[ad_1] A Covid-19 testing station installed at a South Auckland school was flooded today after a student tested positive for the virus. Chapel Downs Elementary School. Photo: google maps An asymptomatic boy briefly attended Chapel Downs School near Botany on Monday morning, before the family knew the student had the …
Read More »Election 2020: Jacinda Ardern makes a big effort for Labor victory in Wairarapa
[ad_1] CAMPAIGN JOURNAL: Jacinda Ardern often follows a less is more campaign style. In the last election, Bill English would pack every hour of the day with another coffee, another business, another factory. Ardern would visit a place or two, announce a policy, hold a press conference, and drop her …
Read More »Taranaki kitchen designer wins national award
[ad_1] Supplied / Stuff Rowson Kitchens’ Annika Rowson won two awards at the 2020 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards for her work in this kitchen. New Plymouth kitchen designer Annika Rowson won two awards at the 2020 NKBA Excellence in Design Awards on Friday night. The NKBA Excellence in Design …
Read More »Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern inaugurates long-awaited Pahīatua water treatment plant
[ad_1] Warwick Smith / Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tours the Pahīatua water treatment plant, after its official opening on Friday, as part of her 2020 election campaign road trip. The long-awaited $ 3.9 million water treatment plant in Pahīatua is a boon to both the city of Tararua and …
Read More »One dead after a serious accident in Auckland
[ad_1] Ricky Wilson / Stuff One person died after a serious accident on SH18 in Hobsonville, Auckland. One person has died after a serious accident near the Upper Harbor Highway in Hobsonville, Auckland. A motorcyclist traveling southbound was struck by another vehicle after falling off his bicycle. The single vehicle …
Read More »Coronavirus: Man Says Sitting In ‘Covid Chair’ At Southland Hospital Was ‘Humiliating’
[ad_1] Robyn Edie / Stuff James Monteith says he was humiliated while sitting in a chair for people with Covid-19 symptoms at Southland Hospital. A man who went to Southland Hospital with a chest infection says that sitting in a chair in the lobby that is assigned for people with …
Read More »Dunedin Pizzeria Denies Auckland Customers Covid-19 Risk
[ad_1] Dunedin pizzeria Biggies is turning away customers who have been to Auckland due to concerns about the spread of Covid-19, but says it is not a blanket ban. A couple who posted on social media claimed that a Biggies Pizza employee asked them if they were from Auckland and …
Read More »New Zealand Elections 2020: Free Money for All Under National: Irresistible or Irresponsible?
[ad_1] National Party leader Judith Collins denies it is an election bribe, but Labor describes the promise of tax cuts as “reckless” and “totally irresponsible.” “You clearly need to keep more money,” Collins said Friday. National promises tax cuts 29 days before Election Day. It would mean $ 36 to …
Read More »Auckland Harbor Bridge Accident – Highway Chaos Continues, Traffic Jams Abound
[ad_1] The chaos on Auckland’s roads continues amid a motorway jam following a truck accident on Friday morning that could close four lanes of the Harbor Bridge for weeks. Two trucks were caught in a 127-kilometer-per-hour gust of wind around 11.10 a.m. Friday. City dwellers wanting to enjoy a Friday …
Read More »US Elections: Joe Biden Gets Angry During CNN City Hall Voter Interrogation
[ad_1] Earlier this week, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, faced an unusual barbecue of ordinary Americans in a televised city hall. Today it was Joe Biden’s turn. The former vice president appeared in his own city hall on CNN, having largely avoided such events since the Democratic …
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