[ad_1] Professor Fernando Oliveira is waiting for the temporary visa holders for dependents to be processed. Photo / Dean Purcell Professor Fernando Oliveira promised his family in Singapore that he would not venture out of Auckland without them. Enjoying the beauty of a country that separated them seemed like a …
Read More »Couple ‘stunned’ to win free wedding after ‘roller coaster’ competition
[ad_1] The winning couple of the Marlborough Grand Fat Free Wedding are “blown away” by the support they have received, which will allow them to receive a wedding package worth $ 27,000. Voting for the event closed Friday at 8 p.m., and the winning couple, Alana Powick and James Rondel, …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Vaccines could be given in stadiums, schools, workplaces, pharmacies and GP clinics, says Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins
[ad_1] New Zealand’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign could be fueled by megaclinics in stadiums, and inoculation will also occur in GP clinics, pharmacies, and likely large workplaces and on school and sports fields. In an extensive and exclusive interview with the Weekend Herald, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins also revealed: • …
Read More »Covid-19: Australia’s one-way travel bubble resumes, Auckland residents need proof
[ad_1] SUPPLIED Green zone flights from New Zealand to Australia are back as of Sunday. The trans-Tasmania one-way travel bubble is back in business since Sunday, but anyone who’s been to Auckland should have a recent negative test. The resumption of quarantine-free flights from 12:01 am Australian Eastern Time Sunday …
Read More »Covid-19: Auckland CBD businesses were hit hard by another lockdown
[ad_1] Businesses are widely feeling the impact of Auckland’s third city center closure in a year. The city went from Alert Level 3 to Alert Level 2 yesterday morning, but as restaurants, shops and office buildings opened their doors, Aucklandites stayed away with a company reporting there was not a …
Read More »To annoy media companies, Facebook has hacked the data of its Australian users
[ad_1] OPINION: Facebook has plunged Australia into a news black hole, holding its own users hostage. The social giant’s extraordinary announcement that it is banning news content inside and outside Australia is an overreaction to the Morrison government’s media bargaining code. Australians will not see news on Facebook. The world …
Read More »Let’s Get Wellington’s Modification: Confusion and Chaos as Wellington Mayor Andy Foster Introduces Late Changes to 10-Year Plan
[ad_1] Wellington city councilors have proposed cutting the city’s library collection purchases by 40 percent over the next two years as it seeks to free up space on a hefty 10-year budget. The move was one of 11 last-minute proposed budget changes presented by Mayor Andy Foster at a chaotic …
Read More »Fired father of eight locked up: ‘We are not seeing an economic recovery’
[ad_1] job A Salvation Army report reveals that the much vaunted economic recovery is painfully uneven, with youth, Maori and Pasifika abandoned. This is the story of a single family in distress. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hails New Zealand’s relatively strong job market as the “envy of many countries.” The …
Read More »Auckland airport records 80 percent drop in earnings, does not expect a trans-Tasman bubble by June 30
[ad_1] Supplied Auckland Airport’s international passenger volume has been a fraction of what it was before Covid-19. Auckland International Airport has posted an after-tax profit of $ 28 million for the six months through December, forecasting an annual loss of up to $ 55 million as hopes for a Tasmanian …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland out of lockdown – Jacinda Ardern sounds like warning, Professor Des Gorman criticizes alert level response
[ad_1] LAST VIRUS* Revealed: New locations of interest as community cases grow to six* Covid-19: switch to level 2 ‘not cautious enough’ – expert* LSG Sky Chefs and their community cafeteria: a possible contamination zone?* Covid-19: What if we never solve the mystery of the infection?* The cafe owner refuses …
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