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[ad_1] The official response to new community cases of Covid-19 may appear more relaxed than previous outbreaks. But the lack of intensity is simply a reflection of progress made to improve the public health system, says one expert. Two new community cases, both workers stationed at the Sudima Hotel’s isolation …

[ad_1] ANALYSIS: With her new Cabinet, Jacinda Ardern has radically reshaped the Government. She cast political deadwood, promoted heavily on talent, and reflected the diversity of the recently expanded Labor Party. In an announcement yesterday in the Beehive, Ardern appointed Finance Minister Grant Robertson as deputy prime minister after Labor …

[ad_1] World November 02, 2020 02:554 minutes to read Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Photo / Getty Images For most of 2020, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly denied the toll the Covid-19 pandemic has taken on his nation. In the …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Dr. Ayesha Verrall, a labor novice, has been catapulted directly into the Cabinet, assuming the roles of Minister for the Elderly, Minister of Food Safety, Deputy Minister of Health and Deputy Minister of Research, Science and Innovation. Prime …

[ad_1] Ngāi Tahu has filed a legal action in the Christchurch High Court seeking a statement that the tribe has rangatiratanga in all the rivers and lakes in their area, practically the entire South Island. A statement of claim was filed in court on Friday and the Crown received the …

[ad_1] The Clutha River. Photo / 123RF Ngai Tahu has filed a legal action in Christchurch High Court seeking a statement that the tribe has rangatiratanga in all the rivers and lakes in their area, practically the entire South Island. A statement of claim was filed in court on Friday …

[ad_1] The iwi Ngāi Tahu of the South Island is taking the Crown to court, seeking “rangatiratanga” over all fresh water in their area. The case would seek to establish a “shared authority” with the Crown over policy and practice. Te Rūnanga or Ngā Tahu president Lisa Tumahai said the …

[ad_1] CHRIS MARSHALL / Things Kalapu Vaeluanga and his mother Takeisi Laki are still waiting for the opportunity to return to Tuvalu. Seasonal worker Takeisi Laki is stranded in Taupō with a new baby due to Covid border closures. A faulty pregnancy test authorized Laki to come to New Zealand …

[ad_1] A former mainstay of the Wallabies has opened up about his experiences of being secretly gay and the struggles that come with hiding his sexuality. And palmer [centre] during a Wallabies test against Scotland. Source: Getty Dan Palmer wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald about his torment before a …

[ad_1] The sheer force of nature is awesome. I have just set foot on the sacred peak of Mount Tarawera, and for miles the earth has simply opened up. Huge valley-like fissures stretch for 17 kilometers. In some places, the mountain is wildly contorted, with a deep volcanic red crust …