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[ad_1] A bubble of travel through Tasmania between Australia and New Zealand will become a reality within two weeks after the two nations agreed that New Zealanders could travel to New South Wales and the Northern Territory starting October 16, for the first time since the coronavirus restrictions were imposed …

[ad_1] New Zealand’s “civil” elections appear to have provided relief for weary political supporters. After a nasty showdown between US President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden, the world’s media turned their attention to the New Zealand equivalent debate this week. The difference in tone between the meeting of …

[ad_1] A drugged driver who killed a father on a bicycle with his daughter during the national coronavirus lockdown has been jailed today for more than five years. James Harrison Solvander, 33, collided with Clint Hoeben, 48, and his 14-year-old daughter while biking near Fernside in North Canterbury on April …

[ad_1] The head of the New Zealand Rugby Players Association, Rob Nichol, has pointed to NZ Rugby’s “blunt and ill-conceived” plans for the future and the power play approach that threatens to alienate its closest partners. In an explosive interview, Nichol says that NZ Rugby violated legal obligations to consult …

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[ad_1] Millions of Chinese tourists often spend their week-long vacations traveling abroad. This year, travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic mean that some 600 million tourists, about 40 percent of the population, will travel within China during the holidays that began Thursday, according to Ctrip, the travel agency in …

[ad_1] The video also shows Collins congratulating Ardern on being known on the international stage and Ardern saying that he has never called Collins by his nickname “Crusher” in private. The US debate was demonstrated with snippets of Biden calling Trump “a liar” and a “clown”, while also at one …

[ad_1] Twelve new imported cases of Covid-19 were reported yesterday, 10 of which arrived on the same flight from India less than a week ago. Public Health Director Dr. Caroline McElnay said the group of 10 people who returned infected could be the highest number of cases reported in one …

[ad_1] MONIQUE FORD / STUFF / Things Not being able to bring qualified personnel across the border is a great frustration for companies, ExportNZ says. A plan to safely open the New Zealand border to international students, business travelers and “essential skilled workers” should be the next government’s top priority, …

[ad_1] Dr Anthony Fauci has warned former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark that Covid-19 is unlike any other virus he has seen. Fauci, who has been director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the United States since 1984, was on a video call with Clark …