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[ad_1] Hannah Peters / Getty Images Rieko Ioane had an outstanding game in the center of the North in the clash between islands in Wellington. The South edged the North 38-35 with a last-minute attempt at Will Jordan in an entertaining inter-island clash in Wellington on Saturday night that served …

[ad_1] MARK TAYLOR / Stuff The first of the wagons of the new Te Huia passenger rail service from Waikato to Auckland arriving in Hamilton. The first of the cars of the new Te Huia passenger rail service from Waikato to Auckland stopped in Hamilton on Saturday in a move …

[ad_1] Mayor Phil Goff says the government’s decision to keep Auckland at a Covid-19 alert level 2.5 is the right one and is asking city residents to continue to play their role in enforcing the rules. Auckland city center and hotel business groups have also recognized the need to protect …

[ad_1] COMMENTARY: Once safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines are available, tough decisions will need to be made about who gets the first shots. A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, at the urging of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of …

[ad_1] The “yellow flag” Covid-19 case with no known epidemiological link to the Auckland group may be cause for concern, says a public health expert. The mysterious case, which presented itself at Auckland’s North Shore Hospital on August 25 and remains in critical condition in the ICU, was not on …

[ad_1] The Elections Commission is “investigating” claims made by Hutt South Labor candidate Ginny Andersen, who has failed to properly disclose her donations, Andersen says. The Commission received a complaint from the Taxpayers Union, a low-tax lobby group, on Friday morning. You are investigating the matter before deciding whether to …

[ad_1] A self-employed New Zealand journalist was unknowingly involved in a Russian disinformation campaign disguised as a world news organization. Laura Walters, a former Stuff reporter living in the UK, wrote a detailed article for Peace data – a non-profit online media outlet – about New Zealand after a representative …

[ad_1] “It is what it is” was the overwhelming sentiment on the streets today as Auckland residents took in news from at least another 12 days at alert level 2.5. The usually bustling Queen Street in Auckland during the level 3 lockdown. Photo: RNZ / Amy Williams The restrictions mean …

[ad_1] A man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Oregon, last week after a caravan of Donald Trump supporters rode through downtown was killed Thursday when investigators mobilized to arrest him. the U.S. Marshals Service said Friday. The man, Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was …

[ad_1] By RNZ At today’s press conference, the Australian Prime Minister has hinted at trans-Tasmanian flights between Covid-free areas of Australia and New Zealand. Speaking at a press conference today, Scott Morrison said that nearly 4,000 Australians were returning home each week, but many more were still trying. “More support …