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[ad_1] New Zealanders will begin to return to normal this week, as almost two months of strict blockade comes to an end after the country’s successful battle against Covid-19. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday that the country would lower restrictions from Level 3 to Level 2 on Thursday, allowing …

[ad_1] A $ 26 million project to replace the Auckland airport runway will begin in two weeks and create 150 jobs. The works were advanced after the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting reduction in flights created an opening. Earlier this year, the airport runway had to be closed for emergency …

[ad_1] Shopping malls, cafes and restaurants reopen from Thursday and schools resume next Monday, but bars must wait 10 days as the country goes to alert level 2 in 48 hours. On Thursday, retail stores, shopping malls, cafes, restaurants, movie theaters, and other public spaces may reopen. They all require …

[ad_1] 1:37 a.m., May 9, 2020 By Dylan Cleaver and Liam Napier, NZ Herald New Zealand Rugby has engaged in talks with a multi-million dollar US investment firm about engaging in distressed sport. In what could be a landmark moment in the game’s long and historic history, NZ Rugby has …

[ad_1] Magician Roy Horn, made famous while working as part of the two-man show Siegfried and Roy, has died from Covid-19 aged 75. Magicians Siegfried Fischbacher, right, and Roy Horn with one of their white tigers in an un-dated publicity photo.                         Source: Wikimedia Commons Variety reports that Mr Horn died …

[ad_1] 7:04 am, May 9, 2020 The re-elected President of World Rugby, Sir Bill Beaumont, and his newly elected board have to work hard for them. The game of rugby globally is changing, in part due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, however the current global health crisis should …

[ad_1] Queen Elizabeth II told people to “never give up” and “never despair” when she addressed the nation in a message to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. The 94-year-old monarch appeared in a prerecorded video broadcast on Friday to mark 75 years since the end of fighting in …

[ad_1] The United States has suffered the largest coronavirus outbreak in the world, with five times as many reported cases as any other country and more than double the deaths. The numbers are astonishing. The United States has 1.3 million confirmed cases. The next highest figure is the 257,000 in …

[ad_1] Most of Air New Zealand’s fleet remains stationed at airports across the country. But under alert level 2, they will return to the skies, although with very reduced domestic hours. From Auckland you can fly roundtrip between 11 hubs, from Kerikeri in the north to Queenstown in the south. …

[ad_1] The pilots fired in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak say the government should consider tax relief for many like them who cannot access the wage subsidy or benefit, in a market where there are fewer jobs and higher unemployment. Virgin Australia closed its New Zealand bases in early …