[ad_1] Ross Giblin / Stuff Timothy Wagner, left, Anaru Mepham, Stafford Tawhai, Hinekaa Mako and Tere Harrison are part of a group that has established an occupation that opposes the development of Shelly Bay. Wellington City Council has no plans to evict and may provide toilets for protesters, some of …
Read More »Joe Biden is forced to raise funds for the transition to the presidency, but goes ahead choosing cabinet
[ad_1] US President-elect Joe Biden has to raise funds to pay for his transition to the White House, as President Trump continues to deny losing the election. In the US system, the incoming president can only access government funds for his transition if the administrator of the General Services Administration …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: managed isolation, quarantine costs $ 2.4 million a day, figures show
[ad_1] New Zealand|Politics November 22, 2020 05:43 pm4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game The WHO warned that more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past four weeks than in the first six months of the pandemic, with …
Read More »Managed isolation, quarantine costs $ 2.4 million a day, figures show
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. The country’s 32 managed isolation and quarantine hotels cost taxpayers more than $ 2 million a day, and must be over budget by Dec. 31, figures provided to RNZ show. The cabinet should consider long-term financing options for …
Read More »‘My job is not to disconnect’: Women of Influence winner Siouxsie Wiles on her important role
[ad_1] Dr. Siouxsie Wiles knows that you need to slow down, but acknowledges that it doesn’t come naturally. “For me, it just became, ‘What can I do to help?'” The neon pink haired microbiologist has become a familiar source of reassurance during the Covid-19 pandemic, a safe haven where New …
Read More »Mixed messages after National’s defeat
[ad_1] Commentary As the National Party begins its painful and possibly protracted rise back to political relevance, past leaders and the president insisted on the need for discipline and accountability, but not everyone in the hierarchy seems to agree, writes Sam Sachdeva. They say that success has many parents, while …
Read More »Harbor Bridge Pollution: Check for Likelihood of Health Hazards on Nearby Properties
[ad_1] The Transport Agency has launched an external review on heavy metal and oil pollution next to the Auckland Harbor Bridge. Auckland Harbor Bridge during Covid-19 Alert Level Four Lockdown. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook The review will look at whether it is “more than likely or not” that unacceptable …
Read More »Mortar shells hit Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least 8
[ad_1] About 23 mortar shells hit different parts of the Afghan capital, killing at least eight people and wounding 31 others, an official says. The projectiles were fired from two cars on Saturday (local time), Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said. No one took immediate responsibility for the morning attack …
Read More »Rafael Nadal joins Novak Djokovic on the bench after defeats in the ATP Finals semi-finals
[ad_1] Instead of No. 1 Novak Djokovic against No. 2 Rafael Nadal for the ATP Finals trophy, it will be No. 3 Dominic Thiem against No. 4 Daniil Medvedev. Nadal had won 71 matches in a row by taking the first set, and served for victory in Saturday’s semifinals by …
Read More »Samantha Crompvoets’ inside story of Afghanistan’s war crimes report in Australia
[ad_1] Dr. Samantha Crompvoets wrote that soldiers would tie up and torture innocent civilians. Photo / Supplied She was the outsider who broke the code of silence on illegal killings within Australia’s elite special forces. But Canberra military sociologist Dr. Samantha Crompvoets was originally commissioned to present a completely different …
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