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[ad_1] Gallo Images / Getty Images Springboks captain Siya Kolisi and South African rugby manager Rassie Erasmus face important decisions about the future of the team. Sanzaar CEO Andy Marinos has dismissed reports emerging from the French press that the Springboks are being courted to replace Japan in an Eight …

[ad_1] ADVANCE: It’s hard to believe, but it’s been less than six months since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic. A great deal has happened in that time, so much has changed, so fast, that it can be difficult to look back to track exactly what events and decisions led to …

[ad_1] Students return to Auckland classrooms on Monday morning, but principals say anxiety is high and they hope some families will keep children away. As Auckland progresses to level 2, students will return to school after more than two weeks of remote learning. The president of the Association of Secondary …

[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Four months ago, the idea of ​​going down to Covid-19 alert level 2 while Covid-19 cases kept popping up would have sounded the alarm bells. New Zealand was nearing the end of a total lockdown, with health officials reporting between 13 and two new cases a day. Fast-forward …

[ad_1] LAST VIRUS* New Zealand has 137 active cases, with 10 people in hospital; Worldwide there have been more than 25 million cases and 844,000 deaths* The new rules: everything you need to know for level 2.5, including masks and barricades* Comment: Kiwis have every right to be angry about …

[ad_1] Nursing homes will soon publish charges for so-called “premium” rooms, after Covid-19 halted a change designed to provide more transparency about the controversial charges. The costs of the premium rooms can vary from an extra $ 50 to over $ 100 more each week, for features like a bathroom …

[ad_1] A man died in a work accident at a Ports of Auckland facility in Parnell. Photo: RNZ Police said emergency services were called to the scene around 2.15 a.m. Auckland ports said a longshoreman was fatally injured while working on a ship at the Fergusson container terminal. St John …

[ad_1] An Auckland school that was asked to have all of its 3,000 students and staff screened for Covid-19 recovered most of its results. Everyone at Mt Albert Grammar School was asked to take the test after two students tested positive under different circumstances. A spokesperson for the Northern Region …

[ad_1] While it is not mandatory for masks to be worn all the time when people leave their homes, Ardern said it has not been ruled out and will apply if the Cabinet believes it is necessary. “It is not an easy thing to ask for a sudden mandate and …

[ad_1] There are two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, according to Public Health Director Caroline McElnay. The numbers come as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern thanked the residents of Aucklanders, who came out of lockdown tonight, but also urged them to “move on” and do their part to …