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[ad_1] The government agreed to buy 1.5 million doses of a possible coronavirus vaccine from one of the main contenders to produce one. (File image). Photo: AFP The agreement, which is the first of its kind for the government, is subject to the vaccine successfully completing all clinical trials and …

[ad_1] World October 12, 2020 07:10 am4 minutes to read People wearing face masks to help slow the spread of the coronavirus by bike during the morning rush hour in Beijing today. Photo / AP Chinese health authorities will test the 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao …

[ad_1] The president of the New Zealand Medical Association, who was forced to apologize and clarify the union’s position on the cannabis referendum, has been criticized for former Prime Minister Helen Clark, who said she previously “gave voters a false impression of what doctors think.” Helen Clark – archive. Source: …

[ad_1] Confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court candidate Amy Coney Barrett will begin when a divided Senate faces the election of US President Donald Trump to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and cement a Conservative majority before Election Day. Barrett, a federal appeals court judge, will tell the …

[ad_1] The Government announced today its first purchase agreement for the Covid-19 vaccine. What does that mean? Science reporter Jamie Morton Explain. What has been announced? A deal that would provide New Zealand with around 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccines, or enough for 750,000 people. But that’s subject to the makers …

[ad_1] New Zealand’s next finance minister will offer a “sugary” tax cut or “waste” -based infrastructure spending. The two men competing for the job discussed their competitive visions for the country’s economy Monday night. Stuff Debate on finances. Labor’s Grant Robertson cajoled National’s Paul Goldsmith about his plan for unemployed …

[ad_1] THEOne of the curiosities of the 2020 election campaign is Jacinda Ardern’s refusal to reveal her personal position on the cannabis referendum. Next Saturday, New Zealanders can vote in two referendums: the end-of-life election on euthanasia and the cannabis legalization and control referendums; the last, a vote on whether …

[ad_1] In 1967, New Zealanders voted on pub closing times. Photo / The spinoff Originally Posted by The Spinoff OPINION: In 1967 I changed my mind in another referendum, around six in the afternoon, writes Roderick Aldridge. I am an 80 year old Pākehā male who has never smoked or …

[ad_1] Universities like the University of Auckland (above) will be able to bring in 250 graduate students starting next month. Photo / Dean Purcell New Zealand’s door has been reopened to foreign students, but only to 250 graduate students who will have to pay for their own quarantine. Education Minister …

[ad_1] The government has signed its first Covid-19 purchase agreement, securing 1.5 million doses, enough for 750,000 people, from Pfizer and BioNTech. The deal, which is subject to the vaccine successfully completing all clinical trials and passing New Zealand regulatory approval, could see doses delivered as early as the first …