Category : News
Author: RNZ

When Ollie Neas goes grocery shopping these days he doesn't just see the price - he sees the power imbalance and a complex web of relationships.

"I'm looking at how much is the supplier actually getting here, how much is the supermarket getting, and you realise that often the suppliers in New Zealand are getting squeezed," he says.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2021/07/the-sky-high-cost-of-living-in-new-zealand-why-is-our-food-so-expensive-when-we-produce-enough-to-feed-40-million.html
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Category : Defence
Author: RNZ

The 76-member crew of the HMNZS Wellington had undergone weeks of training to ensure strict safety protocols were in place to protect the islands from Covid-19.

Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio, was in Auckland to see the shipment off today and said the Pfizer vaccine doses can only be delivered by boat to Tokelau because of its remote location.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/446745/over-1000-people-in-tokelau-cook-islands-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-from-nz
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Category : Defence
Author: Royal Canadian Navy

MANAMA, Bahrain–Commodore Dan Charlebois of the Royal Canadian Navy turned over command of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) to Capt. Brendon Clark of the Royal New Zealand Navy in a ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, July 15.

Article: https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2021/07/17/royal-canadian-navy-hands-over-command-of-ctf-150-to-royal-new-zealand-navy/
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Author: Anna Bracewell-Worrall

Newshub Nation can reveal that in April, a global count found thousands of links hosting child sexual abuse material are using the .NZ domain. Some are blaming data storage site Mega.nz for New Zealand's appearance in the study.

Twitter is being used to openly share material hosted on Mega. Every couple of minutes a new tweet promises links to the worst content imaginable, advertised using the hashtag #Megalinks, and other similar hashtags.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/technology/2021/07/revealed-nz-s-shocking-link-to-child-sexual-exploitation-images.html
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Category : News
Author: Dan Satherley

A former Prime Minister thinks Jacinda Ardern will be hoping rogue backbencher Louisa Wall tones down her criticism of China. 

Wall, formerly the MP for Manurewa but now a list MP without any ministerial portfolios, has accused the Chinese authorities of organ harvesting and called for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, to be held in Beijing. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/07/always-prefer-your-backbenchers-say-less-helen-clark-opens-up-on-labour-mp-louisa-wall-s-tough-anti-china-stance.html
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Who gives a fuck what Helen Clarke thinks... she can fuck off... I take my hat off to Labour MP Louisa Wall for saying what we all want to say. (and I am not a Labour supporter)

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Category : News
Author: Geoffrey Miller

OPINION: Today's special virtual APEC summit was so modest in its aims that it was officially referred to only as an 'informal leaders' retreat on COVID-19'.

From the outset, host Jacinda Ardern dampened down expectations for the meeting, warning reporters not to expect any significant breakthroughs.

In that respect, New Zealand's Prime Minister was right. A joint statement issued after the meeting included vague commitments to accelerate the production and distribution of vaccines.

There was also agreement on the need to restore international travel links and strengthen supply chains that had been disrupted by the pandemic.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/07/opinion-getting-xi-putin-and-biden-on-a-call-together-boosts-ardern-s-reputation-for-diplomacy.html
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Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

US President Joe Biden is nominating former Senator Tom Udall as the next United States Ambassador to New Zealand.

The White House confirmed on Saturday (NZ time) that the former Senator for New Mexico, described in a statement as having a "long and distinguished career in public service", is Biden's pick to fill the vacant spot in Wellington. He will also take the Samoa Ambassador job.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/07/joe-biden-nominates-former-senator-tom-udall-as-next-us-ambassador-to-new-zealand.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

Labour MP Louisa Wall is calling for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, something parliamentarians across Europe this month also expressed support for.

More than 180 human rights groups are calling for a boycott of next February's event in protest of human rights abuses underway in the Asian nation, including the treatment of the Uighur people in Xinjiang, anti-democratic behaviour in Hong Kong and expansion in the South China Sea.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/07/labour-s-louisa-wall-calls-for-diplomatic-boycott-of-2022-beijing-winter-olympics-for-leaders-to-turn-down-invitations.html
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