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Everything you need to know this morning: Helen Clark continues her campaign to become the United Nations Secretary-General, and a guy from Auckland quits his job to hunt Pokémon full time.

Helen Clark at the Al-Jazeera debate. Image via YouTube.

Former PM Serves Reporter in the United Nations Secretary-General Debate
Helen Clark, the world's 22nd most powerful woman, continues her campaign to become the United Nations Secretary-General. In the first-ever televised debate among the top job nominees, Clark showed she's still the same steely calm operator she was during her tenure as New Zealand Prime Minister. Due to some arbitrary rotation policy idea, there's a belief that the next Secretary-General should be from Eastern Europe. When a reporter inquired about this, Clark drew applause for her baller answer that the job should go to the best person for the job. "My little country is from the South Pacific and it's never had a secretary-general either," said Clark. "I really think that when we look at the scale of the challenges our world is facing, we need a global search for the best talent."

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An Auckland Barista Has Quit His Job to Hunt Pokemon Full-Time
Tom Currie has landed his dream role after quitting his barista job to travel around New Zealand hunting Pokémon full time. Currie, 24, has been offered a new job as a Pokemon GO coach by US gaming company Gamer Sensei. He's currently on a two-month tour of New Zealand, to capture every single Pokemon out there. He's booked 20 bus trips around New Zealand and had captured 93 of the 151 unique Pokemon released in the game when he got the call from the States. "What has happened to me in the past week has been bizarre," he said. "It would never have happened if I hadn't quit my job."

After his chocolate bar got stuck Andrew Eade was told to "deal with it", so he did. With a grinder. Image via.

Man Opens Vending Machine with Axe-Grinder
An Otago shearer got sweet revenge on a dodgy vending machine when he freed his trapped chocolate bar by ripping the machine open with an axe-grinder. Andrew James Eade called the operator to complain the machine had taken his money without delivering the chocolate and was told to "deal with it," so he went home and got the grinder. Eade, who has appeared in court over the incident, told Radio New Zealand he had no regrets. He said the Snickers bar tasted "fantastic." When asked whether the chocolate bar was on the expensive side he replied: "You can't put a price on justice."

China Threatens Trade War if New Zealand Doesn't Back off Cheap Steel Inquiry
A tiff is brewing between New Zealand and Chinese officials over accusations that China is dumping surplus steel into the New Zealand market. The Sunday Star Times reported that China somehow found out about a confidential application, under World Trade Organisation rules, made by local steel producer Pacific Steel to investigate a glut of cut-price and sometimes sub-standard steel coming in from China. In response, Chinese authorities are said to be threatening "retaliatory measures" against New Zealand trade, which would impact dairy, wool and kiwifruit imports.

The head of Australian Steel Institute said the allegations of steep dumping weren't surprising and that Chinese producers have a record of similar behaviour in the United States, Britain and Australia. John Key downplayed any controversy, saying the Chinese ambassador had his phone number and hadn't given him a call.

Lydia Ko in winning form.

Lydia Ko Wins 14th LPGA Title
New Zealand's chances for shiny gold at Rio Olympics are looking good with world number one golfer Lydia Ko in winning form after bagging yet another LGPA title, her 14th. Ko won the Marathon Classic in Ohio in a sudden death situation displaying the same composure the 19-year-old shows around alligators and snakes. The win happened on the same day it was announced New Zealand would be sending golfers to the Olympics. Ko will be joined by Danny Lee and Ryan Fox.