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[ad_1] China has issued a severe reprimand to New Zealand, urging it to “stop making wrong statements” on the issue of Taiwan’s membership in the World Health Organization or risk damaging the relationship of the two nations. The comments came from Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, who said at …

[ad_1] Domestic and sexual violence services will receive more than NZ $ 200m in this year’s budget, a record investment for many struggling frontline services who have been under immense pressure during weeks of Covid-19 lockdown. New Zealand has one of the highest rates of sexual and domestic violence in …

[ad_1] Trump administration officials spoke optimistically about a relatively rapid rebound in the United States from the coronavirus, as life inside the White House was reflected in the stark challenges the pandemic still poses, with Vice President Mike Pence “self-isolated. “after one of his assistants. positive result A balancing act …

[ad_1] COMMENTARY: Today’s NZME move to try to intimidate the government into urgent legislation to allow its rejected merger with Stuff could work. This is because NZME and Stuff owner Australian Nine Entertainment threaten a much larger and more politically damaging version of Bauer Media’s early April shutdown in New …

[ad_1] As Chinese zoos and aquariums struggle with new bans on the wildlife trade, a New Zealand tech entrepreneur is seeing unexpected interest in her latest project. Melanie Langlotz has helped build a life-size robot dolphin that looks and swims like a real bottle nose and can react to human …

[ad_1] All Blacks fans might yet be ready to go there after the semifinal defeat last year, but New Zealand are set to clash with England every year leading up to the next World Cup. The Daily Mail has revealed England’s schedule in the lead-up to the 2023 World Cup …

[ad_1] While New Zealand Rugby has confirmed a start date for its Super Rugby Aotearoa competition, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has told community sports that they are still on hold at level 2. Ardern announced Monday’s return to Level 2 on Thursday, though details about the sport were still up …

[ad_1] After being diagnosed with two of his Covid-19 roommates every week, Mohamad Arif Hassan says he is still waiting for a coronavirus test. In the garden of foreign workers who have become Singapore’s largest viral group in her room, Arif says she is not overly concerned that neither she …

[ad_1] A 28-year-old woman accused of murder after a man was found dead on a Tokoroa property on Sunday was granted the provisional deletion of the name. Kelvin Kana, 34, was found dead in a home on Moa Place around 2 p.m. Sunday. The woman made her first appearance via …

[ad_1] Aucklanders desperate to borrow a stack of library books or take a dip in a public pool may have to wait a few more days. The Auckland Council warned that its libraries, swimming pools, leisure centers and community centers are likely to reopen in stages, rather than all at …