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[ad_1] Health Minister Chris Hipkins says he is uncomfortable with Auckland residents traveling to conferences in Queenstown and has asked city residents to “do the right thing.” It comes after the Otago Daily Times revealed that a conference held in Queenstown, which includes Aucklanders as guests, will be held despite …

[ad_1] The COVID Tracer app has more than 2 million users The COVID Tracer app, New Zealand’s preferred contact tracing technology, registered more than 2 million users on Tuesday. Hipkins says this means that 50 per cent of kiwis aged 15 and over have registered on the app, far higher …

[ad_1] Auckland was at alert level 3 for more than half last month, but the city’s largest network of real estate agencies said the lockdown had little effect on property deals and a new all-time high was set. Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson, said: “The latest Covid …

[ad_1] The government should have maintained a travel ban for Auckland residents leaving the city, says University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker. Professor Baker’s comments come after the organizer of a conference in Queenstown, which includes Auckland residents as guests, says he will go ahead despite calls from the Prime …

[ad_1] It’s New Zealand’s largest Covid-19 outbreak, but the origin of the Auckland cluster remains a mystery. Stuff reporter Virgina Fallon traces the path of the virus’ return. It’s the 99th and the family is doing what they were told to do: they are taking a vacation. By August 8, …

[ad_1] LAST VIRUS* NZ has 132 active cases, with 10 people in the hospital; there have been 25.6 million cases and 852,000 deaths worldwide* New and amazing New Zealand tourist hotspot* Some patients report a strange new symptom of Covid* Auckland managed isolation hotel evacuated after alarm* Comment: The government …

[ad_1] Facebook has threatened to block Australian editors and users from sharing local and international news on its platform and Instagram. The social media giant wrote to the NZ Herald today that it will “reluctantly withdraw the ability of publishers and individuals in Australia to distribute news on Facebook and …

[ad_1] Morgan’s recall message to his team comes just before two trials of the technology were launched, one in the Rotorua community and another at an unnamed managed isolation facility. Megan Woods, the minister in charge of Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ), says Morgan’s withdrawal would have no effect on …

[ad_1] Auckland’s private training schools fear losing a $ 10 million fund designed to help schools survive the loss of international students, because the criteria favor schools in regional areas. The criteria for the new fund released this week by the Commission on Tertiary Education include “regional importance,” defined as …

[ad_1] American R&B singer Akon is moving forward with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing that construction will begin next year on the US $ 6 billion (NZ $ 8.8 billion) project despite the uncertain future of global tourism. . Akon, who first announced his idea of ​​the …