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[ad_1] All close contacts of the Northland community case have been tested and all have returned negative results. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said this was “encouraging.” There have been no new cases in the community related to the Northland woman testing positive for Covid-19 on Sunday after leaving managed …

[ad_1] LAST VIRUS: • Health officials remain on high alert after a 56-year-old woman contracted Covid-19 while in controlled isolation and later traveled through Northland.• More than 1,500 people in Northland have been tested for Covid, leading to long lines and so far no signs of community transmission. • Northerners …

[ad_1] The government has announced a meeting of high-profile Maori leaders to help “fix” Oranga Tamariki. The ministerial advisory board begins work on February 1 and is composed of Dame Naida Glavish, Shannon Pakura, Sir Mark Solomon and is chaired by Matthew Tukaki. This follows the January 22 resignation of …

[ad_1] Following the US trade war, China has signed several trade and investment agreements to bolster its multilateral credentials. China and New Zealand have signed an agreement that updates their existing free trade pact, giving the Pacific nation’s exports greater access to the world’s second-largest economy. New Zealand Prime Minister …

[ad_1] Supplied / Stuff The affected passengers are being contacted by Cook Island officials. Passengers will not be allowed on flights from New Zealand to the Cook Islands after confirmation of a Covid-19 case in Northland. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said late Tuesday that Wednesday’s scheduled flight to …

[ad_1] A UK couple have ‘lost everything’ after the vehicle they lived in caught fire at a Marlborough campsite. Emergency services responded to the fire at the Wairau Diversion, north of Blenheim, around 8:30 p.m. Monday after noticing smoke during a training session in the nearby river. At the same …

[ad_1] More than 1,500 people have been tested for Covid-19 in Northland, with no evidence so far of a positive result in the community, figures from the Health Ministry show. Two new cases of Covid-19 were reported today in managed isolation. The latest cases arrived at MIQ from Japan and …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE SMITH / Things Long lines form at the Marsden Point Covid-19 test station following news of a new community shutdown in Northland. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Some people in Northland had to wait more than seven hours to get tested for …

[ad_1] SUPPLIED / Wellington Water Sewage flowed onto the street in central Wellington after a sewage pipe burst. Three sections of the highway in Wellington CBD will remain closed during the Tuesday morning rush hour after a nearby pipeline burst. Sewage flowed onto the road after the pipe broke at …

[ad_1] SUPPLIED / Wellington Water Sewage flowed onto the street in central Wellington after a sewage pipe burst. Sewage has spilled onto a road in central Wellington and people are being warned to avoid swimming in a nearby lagoon after a sewage pipe burst in the city center. The pipe …