[ad_1] Auckland prices rose 16 percent to a median of $ 950,000, 3 percent higher than in July. Excluding Auckland, the new median price is $ 570,000, also a record. “For the past few weeks, we’ve been hearing reports from across the country of vendors achieving good prices for their …
Read More »Businesses Seek Solid Government Economic Plan for Covid-19 Recovery
[ad_1] Businesses are desperate for certainty and a solid economic plan to deal with the Covid-19 crisis, a new survey shows. An electoral poll of 1,193 companies across sectors and regions conducted by Deloitte and Chapman Tripp revealed that 86 percent of respondents said that economic well-being should take precedence …
Read More »“Lack of action by workers” – Rugby Championship, to be held in Australia, becomes fodder for elections | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] New Zealand Rugby has confirmed that the Rugby Championship will be played in Australia after the All Blacks host the Wallabies in two Bledisloe Cup events in October. Your playlist will load after this announcement. A proposal from the Government and NZ Rugby lost to Australia, where players will …
Read More »Killer on the run in Auckland after escaping back from hospital
[ad_1] New Zealand Police / Supplied Inmate Katrina Epiha was last seen around 12:30 a.m. Friday running towards Gray Ave in Māngere after fleeing Corrections staff while at Middlemore Hospital. An Auckland prisoner escaped while being returned to prison from hospital and is on the run. The prisoner is Katrina …
Read More »Murder Convict Released After Escaping Police Custody at Middlemore Hospital | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Police are looking for a murder convict who escaped from police custody while in a south Auckland hospital this morning. Katrina Epiha. Source: New Zealand Police Katrina Epiha, 22, was last seen running towards Gray Avenue in Māngere after fleeing from Corrections staff while at Middlemore Hospital around 12:30 …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Ashley Bloomfield on life in the public eye
[ad_1] Dr. Ashley Bloomfield has spoken out about the personal toll the pandemic has taken on him, revealing his “moments of great doubt and anxiety.” Bloomfield made the confession during a webinar last week with the Graeme Dingle Foundation, detailing how he deals with pressure around daily updates on NZ’s …
Read More »Hawke’s Bay needs 10,000 workers. Can you find them?
[ad_1] Hawke’s Bay is suffering from a huge shortage of seasonal workers that growers say could cripple the region’s Covid-19 recovery plan. Approximately 10,000 workers are needed in the horticulture and viticulture sectors across the region starting next month, with another 8,000 permanent jobs in the region at risk if …
Read More »Former CERA Employees Facing Named Fraud Charges | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Two former employees of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority facing fraud charges can now be named. Simon Nikoloff (far left) Gerard Gallagher (second from left) with lawyers. Source: RNZ / Nate McKinnon Simon Nikoloff and Gerard Gallagher were charged with corrupt use of official information in August last year, …
Read More »Hohepa opens two new homes in Napier designed to reduce sensory overload
[ad_1] Hohepa Hawke’s Bay has opened two new specially designed children’s homes, with the interior design designed to reduce sensory overload and aid social interaction. The houses cost $ 1.4 million to build with money raised with the help of trusts and private donations. Hohepa is a provider of disability …
Read More »New Zealand elections 2020: ‘mind-boggling stupidity’ accusation as political parties present their economic visions
[ad_1] While it was not a political debate, the leaders of the political parties did not miss the opportunity to accuse the Government of avoiding the enormous accumulated debt, of being distracted by “awakening themes” and of “mind-boggling stupidity” about COVID-19 rules. Labor leader Jacinda Ardern Ardern spoke about how …
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