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[ad_1] Former New Zealand International Film Festival director Bill Gosden passed away days before his 67th birthday. Well-known film festival director Bill Gosden died yesterday. Photo: Supplied by Rebecca McMillan Gosden died peacefully earlier yesterday, after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2017. He ran the film festival for 40 …

[ad_1] As an early childhood education teacher, Mel Burgess is responsible for educating our youngest Kiwis. But as important as her job is, she, along with thousands of other women, has been fighting for equal pay for years. “The younger the age group, the less value is placed on the …

[ad_1] Victoria University associate professor of criminology Fiona Hutton says the government must be courageous and “participate in global reform.” Photo / 123rf By RNZ A criminologist says that several US states have made progressive strides on drug laws and decriminalization, and that the New Zealand government must be courageous. …

[ad_1] AMANDA CROP The fishing boat Irvinga awaited new crew in the port of Lyttelton A Russian sailor appears to have died of natural causes when his ship was docked in Lyttelton harbor, waiting for other crew members to complete their managed isolation. The man, believed to be 47 years …

[ad_1] The New Zealand Nurses Organization says the news that an Auckland quarantine worker tested positive for Covid-19 last night “was disappointing and concerning, but not surprising at all.” Security in a managed isolation facility. Source: 1 NEWS The individual had recently been removed as part of routine testing at …

[ad_1] Beehive. Photo / Mark Mitchell Special votes in the New Zealand election have always had the potential to be a wild card; this election was certainly no exception. It was good news for people like the Maori Party and Labor, who brought in new MPs. But it was bad …

[ad_1] New Zealand November 6, 2020 01:054 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game National loses two seats, the Labor and Maori parties win one and the “yes” campaign on recreational cannabis has lost by a narrow margin. The final results …

[ad_1] Mezze Bar was back online after an unwanted public health call. “They said we have bad news and we have had a case of COVID,” says owner Sally Hindmarsh. Mezze Bar was forced to cancel reservations and clear six tables of people in the middle of dinner last night. …

[ad_1] Michael Woodhouse is weighing whether to throw his hat in the ring for National’s deputy leadership. Incumbent Gerry Brownlee will step aside Tuesday when the caucus formally confirms its confidence in the leader and the deputy after the election. He said Friday that he would not compete, leaving the …

[ad_1] An Auckland restaurant, where a person with Covid-19 dined while infected, was sterilized to hospital standards before reopening. Mezze Bar owner Sally Hindmarsh had to ask customers to leave over dinner on Friday after they were informed that a new community case of Covid-19 visited the restaurant the day …