[ad_1] A travel bubble between New Zealand and New South Wales could open in a few weeks, according to reports from Australia. But traveling inside the bubble would initially only be one-way with the Kiwis heading to Australia, and restricted to those who live on the South Island. With community …
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[ad_1] Todd Payten says tears welled up in his eyes when Warriors and Sea Eagles players performed a haka on Adam Blair after a 40-28 victory over the Sea Eagles on Sunday. Blair pulled the curtain down on an NRL career that began in the Storm’s fourth-round game against the …
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[ad_1] Real estate agency Barfoot & Thompson is asking National to scrap its plans to repeal the Healthy Homes Standards. Earlier this month, National proposed removing the heating requirement under the government’s Healthy Home Standards, which take effect in 2021. Barfoot and Thompson Director Kiri Barfoot said landlords had a …
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[ad_1] Auckland motorists are being warned of high winds on the Harbor Bridge this morning. The Waka Kotahi NZ Transportation Agency issued an alert for drivers using State Highway 1 and the bridge at 6.15am “Please obey the speed signs. Be especially careful, especially if you are in a high-sided …
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[ad_1] New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says Labor’s promise to create a $ 50 million fund to research alternatives to single-use plastics is “reckless in the extreme.” The Plastics Innovation Fund was announced by Labor along with a pledge to ban single-use plastics like straws, coffee stirrers and fruit …
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[ad_1] Much is changing in the sports landscape of 2020, but in the UFC two things remain very similar. Israel Adesanya keeps winning and UFC president Dana White continues to speak of his middleweight champion as if he is on his way to becoming the face of the world’s largest …
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[ad_1] Update on Wednesday’s three community cases The Health Ministry says it continues to track, contact and test close contacts of the three community cases reported Wednesday. These are the cases related to the Christchurch-Auckland charter flight in which a recent positive returnee flew. “All but one passenger on the …
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[ad_1] With less than a week to go to vote, Judith Collins’ campaign for prime minister is under heavy pressure after a second poll in a week showed her party has no way to power. Despite the dismal results, Collins said he would remain leader if he lost the October …
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[ad_1] A woman died after a group climb on Mount Ruapehū went wrong yesterday. The woman was in a group of nine who were heading to the east side of the mountain and through the rocks of the cathedral. At around 12:30 p.m., the woman slipped and fell down a …
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[ad_1] There are two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, both in isolation. The new cases are imported cases in a managed isolation facility, and one person arrived from Germany via the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia on September 21, the Health Ministry said. The other person who tested …
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