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[ad_1] What does the Mt Roskill “mini pool” mean for Auckland and New Zealand Covid-19 risk? It is unclear whether we see the case numbers trending strongly upward, downward, or continuing in a trickle that gradually falls over weeks. Health Minister Chris Hipkins was optimistic when speaking to the media …

[ad_1] Four new cases of coronavirus have been reported in New Zealand, with two in the community. The other two are imported cases, which are in managed isolation. All new community cases are linked to the Auckland August cluster, bringing the total number of cases linked to it to 173. …

[ad_1] Tauranga commercial landlord Bob Clarkson has disbursed his extensive $ 200 million portfolio in one of the largest industrial and rural property transactions seen in the Bay of Plenty. Low-profile investor and union, Mackersy, based in Queenstown Owned, purchased 24 industrial buildings, all built by Clarkson and his construction …

[ad_1] Concerns about the Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland have moved to another mini-group linked to ‘bereavement activities’ in the city. Dr. Ashley Bloomfield. Source: Getty Six new cases of the virus were confirmed in the community yesterday, all from Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship Church, a group that Health Minister Chris …

[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Discovery of a subset of infections related to a “bereavement event” could extend the long tail of the Auckland cold store group, reports Marc Daalder Health Director General Ashley Bloomfield has said officials are on “orange” alert after the discovery of a new “subset” of Covid-19 cases in …

[ad_1] Labor’s new tax policy has drawn a wide range of criticism for not going far enough, but party leader Jacinda Ardern says it is “the best for New Zealand in our time.” Although it has been well received by people like the PSA union, the Green Party and even …

[ad_1] Simon O’Connor / Stuff Pakilau Manase Lua, who is the chair of the Pacific Leadership Forum’s Pacific Response Coordination Team, said this spread was especially common among those with ties to conservative evangelical or Pentecostal churches in the United States. (File photo) This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz …

[ad_1] A frantic future father was forced to improvise a place for his partner to give birth at a picnic stop, in freezing temperatures, while traveling to a birthing unit in Central Otago. Saskia Hulsbosch and her fiancé Daniel Hopper had to stop while traveling between Cromwell and Alexandra to …

[ad_1] “There is a huge missed opportunity for government revenue that would be better spent on health and economic services,” said Kathy Errington, executive director of the Helen Clark Foundation. Ardern has been consistent in refusing to reveal how he will vote in the referendum, saying today: “My position has …

[ad_1] A large night fire swept through the largest refugee camp in Greece, which had been put under the Covid-19 blockade, leaving more than 12,000 migrants in an emergency situation in need of refuge on the island of Lesbos. In dramatic night scenes, migrants in the crowded Moria refugee camp, …