Category : News
Author: Reuters

Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he dramatically lost the support of his ministers and most Conservative lawmakers, but said he would stay on until his successor was chosen.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/07/boris-johnson-quits-as-uk-prime-minister-dragged-down-by-scandals.html
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Category : News
Author: The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — NASA said Tuesday it has lost contact with a $32.7 million spacecraft headed to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit, but agency engineers are hopeful they can fix the problem.

Article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2022/07/06/nasa-loses-contact-capstone-moon-spacecraft/7818599001/
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 Apparently communications have been re-established...

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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

A team of civilian doctors and nurses, NZDF personnel and a seven-tonne generator have left New Zealand this morning on board a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules bound for Niue to assist with the recent COVID-19 outbreak and power outages.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/nzdf-flies-team-to-support-niue-in-covid-19-outbreak/
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 When they retire the C-130H in a year or 2 I hope they get a good outro... undecided They deserve it...

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Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

Making flood relief payments accessible to New Zealanders living in Sydney is a "return to a policy now grounded in fairness", Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says, after a "grossly unfair" approach under Australia's previous government.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/07/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-praises-significant-change-for-kiwis-living-in-australia-takes-yet-another-jab-at-scott-morrison-s-government.html
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Category : Analysis
Author: Thomas Manch

EXPLAINER: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been travelling around Europe this past week talking about it. The United States has signed up New Zealand to an economic strategy for it. And it’s now a common feature of political-speak across the world.

But what is the “Indo-Pacific”?

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/explained/128730027/explainer-why-you-keep-hearing-about-the-indopacific
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Category : News
Author: Christine Rovoi

New Zealand’s aim to get “greater clarity” from the Solomon Islands about its security agreement with China may come about when the Pacific leaders gather in Fiji next week.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/129144075/why-nzs-role-in-the-pacific-is-more-crucial-than-ever-before
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Category : News
Author: Luke Malpass

As Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepares to fly to Sydney on Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia delivered a reminder of the Covid-induced cost of living crunch back in New Zealand, lifting Australia’s official cash rate target by half a basis point to 1.35%.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/129185774/inflation-never-far-away-as-pm-jacinda-ardern-heads-to-sydney-to-sell-new-zealand
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