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[ad_1] NZX and MetService may feel somewhat embarrassed after their websites were taken offline by distributed denial-of-service attacks over the past two weeks. But if some experts are right, it is the attackers themselves who can appear to be the real amateurs when they go out of pocket and with …

[ad_1] By RNZ’s Tracy Neal A Nelson supermarket will test a sign language aisle at its checkout. The trial is led by Hearing Nelson, who offered counseling and support to the hearing impaired and their whānau. He said methacrylate masks and screens used as barriers against Covid-19 were causing significant …

[ad_1] The All Blacks team will be named today at 11 a.m. M. And it will feature several new faces, including some of the young talents at Super Rugby Aotearoa. Liam Napier reports. The new era of Ian Foster’s All Blacks is expected to usher in a host of rookies …

[ad_1] An elephant that has become a cause notorious for animal rights activists around the world will be able to leave its Pakistani zoo and be moved to better conditions, the animal welfare group that helped with the case said on Saturday. Dubbed “the loneliest elephant in the world” by …

[ad_1] Two Covid-19 deaths in Auckland in 12 hours have proven to be a strong reminder of the dire results for some infected with a virus that has killed more than 871,000 worldwide this year. Two people with the virus, a man in his 50s and former Cook Islands Prime …

[ad_1] Dr Joe Williams, a former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and a highly respected GP, died at the Covid-19 hospital in Auckland, the Health Ministry confirmed. The Pacifika Medical Association Group announced his death this morning. The Health Ministry confirmed this morning that Dr. Williams died last night …

[ad_1] OPINIONAs Ian Foster prepares to reboot the All Blacks by naming a 35-man team, the question is whether he can afford to overlook Caleb Clarke, Hoskins Sotutu and Will Jordan. All Blacks coach Foster will finally have a chance to name his 2020 first team on Sunday when he …

[ad_1] 1:10 pm, September 05, 2020 The island rivalry increased again for the third time in 33 years with the North-South party in Wellington. The South chose a Crusaders-flavored starting XV and it paid dividends as they played coherently and stayed in the game even with limited possession early on. …

[ad_1] The lead author of the UNICEF report card, which ranked New Zealand as one of the worst places in the developed world for children, says the report is fair, accurate and transparent. Unicef’s report card series used pre-Covid-19 data to rank EU and OECD countries in a league table …

[ad_1] MARK GEE / Stuff The Milky Way over southern Wairarapa taken from an overlook in the Tararua mountain range. Warmer-hued street lighting and restrictions on sports field lights are part of a plan to make Wairarapa the world’s largest dark-sky preserve. Councils in the region are proposing a change …