Technology

[ad_1] Auckland residents say they were left in the dark after a school fire spread asbestos through their neighborhood. The fire broke out in a technology block at Ponsonby Middle School on December 8. The council later said there were no risks to the neighborhood as the burned building had …

[ad_1] A man who died in a helicopter crash along with his wife was a “stalwart” of Christchurch’s tech industry, says his “devastated” manager. The plane crashed onto a rocky beach at the mouth of the Kekerengu River, about 40 kilometers north of Kaikōura, during a flight from Christchurch at …

[ad_1] Discussions about the safe reopening of the New Zealand border to broader groups of people should be a priority, says a report to the new Immigration Minister. The report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to the incoming minister said that, to support the country’s economic …

[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] OPINION: New Zealand and China are being pushed towards greater regional economic integration as part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) signed last month. At first glance, the RCEP is a positive step for cross-border investments. It also integrates trade between the two nations, along with Japan, South …

[ad_1] ROBERT KITCHEN / Things The Director General of Health, Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, and the Minister of Covid-19, Chris Hipkins. Tourists in New Zealand are asked to pack a “Covid kit” and stay in their camps if Covid-19 emerges during the summer holidays. The Government has drawn up a Covid-19 …

[ad_1] ROBERT KITCHEN / Things The Director General of Health, Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, and the Minister of Covid-19, Chris Hipkins. Tourists in New Zealand are asked to pack a “Covid kit” and stay in their camps if Covid-19 emerges during the summer holidays. The Government has drawn up a Covid-19 …

[ad_1] New Zealand’s place in the world is increasingly threatened as the post-World War II international order collapses and a power shift between the United States and China squeezes the countries in between. This “turbulent” picture of the world comes from recently published briefings for new cabinet ministers written by …

[ad_1] Work has resumed on the possible merger of RNZ and TVNZ into a new public media organization, a briefing prepared for new Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi confirmed. The development of a business case for the merger was put “on ice” in April after the start of the Covid pandemic …

[ad_1] Deal December 14, 2020 11:29 pm3 minutes to read Scott Bartlett in June 2019. Photo / Instagram One of the most high-profile personalities on New Zealand’s tech scene has died at age 40, after losing his battle with cancer. “It is with deep sadness that the Kordia Group announces …