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[ad_1] National has promised that a modern dry dock will be built at Whangārei, but is not committing to moving ports from Auckland to Northland. Party leader Judith Collins made the announcement in Whangārei on Thursday, promising a modern, fit-for-purpose dry dock and associated infrastructure in Northport, creating 400 jobs. …

[ad_1] Collins defends the decision, describing the COVID-19 fund as nothing more than money that needs to be paid back, and that Labor has tagged it to make it look special. “I think what people should understand about this is that what has been called the COVID fund and that …

[ad_1] Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed the first states New Zealanders will be able to travel to as part of a trans-Tasman bubble. New South Wales and South Australia will be the first to open up to kiwis as they have already eliminated national borders, Morrison told an …

[ad_1] Dr Baker said measures could include requiring a pre-departure quarantine period and COVID-19 testing for travelers. If they tested positive, their trip should be postponed for an appropriate period, he said. “These measures would, of course, be in addition to current quarantine and testing requirements within New Zealand. The …

[ad_1] Hamish McNeilly / Stuff A female passenger and male driver of a car were killed after a head-on collision between a car and truck on State Highway 1 in East Taieri-Allanton, near Dunedin, on March 31, 2017. A woman overheard on the phone as her friend urged the driver …

[ad_1] By Matt Slaughter, Star News There has been another alleged sighting of a mysterious great black cat, this time outside Christchurch. Over the years, big cat sightings have been reported in Canterbury, Otago, Southland and Marlborough, and two weeks ago in North Canterbury. Now a sighting has emerged at …

[ad_1] The prospect of travel bubbles opening between New Zealand and Australia is “increasingly likely” provided the government is confident in two areas, aviation analysts say. Forsyth Barr analysts Andy Bowley and Scott Anderson said in their most recent research note that, with new Covid-19 case numbers in all Australian …

[ad_1] John Bisset / Stuff Two people were killed and another seriously injured after a two-car collision in South Taranaki on Thursday. (file photo) Two people were killed in a car accident in South Taranaki on Thursday morning. The deaths, which are being investigated by the police’s Serious Accident Unit, …

[ad_1] National has promised that a modern dry dock will be built in Whangārei, although the private sector will pay most of the bill. Party leader Judith Collins made the announcement in Whangārei on Thursday, promising a modern, fit-for-purpose dry dock and associated infrastructure in Northport, creating 400 jobs. The …

[ad_1] New Zealand Rugby is set to confirm that Super Rugby Aotearoa will return in 2021, and its board decided not to include a sixth team next year. Despite New Zealand’s ongoing showdown with Rugby Australia over the future of Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship schedule, it has been …