[ad_1] Warwick Smith / Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tours the Pahīatua water treatment plant, after its official opening on Friday, as part of her 2020 election campaign road trip. The long-awaited $ 3.9 million water treatment plant in Pahīatua is a boon to both the city of Tararua and …
Read More »Coronavirus: Man Says Sitting In ‘Covid Chair’ At Southland Hospital Was ‘Humiliating’
[ad_1] Robyn Edie / Stuff James Monteith says he was humiliated while sitting in a chair for people with Covid-19 symptoms at Southland Hospital. A man who went to Southland Hospital with a chest infection says that sitting in a chair in the lobby that is assigned for people with …
Read More »Dunedin Pizzeria Denies Auckland Customers Covid-19 Risk
[ad_1] Dunedin pizzeria Biggies is turning away customers who have been to Auckland due to concerns about the spread of Covid-19, but says it is not a blanket ban. A couple who posted on social media claimed that a Biggies Pizza employee asked them if they were from Auckland and …
Read More »New Zealand Elections 2020: Free Money for All Under National: Irresistible or Irresponsible?
[ad_1] National Party leader Judith Collins denies it is an election bribe, but Labor describes the promise of tax cuts as “reckless” and “totally irresponsible.” “You clearly need to keep more money,” Collins said Friday. National promises tax cuts 29 days before Election Day. It would mean $ 36 to …
Read More »US Elections: Joe Biden Gets Angry During CNN City Hall Voter Interrogation
[ad_1] Earlier this week, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, faced an unusual barbecue of ordinary Americans in a televised city hall. Today it was Joe Biden’s turn. The former vice president appeared in his own city hall on CNN, having largely avoided such events since the Democratic …
Read More »Owner of six dogs who died on the ferry was discharged without conviction
[ad_1] Ricky Wilson / Stuff The dogs died on the Aratere ferry on February 11, 2019 (File photo). A young farm worker prosecuted for the deaths of his dogs at a ferry crossing had been acting in what he thought was the best interest of the dog, was heartbroken over …
Read More »Coronavirus: Bluetooth technology could be in the October NZ COVID Tracer app update
[ad_1] ‘Bluetooth proximity detection’ could be included in next month’s NZ COVID Tracer app update, as the Health Ministry recognizes that the proposed CovidCard “has the potential to help make contact tracing faster.” . Initial testing of CovidCard found that it can work under controlled conditions, but a ministry spokesperson …
Read More »Dunedin pizzeria bombarded with ‘fake reviews’ after Auckland couple walked away
[ad_1] A Dunedin pizzeria is being bombarded with “false reviews” and negative comments after turning away an Auckland couple over Covid fears. A couple on a road trip to the South Island say they were not allowed into Biggie’s Pizza for a drink once they revealed they were coming from …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: the child’s family notified of the positive result minutes after leaving it at school
[ad_1] It is the phone call that no parent wants to receive during a pandemic: confirmation that their child has tested positive for Covid-19. But it was the reality for the family of a girl who had just dropped out of school less than 10 minutes earlier. The Health Ministry …
Read More »Coronavirus: How New Zealand’s recession compares to the rest of the world
[ad_1] To date, the country has recorded more than 87,000 COVID-19 cases and 5,800 deaths. Unemployment in Sweden rose from 7.0% to 9.1% in one year, according to the Swedish Public Employment Service. At the end of August, the number of unemployed registered with the service was 475,000. U.S On …
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