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Why is there a stoush over the Pacific's top meeting next month?
The Pacific's leaders are grappling with Solomon Islands' contentious decision to block all outsiders from the region's most important annual meeting next month. So what does the episode say about how strategic competition is reshaping the region? full story Rail Minister Winston Peters is disputing the reported final cost of dumping the mega-ferries project - of 671-million-dollars Rail Minister Winston Peters is disputing the reported final cost of dumping the mega-ferries project - of 671-million-dollars full story Health New Zealand's changing up hospital cafe menus in the name of a good diet Health New Zealand's changing up hospital cafe menus in the name of a good diet full story    
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"An artist must know how to convince others of the truth of his lies." Pablo Picasso
1881 - First woman Master of Arts in British Empire graduates
Helen Connon was the first woman in the British Empire to gain her Master of Arts degree. Her academic career started with edcuation in Dunedin, New Zealand.
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1945 - The war is over! VJ Day
Japan's surrender following the atomic bombing ofHiroshima and Nagasaki ended the Second World War. More than 200,000 New Zealanders had served during the war and more than 11,500 had died.
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1951 - Troopship Wahine wrecked en route to Korea
The TSS Wahine was chartered by the New Zealand government to transport Kayforce troops to the Korean War. Shortly after leaving Darwin it ran aground on Masela Island in the Arafura Sea, east of Timor.
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