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[ad_1] The Green Party promises $ 50 million to keep New Zealand’s iconic kauri forests standing, if elected. Co-leader Marama Davidson announced the party’s kauri protection plan on Sunday at the Arataki Visitor Center in West Auckland, the gateway to Auckland’s largest kauri forest in the Waitākere Ranges. The promise …

[ad_1] US Vice President Mike Pence in March ordered the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal US borders, overriding agency scientists who said there was no evidence. that the action would curb the coronavirus, according to two former health officials. So far, the …

[ad_1] Left-wing populism In our recently released book on the 2017 New Zealand General Election, based on data from the New Zealand Electoral Survey (NZES), we argue that populism has another side: originally as a social movement, populism was left-wing, not of law. Those who originally called themselves populists sought …

[ad_1] One of the country’s leading public health scholars believes the government should stop using hotels to quarantine people who test positive for the virus. University of Otago professor of public health Nick Wilson says that if officials are serious about reducing another major outbreak, specially designed facilities should be …

[ad_1] One of the country’s leading public health scholars believes the government should stop using hotels to quarantine people who test positive for the virus. University of Otago professor of public health Nick Wilson says that if officials are serious about reducing another major outbreak, specially designed facilities should be …

[ad_1] Saint Thomas of Canterbury / Supplied Brad Milne was a professor at Rolleston College, but previously taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College. A Canterbury school teacher who died suddenly has been remembered as a “visionary educator, colleague and friend.” Rolleston College announced in a Facebook post Wednesday that …

[ad_1] National leader Judith Collins has ruled out a coalition with the nascent Advance NZ party, saying she is not “crazy.” The chances that Collins would join a party formed by Jami-Lee Ross, who left the National Party in a storm of controversy while accusing him of voter fraud, were …

[ad_1] He dropped out of college and worked on the Dunedin council roads. Now Sandy Graham ranks highest. Graham was confirmed as the new CEO of Dunedin City Council on Wednesday afternoon, replacing Dr. Sue Bidrose, who left the position for a job at AgResearch. That new job comes with …

[ad_1] The couple were discussing last year’s school climate strikes and declaring a climate emergency in New Zealand. Ardern said he would “have no problem” declaring a climate emergency after it was rejected in parliament last year. “It’s an emergency and everything we’ve done shows it,” Ardern said. “An emergency …

[ad_1] The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has dwarfed one million, nine months after a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested the resolve of world leaders, pitted science with politics and forced crowds. to change the way they live, learn and work. “It is not just a …