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[ad_1] Auckland Harbor Bridge lane closures following a truck accident have prompted new requests for an additional crossing as traffic in the city stops for a second day. The travel chaos came on Friday after two trucks were caught in a 127-kilometer-per-hour gust of wind and one crashed, damaging the …

[ad_1] Loren Dougan / Stuff Union leader Jacinda Ardern is on the campaign trail, and a significant political divide has emerged with National over sick leave, minimum wage and labor relations. Business NZ says there are reasons to increase worker sickness, but not as companies struggle to survive the Covid-19 …

[ad_1] David Unwin / Things Jacinda Ardern takes a selfie with students at Massey University in Palmerston North. It all started with a selfie and now the prime minister has been accused of breaking the rules. Union leader Jacinda Ardern took a photo this week with a crowd of Massey …

[ad_1] The central span of the Auckland Harbor Bridge was severely damaged after a truck crashed into it on Friday. But transportation chiefs say there is no risk of the bridge collapsing, instead a permanent solution is now being worked on to replace the damaged strut. Waka Kotahi NZ Transportation …

[ad_1] A Dunedin pizzeria is being bombarded with “false reviews” and negative comments after turning away an Auckland couple over Covid fears. A couple on a road trip to the South Island say they were not allowed into Biggie’s Pizza for a drink once they revealed they were coming from …

[ad_1] Some of the top earners in Hamilton face a tax increase from the Labor government big enough to finance a decent mortgage, while National promises to pay them back nearly $ 60 each week as a tax cut. Both sides have offered totally opposite views on how the country …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Increasing security at Hamilton’s Covid-19 isolation hotels has become a reality with a pōwhiri for 57 defense force personnel in the city on Thursday. The additional staff will bring the total number of NZDF staff at the city’s …

[ad_1] A Dunedin pizzeria is being bombarded with “false reviews” and negative comments after turning away an Auckland couple over Covid fears. A couple on a road trip to the South Island say they were not allowed into Biggie’s Pizza for a drink once they revealed they were coming from …

[ad_1] Red-billed gulls could soon face eviction from Oamaru’s central business district. Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher has confirmed that the Waitaki District Council is preparing a request for Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage for an exemption to the Wildlife Act, to allow nests of protected species to be withdraw from the …

[ad_1] JOHN WEEKES / Stuff A trio of fire jumpers have led Fenz to warn business owners to lock their containers and keep them away from buildings. Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging business owners to lock their garbage containers after three container fires in downtown Nelson. The fires, …