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An Auckland Councillor says he is reconsidering a lifelong stance against arming police after an increase in gun violence across Aotearoa.
Manukau Ward councillor and ex-police officer Alf Filipaina told Newshub he never thought he would see the rates of gun crime New Zealand is seeing now.
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Read more: Auckland Councillor rethinks position on arming police after spate of gun crime
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A senior police officer in the Hawke’s Bay Organised Crime Unit has let rip at the government’s funding of a meth rehab programme being run by Mongrel Mob members, which was approved by the prime minister.
The Kahukura programme, which serves up to 10 participants over eight weeks on a marae in central Hawke’s Bay, has received $2.75m from the Proceeds of Crime fund.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/125988671/senior-hawkes-bay-police-officer-furious-over-275m-funding-for-mongrel-mobled-rehab-programme
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A managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) guest with COVID-19 has been transferred from an Auckland quarantine facility to hospital.
Responding to a query about the guest, a spokesperson for the Counties Manukau DHB (CMDHB) on Friday told Newshub "we currently have two patients from managed isolation in the hospital", with both in a stable condition.
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Newshub can reveal nearly $2 million has been transferred to the Government over the past decade from those who have died without a will.
The largest amount, $1.028 million, was transferred to the Government's coffers in 2017, while a more modest $13,390 was handed over in 2018. In the last two years, there has been no money passed on.
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India has announced several of its Navy warships will soon sail through the South China Sea, the latest country to send vessels towards the contested waters.
The Indian Defence Ministry on Tuesday announced a "Task Force of Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet" will set sail in August to South East Asia, the South China Sea and into the Western Pacific. The fleet comprises a number of warships, with at least three ships built in India and "equipped with a versatile array of weapons and sensors".
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Workers at the Marsden Point refinery are warning if their plant closes New Zealand could face petrol shortages.
Shareholders will vote on Friday on shutting down the refinery, with 500 jobs at risk.
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A document dump related to Budget 2021 has revealed officials warned that increasing the benefit won't make a difference for two-fifths of poverty-stricken kids.
Beneficiaries got a $3.3 billion bump in the Budget, which saw the Government go beyond recommendations made two years ago by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group, to increase benefit levels to help reduce poverty.
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OPINION: Should we change the name of New Zealand to Aotearoa?
This is really simple for me - no.
It won't happen, it shouldn't happen, and if it did, there would be an uproar.
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Read more: Duncan Garner: Should we change the name of New Zealand to Aotearoa? No - and here's why
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Holly crap... I actually agree with him... it can be both... just don't get offended if I call it New Zealand and I won't if you want to call it Aotearoa.
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