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		<title>Take Inspiration From Australian Govt: Encourage Public Servants To Work From Home</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/take-inspiration-from-australian-govt-encourage-public-servants-to-work-from-home-to-save-fuel-and-ease-costs-psa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commuting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost of living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fuel Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand Government]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Australia is cutting fuel use. New Zealand is forcing workers back into traffic. In a fuel crisis, that’s not just bad policy — it’s expensive.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Discussing Geopolitical and Military Activity in the Pacific</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Morgan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Setting the Agenda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Morgan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exercise Kakadu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geopolitics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kiwi Bloggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melanesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Security]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Pacific is quietly becoming one of the most militarised regions on earth. Ben Morgan tracks the moves, the risks and the fault lines.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Simeon Brown and Sam Uffindell can&#8217;t read graphs &#8211; how National mislead you</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Setting the Agenda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kiwi Bloggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NZ News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NZ Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Uffindell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simeon Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics NZ]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sam Uffindell and Simeon Brown misread migration data, falsely claiming National reversed the exodus of New Zealanders.]]></description>
		
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		<title>When Farrar flagged becoming a state of Australia, had Judith whispered in his ear?</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/when-farrar-flagged-becoming-a-state-of-australia-had-judith-whispered-in-his-ear/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Deconstructing Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Farrar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judith Collins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kiwi Bloggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NZ News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NZ Politics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ummmm. When Farrar flagged becoming a state of Australia, had Judith whispered in his ear? Defence Minister Judith Collins reassures New...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pressure Mounts on NZ to Take Stand on Iran War at ANZMIN</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/foreign-and-defence-ministers-meeting-must-condemn-illegal-war-peace-action-wellington/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Raw News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZMIN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judith Collins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace Action Wellington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winston peters]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Peace Action Wellington urges NZ ministers at ANZMIN to condemn the Iran war and reject support for US and Israeli military action.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pacific Brief: Geo-political and military activity in the Pacific</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/pacific-brief-geo-political-and-military-activity-in-the-pacific/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Morgan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Setting The Agenda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Morgan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China influence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geopolitics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indo-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melanesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South China Sea]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Malaysia buys Norwegian missiles, Japan hardens defence policy, India expands influence and Melanesia faces corruption risks in a shifting Pacific.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Farrar is a coward quisling &#8211; here&#8217;s the real reason NZ will join Australia</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/farrar-is-a-coward-quisling-heres-the-real-reason-nz-will-join-australia/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Deconstructing Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privatisation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sovereignty]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Calls for New Zealand to surrender its sovereignty to Australia are no longer confined to fringe commentary. They are now...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Maritime Union of New Zealand: NZ wharfies join international day of action against Qube Ports</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/maritime-union-of-new-zealand-media-release-new-zealand-wharfies-join-international-day-of-action-against-qube-ports-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 15:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Raw News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Solidarity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Maritime Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qube Ports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers rights]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ten ports. 1,000 workers. One message: enough. As profits soar, Qube workers are taking action — and New Zealand wharfies are backing them.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Maritime Union of New Zealand back struggle of Australian Unions against anti-Union, anti-worker laws</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/maritime-union-of-new-zealand-back-struggle-of-australian-unions-against-anti-union-anti-worker-laws/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 16:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It’s happening in Australia — but it won’t stop there. Unions warn the crackdown on workers’ rights could spread across the Tasman.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Life in Lock Down: Day 22 &#8211; Is that a light at the end of a four week long tunnel?!</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/life-in-lock-down-day-22-is-that-a-light-at-the-end-of-a-four-week-long-tunnel/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[April 16: Day 22 of living in lock-down...]]></description>
		
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