[ad_1] Three current cases of Covid-19 have been linked to a ship arriving in New Zealand, while another 18 are connected to overseas crews. A contractor working in the ports of Auckland and Taranaki tested positive on Friday. Two of his work contacts have now also been diagnosed. Meanwhile, 18 …
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[ad_1] Chinese vaccines have been administered to 60,000 people in clinical trials, many of them around the world, and none of them have experienced serious adverse reactions, a senior Chinese official said Tuesday. The figures come from Tian Baoguo, a senior official in China’s Ministry of Science and Technology, who …
Read More »Kiwi man raided by police over North Korean PPE donation says it was ‘like a joke in bad taste’
[ad_1] An Auckland man who was raided by police for donating personal protective equipment (PPE) to North Korea described it as “a sick joke”. Peter Wilson, an 80-year-old humanitarian worker, and another person, a Presbyterian minister who did not wish to be identified, were raided by police at their homes …
Read More »Without NZ First, will Labor speed up electric cars?
[ad_1] After a decisive victory for Labor, “commissions” for electric vehicles and a ban on fossil fuel cars could appear on the new government’s agenda, experts suggest. In the run-up to the elections, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced several policies to reduce emissions from transportation. He pledged $ 50 million …
Read More »America’s Cup: diplomat Jimmy Spithill talks about the New Zealand team
[ad_1] A diplomat Jimmy Spithill has spoken of the New Zealand team, making the defenders a clear favorite to win the America’s Cup. Australia’s Spithill, now the Italian union Luna Rossa, was in the forefront of the media at the launch of its second ship in Auckland on Tuesday. Spithill …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Australian travel bubble in doubt as anger over kiwi travelers rises
[ad_1] It’s been less than 72 hours since the first travel bubble flight from New Zealand landed in Australia, but after a turbulent weekend, the future of bubbles may already be about to burst. Flights from New Zealand began landing in New South Wales and the Northern Territory on Friday …
Read More »$ 13.3 million homeowner in Wellington ‘wanting to play guitar under a tree’
[ad_1] Stuff A three-level, 1,400-square-meter residential property is under construction in the Wellington suburb of Hataitai. A luxurious $ 7.5 million home, believed to be the largest new construction in Wellington in more than a decade, is beginning to take shape on Evans Bay. The five-bedroom, 1,400-square-meter home on Overtoun …
Read More »University of Canterbury China Expert Gagged by Complaints
[ad_1] Canterbury University Professor Anne-Marie Brady has been told not to speak publicly about the allegations and complaints filed against her. University of Canterbury expert in China Professor Anne-Marie Brady has been gagged by her employer while conducting a review of her research. The review by two academics and two …
Read More »Opening the border: the big questions Jacinda Ardern has
[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Closing the borders was one of the most important decisions Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had to make in her last term. Now, with another three years in office, navigating the unfamiliar waters of the country’s reopening will be even more difficult. These are some of the big questions …
Read More »2020 election: new deputy to start immediately after surprise victory
[ad_1] GLENN JEFFREY / Stuff The newly elected MP for New Plymouth is Labor’s Glen Bennett. For a man who claimed to have won nothing in his life, Glen Bennett’s surprising success in eliminating New Plymouth’s electorate is a pretty impressive start. “People are really excited about the change,” he …
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