[ad_1] New Zealand joined together to fight Covid-19, we were told. Actually, there were two versions of confinement: while the working class kept the country safe and orderly, white-collar kiwis easily slipped into their offices. Andy Fyers, Carmen Parahi and Steve Kilgallon report. Rose Kavapalu is proud to be a …
Read More »Coronavirus: Getting hair cut in alert level 2 ‘feels like freedom’, customer says
[ad_1] Philip Harkness and his sons were some of the first Kiwis to get their lockdown locks chopped as the clock struck 12.01am on Thursday. Barbershop & Co, Bob the Barber and B & M Barbers, all located in the suburb of Birkenhead on Auckland’s North Shore, opened their doors …
Read More »Coronavirus: cutting hair at alert level 2 ‘feels like freedom,’ says client
[ad_1] Philip Harkness and his sons were some of the first kiwis to cut their locks when the clock struck 12:01 on Thursday morning. Barbershop & Co, Bob the Barber and B & M Barbers, all located in the Birkenhead suburb on Auckland’s north shore, opened for the first time …
Read More »2020 budget: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warns of “very tough winter” ahead of historic budget
[ad_1] Finance Minister Grant Robertson will deliver one of the largest budgets in New Zealand history today. And while New Zealand looks at the barrel of what was yesterday described as the “deepest and deepest economic recession in history,” the government has a clear focus: “Jobs, jobs, jobs.” According to …
Read More »Brian Tamaki, Duncan Garner Showdown in Burning Debate on Church of Destiny Service, Level 2 Legislation Alert
[ad_1] Brian Tamaki has been accused of “promoting lawlessness” by The AM Show host Duncan Garner in a heated confrontation over the bishop’s intention to lead a church service this Sunday, despite level 2 restrictions requiring that religious services have a limit of 10 people. The self-described apostle and founder …
Read More »Coronavirus: this year’s budget cannot be ‘massive spending’, ‘driven by ideology’ – economist
[ad_1] COVID-19 has turned the world economy on its head, with country after country locked in an attempt to curb the disease. As of Monday morning (New Zealand time), it had killed more than 288,000 people, including 21 kiwis. New Zealand’s economy has suffered a massive blow due to our …
Read More »Donald Trump’s approval rating falls, Joe Biden is more popular – poll
[ad_1] The poll conducted Monday and Tuesday showed that 41 percent of American adults approved of Trump’s performance in office, which is 4 points below a similar poll conducted in mid-April. 56% disapprove of Trump, 5 more points in the same period. It also found that 46 percent of registered …
Read More »Paul Henry: there is no return to paradise
[ad_1] Media He called his show ‘Reconstructing Paradise’ with Paul Henry, but after three weeks on the air, Henry doubts that the country has the will to create a better future. He spoke to Mark Jennings. Paul Henry was one of the sweeps and was seduced by the idea that …
Read More »Woman given gynecological operation without consent
[ad_1] 123RF The Health and Disability Commission said an additional procedure performed on a Wairarapa woman was done “without express written consent”. A doctor and DHB have been ordered to apologize to a Wairarapa woman after carrying out an additional operation on her vagina without her consent. The gynaecologist performed …
Read More »Coronavirus: Dr. Anthony Fauci says the death rate in the United States is “unacceptable” and warns Donald Trump
[ad_1] The leading infectious disease expert from the United States has been asked why the Covid-19 death rate in the United States is “off the charts higher” than Australia, South Korea, New Zealand and other nations. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has become the face of the United States’ pandemic battle …
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