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[ad_1] Hairdressers are buzzing when they returned to work at midnight, buoyed by the sight of loyal customers queuing on the street as the country moved to Alert Level 2. More than a dozen people were waiting patiently in line at Birkenhead Avenue to get their hair cut early today. …

[ad_1] Associate Finance Minister David Parker announced temporary changes to the Overseas Investment Law to prevent key assets of struggling companies from being sold abroad. The changes advance the introduction of a ‘test of national interest’ that was identified in November. Parker said the government was temporarily establishing that test …

[ad_1] On Sunday afternoon, South Auckland butcher Roy Green joined his family to enjoy the luck of Mother’s Day at his sister’s house. He laughed and joked with his family, using his position as “mom’s favorite” as a lever against his brothers. Those last moments are how Sister Rachel Green …

[ad_1] Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand – Jess Sandoval thought life in recovery would be different. On good days, he might walk out of the house for a walk around the block. Although, just as likely, she couldn’t. She regains strength little by little, she thought to herself. But powerful antibiotics, …

[ad_1] A Wanaka restaurant owner says he has been impressed by the community’s support for his crumbling apples, after Covid-19 threatened his business. Ode Wanaka faced thousands of dollars in bills and loans when the country closed in March. On top of that, the popular restaurant has been in an …

[ad_1] Dom Thomas / RNZ Associate Minister of Finance David Parker, who is also Minister of Commerce. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. The Government will take steps to ensure that New Zealand assets are not foreign-owned during the Covid-19 crisis. It will modify …

[ad_1] New Zealand will drop to Alert Level 2 at midnight. The Herald answers your questions about what you can do and where you can go tomorrow. What will be open that was not open before? Practically everything. Clothing chains, department stores, garden centers, massage parlors, hair salons, whatever. Some …

[ad_1] Dom Thomas / RNZ Associate Minister of Finance David Parker, who is also Minister of Commerce. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. The Government will take steps to ensure that New Zealand assets are not foreign-owned during the Covid-19 crisis. It will modify …

[ad_1] The government’s flagship infrastructure project has been “put on hold” as it fights the Covid-19 pandemic, but there is some doubt that it will ever work again. Transport Minister Phil Twyford said decisions on the Auckland light rail project “are on hold, while the government’s full focus is to …

[ad_1] On Sunday afternoon, South Auckland butcher Roy Green joined his family to enjoy the luck of Mother’s Day at his sister’s house. He laughed and joked with his family, using his position as “mom’s favorite” as a lever against his brothers. Those last moments are how Sister Rachel Green …