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[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been included in the 2020 “Nature’s 10” list. Photo / Mark Mitchell Jacinda Ardern has been recognized by an international scientific journal for her “swift and decisive” actions at the height of the pandemic. The research journal Nature has included the Prime Minister in …

[ad_1] CHRIS SKELTON / THINGS Synthetic drugs have caused a series of deaths in New Zealand in recent years. (File photo) A man who died in broad daylight in Auckland’s CBD died from taking synthetic drugs, a coroner ruled. Oliver Dwayne Manukau, 41, died on a footpath on Queen St …

[ad_1] Emergency services contained a bush fire in Christchurch’s Port Hills this afternoon. Fire and Emergency told RNZ that the fire had been caused by sparks from a construction site. Earlier today, 16 homes in Clifton were evacuated as a precaution, but all were back home early in the evening. …

[ad_1] The country’s health system is overburdened, underfunded and unfair, and the District Health Boards end the financial year with $ 874 million in the red. The assessment is part of the Health Ministry briefing to its incoming minister, Andrew Little, released Tuesday. Health officials have said that the country’s …

[ad_1] The government today launched its Covid-19 resurgence plan in the event of a possible outbreak during the summer, along with a new payment scheme for companies at Level 2 and another payment for when employees are awaiting the results of the tests. Covid testing. Your playlist will load after …

[ad_1] Supplied The late Laboom Dyer with his son, Noah. Dyer was 23 years old and working for Ports of Auckland when his gantry crane tipped over, causing fatal injuries. Six-year-old Noah Dyer says he wants to grow wings to visit his father, who died in a work accident in …

[ad_1] New Zealand’s new foreign minister has said the country could help negotiate a truce between Australia and China’s regional heavyweight with the two nations caught in a growing trade and diplomatic dispute. Nanaia Mahuta said on Tuesday that hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation high-profile summit next year represents an …

[ad_1] A new resurgence support payment will be available to businesses if New Zealand has to go to Alert Level 2 or higher for a week or more. The pay would include a base company fee of $ 1,500 plus $ 400 per employee up to a total of 50 …

[ad_1] The Treasury says the government will need to raise taxes to continue providing health and education services, which are becoming more expensive every year. He also warned that house prices will continue to rise for some time. The department’s briefing to the returning Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the …

[ad_1] Brave locals rescued three children from the wreckage of a helicopter crash before a farmer pulled the wrecked plane out of the Kekerengu river mouth. Two people were killed in the crash and three others, children, were seriously injured before being flown separately to Wellington Hospital. Two parents are …