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OPINION: Whether it is from politeness or a lack of curiosity, it is rare for journalists or commentators to dwell on Jacinda Ardern's religious history and how it might have shaped her politics.
When the Prime Minister is occasionally asked, she bats the question away with a stock answer: she rejected religion in her mid-twenties and never looked back. As far as the public knows, the Prime Minister was brought up as a Mormon but renounced her faith in 2005 - and that was that.
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Read more: Jacinda Ardern - The Messiah, or just a crafty politician?
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/08/opinion-jacinda-ardern-the-messiah-or-just-a-crafty-politician.html
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The current political crisis in Afghanistan worsens by the day, and Geoffrey Miller argues what unfolds in Kabul could have far-reaching implications and result in a big change to New Zealand’s geopolitical landscape.
Last week’s dramatic fall of Kabul to the Taliban brought New Zealand troops rushing back to Afghanistan – just three months after its 20-year mission there was to have ended.
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HMNZ Ship’s Te Kaha & Aotearoa are at sea undertaking trials & readiness checks - all essential tasks prior to deploying next month. While operating at Alert Level 4, in accordance with Ministry of Health guidelines, we're maintaining the safety of all onboard.
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Read more: HMNZ Ship’s Te Kaha & Aotearoa are at sea undertaking trials
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It was a night of celebration and mingling that attendees would later describe as “motivating”, “inspirational” and an opportunity for “great networking”.
Ironically, it was the same night that plunged scores of New Zealanders into two weeks of self-isolation after someone who attended the event tested positive for the Delta variant of Covid-19.
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Read more: Getting South Island to alert level 3 'not as simple as no positive cases'
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Five Aucklanders who turned up for their Covid-19 vaccine last month may have got a dose of saline solution instead, but the Ministry of Health still has not told them.
The ministry still has not been able to say what will be done to ensure those affected will receive two full Pfizer doses.
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Read more: Covid-19 vaccine mistake in Auckland sparks investigation
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300390578/covid19-vaccine-mistake-in-auckland-sparks-investigation
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A knock at the door could spell doom. Every passing hour seems endless. That's the new reality for many Afghans who feel they have most to fear from the Taliban and have gone into hiding or are staying off the streets since the fighters swept to power this month.
Those hunkering down include employees of the collapsed government, civil society activists and women. They are desperate for news that they might be granted asylum somewhere else.
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Read more: Afghans fearing Taliban go to ground, desperate for escape
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A large group of dirt bike riders seen riding around the streets of south Auckland during lockdown has sparked local residents’ concern.
Locals said the bikers have been riding in groups down Great South Rd, Papatoetoe, almost every day since New Zealand entered level 4 lockdown on August 18.
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Read more: No masks, no helmets – large group on dirt bikes rides through south Auckland
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An interpreter whose family worked with the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan says it's unfair his three siblings have been left behind to die at the hands of the Taliban.
Cabinet announced last Monday New Zealanders and Afghan allies would be evacuated from Afghanistan.
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