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[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Skiers on Mt Hutt will be able to reach the top of the mountain almost three times faster when a new chairlift is installed next year. The South Island ski field will be the first in the country …

[ad_1] Warwick Smith / Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tours the Pahīatua water treatment plant, after its official opening on Friday, as part of her 2020 election campaign road trip. The long-awaited $ 3.9 million water treatment plant in Pahīatua is a boon to both the city of Tararua and …

[ad_1] ‘Bluetooth proximity detection’ could be included in next month’s NZ COVID Tracer app update, as the Health Ministry recognizes that the proposed CovidCard “has the potential to help make contact tracing faster.” . Initial testing of CovidCard found that it can work under controlled conditions, but a ministry spokesperson …

[ad_1] A judge has blocked controversial changes to the United States Postal Service that have slowed down mail across the country, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the postal service” ahead of the November elections. Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Washington, said he was issuing a …

[ad_1] An “agile” body created to run the nation’s 16 polytechnic schools will pay its seven top officials at least $ 2.3 million in its first year and has spent $ 1.3 million on consultants in its first six months. The New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST) has …

[ad_1] Supplied / Stuff Southland man Lochie Bellerby, who was aboard a cattle boat when it sank off the coast of Japan. A Givealittle page has been created to help fund the ongoing search efforts for the missing Southlander Lochie Bellerby. Bellerby is one of two Kiwis and 40 crew …

[ad_1] SUPPLIED A new AUT study based on data from 28 central public service departments and 20 district health boards shows large disparities in pay across ethnicities. Maori and Pacific staff in government departments and district health boards are much less likely to earn six-figure salaries than their Pākehā counterparts. …

[ad_1] The-Dominion-Post Snapper was added to Wellington buses in 2008, but trains still require paper tickets. Wellington paper train tickets will soon be a thing of the past. At a meeting on Thursday, Greater Wellington Regional Councilors approved a plan to roll out Snapper cards to the railroad in the …

[ad_1] In open contradiction to leading government health experts, US President Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday (local time) that a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine could be ready next month and in mass distribution shortly thereafter. , undermining the director of the Centers for Disease. Control and Prevention (CDC) and …

[ad_1] Currently, there are seven new cases of Covid-19, all in managed isolation. Today’s update was issued via press release at 1pm, there is no live press conference. There are no new community cases. Four people are in the hospital, but none are in the ICU. The Health Ministry says …