[ad_1] If participation rates on social media determined which parties will form the next government, New Zealand’s parliament would soon look very different. With its daily interactions on social media averaging 7.7 percent engagement rate, Advance NZ (which incorporates the New Zealand Public Party) would be far ahead of Labor …
Read More »Springboks Camp Hit By Positive Covid-19 Test
[ad_1] Kai Schwoerer / Getty Images Springboks Oupa Mohoje, left, Francois Louw and Pieter-Steph du Toit before a Rugby Championship test with the All Blacks. The Springboks camp has been hit by a positive Covid-19 test with two players eliminated prior to this weekend’s Rugby Championship test. World champions Springboks …
Read More »2020 Election: Jacinda Ardern v Judith Collins in Television Leaders Debate with Patrick Gower
[ad_1] The gloves were removed in the fierce and spirited debate between Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Judith Collins last night. The fierce fight began with tense questions about the Covid-19 outbreak, the economy, whether the healthcare system is racist, child abuse and housing, but the couple …
Read More »Trump and Biden trade insults as America’s first presidential debate begins: ‘Keep talking, man’ 1 NEWS
[ad_1] The first debate between US President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden immediately turned energetic as the pair spent most of the first part interrupting, exchanging blows and accusing each other of lying. Your playlist will load after this announcement. US President Donald Trump and former Vice …
Read More »Teachers Receive $ 9 Million Counseling Support to Cope with Job Stress
[ad_1] Teachers will receive $ 8.7 million in counseling to cope with the stress of their jobs. Education Minister Chris Hipkins unveiled a four-part package after talks agreed to in a “deal” with the New Zealand Educational Institute and the Post Primary Teachers Association during salary negotiations last year. The …
Read More »Coronavirus: a new case of COVID-19 in New Zealand’s managed isolation
[ad_1] They were transferred to Auckland’s quarantine facility, the Jet Park Hotel. Twelve previously reported cases are now considered to have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of active cases to 44. Of the active cases, 30 are newcomers who were detected the infection at MIQ facilities and …
Read More »New poll: Kiwis back euthanasia, support for legalizing evaporating cannabis
[ad_1] Personal cannabis use is likely to remain illegal according to the latest poll figures, as support for the bill continues to decline ahead of the upcoming referendum. The latest Newshub Reid-Research poll showed that only 37.9 percent of respondents said they would vote yes on the proposal. In just …
Read More »Frontline nurses across the country strike over wages and conditions
[ad_1] More than 3,400 healthcare workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 response stopped working for two hours this morning to protest pay parity with hospital nurses. Healthcare nurses and medical administrators from 500 general practices and medical centers stopped working from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, the …
Read More »Desperate escape? Americans looking for ‘how to move to New Zealand’ skyrocket during presidential debate
[ad_1] It seems that Americans are desperate to leave the United States in an attempt to establish themselves in New Zealand after the first presidential debate. This afternoon, Donald Trump and Joe Biden clashed in a debate that has been described as “chaotic” and a “shit show.” The 90-minute circus …
Read More »Free dental care for all adults would cost $ 648 million a year
[ad_1] While Labor and National have pledged millions to push dental care for children, they have both been less vocal about extending free dental care to adults. But tonight the cost of funding free dental care for adults was revealed: $ 648 million a year to cover all adults. Newshub …
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