[ad_1] By RNZ Principals say conspiracy theories about the pandemic and economic turmoil are not helping Northland’s low school attendance. Figures from the Ministry of Education showed that average daily attendance in the region last week was just over 86 percent. That was pretty much the same as Auckland even …
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[ad_1] A Dunedin pizzeria has imposed a temporary ban on all Auckland customers over Covid fears. A couple on a road trip to the South Island say they were not allowed into Biggie’s Pizza for a drink once they revealed they were coming from Auckland, despite having left the northern …
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[ad_1] A twenty-something Australian woman from New South Wales has instantly become a billionaire after winning the Powerball jackpot of more than A $ 60 million in Thursday night’s drawing. The winning numbers were: 4, 11, 19, 28, 3, 5, 7 and the Powerball was 6. However, the woman was …
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[ad_1] The principal of an Auckland primary school at the center of claims of inconsistencies when health officials discovered a girl carrying the coronavirus attended says the community was informed “immediately”. Chapel Downs School Principal Vaughan van Rensburg told RNZ on Friday that as soon as he received information from …
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[ad_1] 123RF Two people who traveled from New Zealand to Malaysia tested positive for Covid-19. (File photo) Two Malaysian nationals who traveled from New Zealand to Malaysia tested positive for Covid-19, according to local reports. According to the Malaysian Director General of Health, the two travelers were among the five …
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[ad_1] Wellington’s property is the most sought after in the country, according to the latest Trade Me property price index. A wave of buyers arrived in the capital in August and demand for Wellington properties saw the largest annual percentage increase on record in August, after rising 34% year-on-year. Trade …
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[ad_1] A major truck accident is wreaking havoc on traffic on Auckland’s Harbor Bridge. The large vehicle is blocking all four center lanes in both directions after it flew sideways. The truck was understood to have crashed before being overturned by a violent blast at the top of the bridge. …
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[ad_1] Fonterra has posted an after-tax profit of $ 659 million for fiscal 2020, a $ 1.3 billion improvement over the prior year. New Zealand dairy cooperative chief executive Miles Hurrell said it was a good year for the business with rising profits, debt reduction and strong milk prices. “We …
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[ad_1] COMMENTARY: The national response to this week’s bleak economic forecasts is a huge, albeit temporary, tax cut for middle- and upper-income people. Today, the Opposition published its tax plan showing that middle and high income earners are granted a portion of the tax break for 16 months. Finance spokesman …
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[ad_1] National has backtracked on its controversial debt target, promising big tax cuts and a much looser debt target in its alternative budget. But there are still big cuts in government day-to-day spending, with operational appropriations, which is the new money allocated in each budget, cut between 60 and 75 …
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