[ad_1] ANALYSIS: A new case was enough to force Auckland back into lockdown less than a week after it returned to Level 1. Marc Daalder explains why New Zealand has dealt with nearly a dozen border failures and minor community outbreaks of Covid-19. Only a couple have led to an …
Read More »Coronavirus Covid-19: Auckland at alert level 3 lockdown, NZ at level 2 for a week
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media during a press conference in Parliament on February 15, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand. Auckland is on alert level. Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images LAST VIRUS* Full rules for alert levels 2 and 3* Why the government had to move the …
Read More »Covid-19: ‘frustrated’ prime minister, begs Kiwis to ‘follow the rules’
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has pleaded with New Zealanders to “play by the rules” as Auckland will return to coronavirus alert level 3 for seven days. The quick switch to lockdown, effective as of 6 a.m. Sunday, comes after a 21-year-old man, the older brother of a Papatoetoe High …
Read More »America’s Cup 2021: Prada Cup Final Race 5 & 6 Live, Luna Rossa v Ineos Team UK – Schedule, Start Time, Odds, Live Stream & How To Watch
[ad_1] All the action from the Prada Cup Final between Luna Rossa and Ineos Team UK with AUT Sailing Teacher Mark Orams. The Prada Cup final series finally returns on Saturday following Auckland’s quick lockdown and a bitter feud between the organizers of the America’s Cup event and Challenger of …
Read More »Leaders reject advice to pause Wellington’s $ 6.4 billion transportation upgrade, warning the public would be ‘apoplectic’
[ad_1] Wellington can’t afford to stop its beleaguered $ 6.4 billion transportation upgrade, political leaders say, despite a scathing review warning that a major rethink is needed to avoid potential failures. The delays come amid mounting concerns about the future of the capital’s creaky infrastructure, including its transportation network, and …
Read More »Pacific Aerospace, Hamilton Aircraft Maker, Tells CAA It Is Insolvent
[ad_1] supplied A Pacific Aerospace P-750 Xstol aircraft flies over Waikato. Hamilton’s aircraft maker Pacific Aerospace, which employs more than 100 people, is insolvent and has had its Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) certificates suspended. A spokesperson for the CAA said it received a written notification from the Pacific Aerospace CEO …
Read More »South Africa Suspends AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Over Variant Concerns
[ad_1] South Africa will suspend the use of one of the Covid-19 vaccines of which New Zealand has pre-purchased millions of doses, fearing that it will not fully protect against a new variant. The move came in the wake of a new analysis, to be published ahead of peer review, …
Read More »Mitch Marsh is fined $ 5,000 for dissenting while calling louden to introduce DRS into Big Bash
[ad_1] Mark Kolbe / Getty Images The Sydney Sixers ‘Josh Philippe successfully appealed to the Perth Scorchers’ Mitch Marsh’s wicket during the BBL Qualifier in Canberra on Saturday night. Australian all-rounder Mitch Marsh has been fined AU $ 5,000 but is eligible to play the Perth Scorchers Big Bash League …
Read More »29 places visited by a woman with Covid-19 are revealed
[ad_1] The Health Ministry says that a likely case of Covid-19 in the community is a reminder of how complicated the virus is, as it publishes a list of 29 places the woman visited. Photo: AFP The latest probable case is that of a 56-year-old woman who was released from …
Read More »America’s Cup 2021: American Magic capsize – how the dramatic day played out at the Prada Cup
[ad_1] Follow all the action live from Day 3 of the Prada Cup with AUT Sailing Teacher Mark Orams and follow the commentary live with PJ Montgomery below: Course A will be used today with an expected north / northwest wind. Course A allows the race management group more freedom …
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