreement for 7.6 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – one of four the Government put its hand up for, alongside Pfizer/BioNTech, Janssen and Novavax.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300451091/covid19-who-can-get-the-astrazeneca-vaccine-and-how-is-it-different-to-pfizer
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Category : News
Author: Henry Cooke

Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins says Kiwis need to realise that the virus will not be kept in Auckland forever.

He told media on Wednesday that the Government was not committed to keeping the virus locked up in the city endlessly, so it would likely reach much of the country in coming months.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300451306/covid19-nz-chris-hipkins-says-government-wont-contain-virus-in-auckland-for-long-and-it-will-spread-through-nz-in-coming-months
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Category : Defence
Author: Lucy Craymer

A private Defence Force (NZDF) briefing outlining a “much worse” strategic environment was published online for anyone to see.

The seminar – outlining the 2021 Defence Assessment – was removed from a professional development website after questions from Stuff.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300449073/internal-defence-force-briefing-warning-of-much-worse-strategic-environment-removed-from-public-website
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Category : News
Author: Priscilla Dickinson

The average New Zealand home is now worth $1,002,153 - the first time values have cracked $1 million, a latest report shows.

Released on Wednesday, Quotable Value (QV) House Price Index figures show that for the three-month period ending in October, the average value of a home in New Zealand increased 5.3 percent, up from 3.6 percent quarterly growth recorded to the end of September.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2021/11/housing-market-price-of-average-kiwi-home-cracks-1-million-for-the-first-time-report.html
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Category : News
Author: David Axe

Here's What You Need to Remember: On day three, the Thai pilots “shot down” 19 J-11s for a loss of three Gripens. Over the final three days of the war game, the Thais killed 22 Chinese jets and lost three of their own.

Article: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/swedish-jets-really-did-destroy-chinese-air-force-exercise-195454
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Category : News
Author: Charlotte Cook

The Christchurch mosque terrorist says he pleaded guilty to the murder of 51 people last year because of the inhumane and degrading treatment he experienced while awaiting his trial.

Brenton Tarrant's lawyer, Tony Ellis, has made the claim on his behalf in a memo to chief coroner Judge Deborah Marshall ahead of the Coronial Inquiry into the mass killing.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/455189/christchurch-mosque-terrorist-claims-he-pleaded-guilty-because-of-inhumane-treatment-in-prison
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