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[ad_1] The gigantic fund has not yet been allotted. Some have already been spent, with $ 15 billion outlined in today’s ‘Rebuilding Together’ budget, and $ 20 billion to implement. The Treasury forecasts that up to 140,000 jobs could be saved in the next two years thanks to the fiscal …

[ad_1] The press Workers preparing for school lunches. The Government has announced that it will greatly expand its school lunch scheme. The state-funded school lunches will feed 200,000 children by the middle of next year, as the government agrees to spend approximately $ 1 billion on needy New Zealanders. Prime …

[ad_1] The government’s “Job Budget” will open free vocational training for all New Zealanders for the next two years. The Government is also giving the Ministry of Social Development a boost of $ 400 million and investing $ 1.6 billion in trades and internships. It intends to quickly train nearly …

[ad_1] At 2 p.m. today, Finance Minister Grant Robertson will deliver one of the most important budgets in New Zealand history. And while New Zealand looks at the barrel of what was yesterday described as the “deepest and deepest economic recession in history,” the government has a clear focus: “Jobs, …

[ad_1] For the third consecutive day, there are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. This means New Zealand’s combined total of confirmed and probable cases remains at 1497, of which 1147 are confirmed. There are now 1411 people reported as having recovered, an increase of nine on yesterday. …

[ad_1] By RNZ Even before Covid-19 hit the headlines Weta Digital in Wellington had started preparations for a possible pandemic. Executive producer David Conley said the company was trying to buy some equipment from Wuhan. “We were just hearing whispers from concerned crew about family members in China, there was …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. OPINION: The Finance Minister will unveil a Budget today that will set this country’s economic course for years, if not decades, to come. It’s the “jobs” Budget and one that will come with a hefty price tag. …

[ad_1] The-Press The Mongols MC established a Canterbury chapter earlier this year. The gang’s headquarters is south of Christchurch. Police have found drugs, firearms and stolen property while searching the Canterbury headquarters of international bikie gang the Mongols MC. State Highway 1 was blocked as armed police raided the pad …

[ad_1] Even before Covid-19 hit the headlines Weta Digital in Wellington had started preparations for a possible pandemic. A fortress nears completion on the set of the Disney film Mulan in the Ahuriri Valley, North Otago. Weta Digital complete its work on Disney’s Mulan last Friday having moved 1500 crew …

[ad_1] The press The Mongolian MC established a Canterbury chapter earlier this year. The gang headquarters is south of Christchurch. Police are searching the Canterbury headquarters of the international motorcycle gang, the Mongolian MC. State Highway 1 was blocked when armed police raided the platform at The Old Sawmill in …