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[ad_1] Denise Piper / Things Vice Prime Minister Winston Peters announced $ 30 million for Northland projects in Whangārei on Tuesday. Winston Peters and Shane Jones last opposed the Provincial Growth Fund and announced a $ 30 million investment in a wide range of Northland projects. The deputy prime minister …

[ad_1] National promises a radical shakeup at the border, which would allow travelers from low-risk countries to bypass the full Covid-19 quarantine. The party also wants to add additional capacity to the managed isolation and quarantine network (MIQ), but this would be privatized, and private providers could offer isolation services. …

[ad_1] The National Party wants any provider to be able to apply to accommodate foreigners under the Covid-19 quarantine standards that its national border agency would establish, inspect and enforce. It could see the private sector play a bigger role in more open borders under nation-led government, and increased isolation …

[ad_1] In this election, 1 NEWS looks at the top five issues of most concern to New Zealanders. This week we take a look at what Kiwis want from border control. New Zealand’s border controls will be a key issue in the 2020 elections, as a pandemic continues to sweep …

[ad_1] Team New Zealand Director Matteo de Nora has given his support to the AC75 boats that will be used during the 2021 America’s Cup. Next year’s event will feature new monohulls for the four unions – champion Team New Zealand, Ineos Team UK, Italian Luna Rossa and American Magic …

[ad_1] National says it has a $ 1.29 billion plan to double New Zealand’s tech sector in a decade and create at least 100,000 new jobs. It pledges to do this by ensuring that 90 percent of households have unlimited ultra-fast broadband, introducing a fast-track technology skills visa, creating a …

[ad_1] The body of former Otago paraglider James “Kiwi” Oroc (Johnston), who has been missing in the United States for almost a month, has been found. Oroc’s friends posted today on their Go Fund me page that his body had been located under a tree. He has been missing since …

[ad_1] The body of the kiwi glider James “Kiwi” Oroc (Johnston), who has been missing in the United States for almost a month, has been found. Oroc’s friends posted today on their Go Fund me page that his body had been located under a tree. He has been missing since …

[ad_1] As the Warriors’ season draws to a close, blocking Jazz Tevaga has given an abrupt assessment of refereeing in the NRL. The Warriors were eliminated from playoff contention last weekend with their loss to the Cronulla Sharks, ending what would have been a storybook run to the final. But …

[ad_1] Some of the top earners in Hamilton face a tax increase from the Labor government big enough to finance a decent mortgage, while National promises to pay them back nearly $ 60 each week as a tax cut. Both sides have offered totally opposite views on how the country …