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Author: BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS POLITICAL REPORTER

The Government has failed to deliver a key election promise on time despite it being one of the Prime Minister’s top priorities.

Jacinda Ardern launched Labour’s election campaign in August last year promising to have an expanded $300 million Flexi-wage subsidy in place by Christmas.

Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/govt-fails-deliver-key-election-promise-time-despite-being-one-pm-s-top-priorities
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Author: Emma Cropper & Dan Lake

The Australian government has extended the suspension of its Green Zone travel corridor with New Zealand for another 72 hours amid concerns about a potential community coronavirus outbreak.

The extension means the next flight to Australia from New Zealand will be at 2pm on Sunday, January 31 at the earliest.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2021/01/coronavirus-australia-extends-pause-on-flights-from-new-zealand-for-another-72-hours.html
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Author: Simon Shepherd

A new Kiwi-designed test for immunity to COVID-19 has the potential to open up the world's borders again.

Scientists from the Orbis Diagnostics team have come up with a test for COVID-19 antibodies.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/01/kiwi-designed-covid-19-antibody-test-could-open-borders-again.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand's making "steady progress" on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom, but won't compromise on quality amid reports a deal is "just weeks away". 

The third round of FTA negotiations between Aotearoa and the UK began on Tuesday with officials looking to "substantively progress and in some areas conclude" discussions. Talks formally launched back in June following Britain's exit from the European Union the January prior.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/01/new-zealand-united-kingdom-making-steady-progress-on-free-trade-agreement-as-report-suggests-deal-just-weeks-away.html
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Author: Newshub

The Ministry of Health is investigating two further possible Covid-19 cases in Auckland, according to Newshub.

The pair were staying at the Pullman Hotel in the CBD – the same facility where the Northland community case stayed – and have since been released.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300215883/covid19-two-people-return-weak-positive-tests-after-leaving-miq--reports
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Author: ESD

On 29 July 2020, after three years of design and build, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) new POLAR class Maritime Projection and Sustainment Capability (MPSC) ship HMNZS AOTEAROA was officially inducted into the RNZN. During the commissioning ceremony, in the presence of the Governor General the Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, RADM David Proctor – the Chief of the Navy, presented Captain Simon Rooke a carved Kauri staff -the Tai-Panuku – the symbol of command, together with the Commissioning Warrant and the Commissioning Pennant. HMNZS AOTEAROA is Captain Rooke’s sixth command in his 30 years of service.

Article: https://euro-sd.com/2021/01/headline-featured/20845/rnzn-welcomes-hmnzs-aotearoa/
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Author: Monika Barton

Mai FM host Nickson Clark struggled to keep his cool during an interview with flat-Earther David Weiss, dubbing the conspiracy theorist an "idiot" as the conversation got heated. 

Clark questioned Weiss about his insistence society was being lied to about the real shape of the planet, asking: "What about the space station? The people who have gone out into space?"

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2021/01/you-re-an-idiot-nickson-clark-explodes-at-flat-earther-on-mai-fm.html
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Author: The Conversation

New Zealand has a strong history of protecting and promoting human rights at home and internationally, and prides itself on being an outspoken critic and global leader in this area. So, when the most serious accusation of human rights abuse — genocide — is made of one of its friends, how to respond?

This is precisely the situation now regarding China.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/01/the-us-is-now-labelling-china-s-treatment-of-uyghurs-genocide-should-new-zealand-follow-suit.html
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