[ad_1] National Party Leader Judith Collins says New Zealand is at risk of losing kiwis to Australia as its immediate economic impact from Covid-19 has been less. The Treasury opened government books ahead of Wednesday’s elections, estimating a 16% contraction in the economy in the three months to June, compared …
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[ad_1] By RNZ The team reclaiming the Pike River Mine has reached the area that offers the best chance of finding clues as to what caused the 2010 explosion. Known as the Pit Bottom in Stone, the 600m network of tunnels, on either side of the entrance tunnel, contains electrical …
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[ad_1] Two reports have exposed serious shortcomings in our key vaccination campaigns. Today, a report on last year’s measles outbreak in February acknowledged in detail the frustrations of medical staff and patients. In February Auckland Regional Public Health was found to be “understaffed” and “lacking training in outbreak management”. In …
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[ad_1] If the government thought that avoiding the risk of economic catastrophe and unnecessary death was more important than securing the right to host the Rugby Championship, it has something more to come, writes Hayden Donnell. Like many Kiwis, my biggest fear when Labor won the election in 2017 was …
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[ad_1] Google The YMCA campground can be seen next to the plantation between YMCA Rd and Ormond Drive. Fire crews withdrew overnight after a large grass fire in Mahia in North Hawke’s Bay that began Wednesday afternoon. Fire & Emergency Shift Manager Chris Dalton said crews would leave for the …
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[ad_1] A committee of the US House of Representatives issued a scathing report Wednesday questioning whether Boeing and government regulators have recognized the problems that caused two deadly 737 Max aircraft crashes and whether any of them will be willing to make meaningful changes. to fix them. Staff members of …
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[ad_1] The total coronavirus infections in India surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, continuing to rise and test the weak health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages. The second most populous country in the world has added more than 1 million cases of infection this month …
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[ad_1] Police have found a prisoner who was granted compassionate permission to attend a tangihanga for a gang member in Papakura, and who initially did not return. The court granted the 27-year-old man compassionate bond to attend a relative’s tangihanga, but he did not return to the Mt Eden Correctional …
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[ad_1] Stuff The FV Jubilee before its sinking in 2015. The operators of a fishing boat that sank off the Banks Peninsula in 2015, killing three crew members, were ordered to pay more than $ 700,000 to the families of the victims, Maritime NZ announced. The Jubilee, a 16-meter steel-hulled …
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[ad_1] Donald Trump faced unusual interrogation from ordinary American voters today while participating in a televised city hall forum. The 90-minute event, broadcast on ABC News, gave undecided voters the opportunity to ask questions of the President of the United States in person. Those questions covered a variety of topics, …
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