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21 August 2026

Shane Jones talks up $50m-$100m koi carp policy amid Treaty stoush over Waikato rivers

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Source reporting: rnz.co.nz

Shane Jones talks up $50m-$100m koi carp policy amid Treaty stoush over Waikato rivers

Waikato-Tainui says the government pausing changes until 2032 will subject rivers to years of degradation.

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Russia’s simulated enemy attack around disputed islands angers Japan

Russian fleet launched missile drill near what Moscow calls the Kuril Islands but Japan regards as its Northern Territories Japan has criticised missile tests carried out by Russia’s navy around the disputed islands visited by Vladimir Putin last week amid continuing tensions between the two countries. Russia’s Pacific fleet said on Thursday that it had fired Bastion surface-to-ship missiles from Etorofu, the largest island in the disputed archipelago, simulating an attack on enemy vessels, hitting all of its targets approximately 300km away.

Source: The Guardian WorldOriginal source