[ad_1] Marked by angry interruptions and bitter accusations, the first debate between US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden erupted in controversial exchanges Tuesday night (US time) over the coronavirus pandemic, the city violence, job losses and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s …
Read More »New Zealand Firms Switch to Use the Nation’s Indigenous Name, Aotearoa | New Zealand
[ad_1] One of New Zealand’s largest telecommunications companies has heard an exhortation to use the country’s original indigenous name of Aotearoa, joining others who have pledged to use more reo, the Maori language, or method – protocols – in your daily business operations. Earlier this week, Vodafone, which has about …
Read More »Man who escaped from managed isolation charged by police
[ad_1] Police charged a 36-year-old man with leaving a managed isolation facility in Auckland on Sunday night. Head of Managed Isolation and Air Quarantine Comodoro Darryn Webb. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The man left the isolation facility run by Ramada Federal Street around midnight Sunday, walked through Auckland and …
Read More »2020 Election: Health Minister pledges $ 31 million to replace ‘unsafe for staff’ mental health unit
[ad_1] Health Minister Chris Hipkins admitted that Rotorua Hospital’s mental health unit is not safe for both staff and patients. Hipkins visited the hospital Wednesday to announce a new $ 31 million acute mental health facility that will begin construction late next year ahead of the planned opening in 2023. …
Read More »Man charged after allegedly fleeing isolation by making ropes out of sheets
[ad_1] A man was charged after allegedly fleeing from a fourth-floor window of a managed isolation hotel by making ropes out of sheets. Police said they had charged a 36-year-old man with an alleged leak from the facility, the Ramada on Federal Street in central Auckland, on Sunday night. They …
Read More »Election debate in America: Donald Trump v Joe Biden – presidential hopefuls go head to head
[ad_1] President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden will meet for their first NZT debate this afternoon in a presidential election year marked by extraordinary upheaval. WATCH A LIVE STREAM OF THE DEBATE FROM 2PM, WITH LIVE UPDATES HERE. SCROLL DOWN TO READ MORE.. With 35 days to go and …
Read More »Election 2020: Comparison of Labor and National Health Policies
[ad_1] With the publication of the Labor health policy, voters are beginning to have a very clear idea of the position of the two major parties on health. Our healthcare system is one of the most important parts of government, second only to social welfare in terms of cost. This …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: are there new cases of Covid-19 today?
[ad_1] The Ministry of Health must publish the latest number of Covid-19 cases. Yesterday there were two new cases in New Zealand, both detected in a managed isolation facility. And the only remaining group from New Zealand appears to have been eliminated after having only one new case linked to …
Read More »New Zealand Rugby is not surprised by South Africa’s exit from Super Rugby
[ad_1] New Zealand Rugby boss Mark Robinson did not spit out his breakfast when news came that South Africa was turning its back on Super Rugby. Robinson was simply not surprised Wednesday morning, after South African rugby chiefs voted to enter the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers in an expanded …
Read More »New Zealand’s latest Covid cluster is ‘tied up’, but is it enough for Auckland to move to Tier 1?
[ad_1] By RNZ New Zealand’s only remaining cluster of Covid-19 cases appears to have been eliminated after having only one new case linked to it in two weeks. Its origin remains unknown, but alert level 1 attracts Auckland. Health and data researchers say we look good, but level 1 should …
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