[ad_1] Jacinda Ardern has been recognized with an international leadership award by the Harvard Kennedy School, but has passed the $ 150,000 (NZ $ 216,000) award to Kiwis studying at the prestigious American university. Labor leader Jacinda Ardern. Source: Getty The Prime Minister of New Zealand has been named the …
Read More »Jacinda Ardern Wins $ 210,000 Prize from Harvard University
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a prestigious award from Harvard University in the United States. The award comes with US $ 150,000 (NZ $ 210,000) in prizes, which Ardern has said would like to go on a scholarship for a New Zealand student to attend Harvard’s Kennedy School …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: New Zealand buys a second vaccine, mandatory mask order starting today
[ad_1] New Zealand|Politics Nov 18 From 2020 05:00 PM5 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game There are nearly a dozen coronavirus vaccines in end-stage testing, and Moderna and Pfizer show promising preliminary results. Video / AP New Zealand bought a …
Read More »Covid-19: One in 10 Kiwi parents experienced ‘severe burnout’ during confinement
[ad_1] For Christchurch mother Amber Long, parenting locked up was a time of challenging lows and rewarding positive moments. He initially envisioned days filled with quality family time. But those hopes were quickly dashed when the Christchurch elementary teacher juggled creating homework for her students and helping their parents with …
Read More »Christchurch company’s solar-powered drone aims to rethink aerial imagery
[ad_1] A solar-powered drone is being developed in Christchurch in the hopes that it will be a game changer for the aerial imaging industry. Kea Aerospace is working on prototypes and the first full-scale Kea Atmos is expected to be built in 2022. Photo: RNZ Kea Aerospace is developing the …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: US on its knees as cases rise in every state
[ad_1] The United States is at a breaking point, as the country reports more than a million coronavirus cases in the last week. It is an unimaginable figure and an indictment for the lack of strategy of the administration of US President Donald Trump, which has failed to get states …
Read More »US Elections: Donald Trump mostly out of sight after the election, but he’s working, taking action to, in part, upset Joe Biden
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump has mostly stayed out of the public eye in the two weeks since his election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. In nine of the 14 days since the November 3 elections, his daily schedule has been summed up in a single sentence: “The president has …
Read More »The world could face a ‘hunger pandemic’ in 2021, warns the director of the World Food Program
[ad_1] If you thought 2020 was bad, prepare for 2021: Experts say things are about to get worse, with an even deadlier pandemic about to hit. COVID-19. Conflict. Collapsing economies. Drought. Now we face a new disaster: “famines of biblical proportions in 2021.” That’s according to 2020 Nobel Peace Prize …
Read More »Dr Siouxsie Wiles, Supreme Winner at the Stuff-Westpac 2020 Women of Influence Awards
[ad_1] Siouxsie Wiles has been named the Supreme Winner of the 2020 Stuff-Westpac Women of Influence Awards. The associate professor, a microbiologist at the University of Auckland, was chosen from a host of inspiring women who stand out on the local and international stage, at the 8th annual awards ceremony …
Read More »Covid-19: what the latest vaccine developments mean for New Zealand
[ad_1] As Covid-19 continues its rampant spread around the world, a vaccine cannot arrive fast enough. Early vaccine development trials are showing some promising results. Currently, there are two vaccines that are being watched with enthusiasm, those made by Moderna and Pfizer. On Tuesday, Moderna said its vaccine appeared to …
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