[ad_1] Outgoing Watercare CEO Raveen Jaduram has championed the company’s grant to absorb an additional 100 million liters of water a day from the Waikato River. It comes amid fears of severe water shortages following Auckland’s worst drought and the prospect of looming water restrictions this summer. With the river …
Read More »Green School New Zealand principal resigns after eight months
[ad_1] Simon O’Connor / Stuff Green School principal Stuart MacAlpine is understood to have resigned. Green School New Zealand founding principal Stuart MacAlpine has resigned. His resignation came amid political controversy following the Aug. 26 announcement that the Taranaki private school would benefit from an increase in funding of $ …
Read More »Morning Briefing Sep 10: Police Called As Concern Over Covid Cluster Mounted | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Concerns about the Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland have moved to another mini-group linked to ‘bereavement activities’ in the city. Dr. Ashley Bloomfield. Source: Getty Six new cases of the virus were confirmed in the community yesterday, all from Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship Church, a group that Health Minister Chris …
Read More »Why the new subgroup has officials on orange alert
[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Discovery of a subset of infections related to a “bereavement event” could extend the long tail of the Auckland cold store group, reports Marc Daalder Health Director General Ashley Bloomfield has said officials are on “orange” alert after the discovery of a new “subset” of Covid-19 cases in …
Read More »Sky TV Reports $ 157 Million Annual Loss After Large Write-off
[ad_1] Things-co-nz Sky TV has reported its results for the year Covid-19 struck. Sky Television has reported a loss of $ 157 million for the year through June 30, following a write-down of $ 178 million. The company’s operating profit before the impairment was $ 45 million. Sky TV said …
Read More »2020 election: Labor ‘balanced’ fiscal plan draws criticism from political allies and Rich Lister
[ad_1] Labor’s new tax policy has drawn a wide range of criticism for not going far enough, but party leader Jacinda Ardern says it is “the best for New Zealand in our time.” Although it has been well received by people like the PSA union, the Green Party and even …
Read More »Fatal fall from deck on Waiheke Island prompts coroner call for change
[ad_1] By RNZ Violet Watson, 78, died a week after falling from a deck during a weekend getaway on Waiheke Island last year. He had been spending time with two friends in the living room of a vacation home, before deciding to go out for a cigarette late at night. …
Read More »Highway with a cost of $ 70 million per km and that will be even more expensive due to the pumice stone
[ad_1] One of the most expensive stretches of the country’s new highway became more expensive, and was further delayed, due to buried pumice stone that went undetected despite tests conducted on land. Stock Image Photo: 123rf.com The 2km stretch of the Bayfair to Baypark upgrade on SH2 south of Tauranga …
Read More »Churches With US Ties Accused Of Spreading Misinformation About Covid-19
[ad_1] Simon O’Connor / Stuff Pakilau Manase Lua, who is the chair of the Pacific Leadership Forum’s Pacific Response Coordination Team, said this spread was especially common among those with ties to conservative evangelical or Pentecostal churches in the United States. (File photo) This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz …
Read More »New mother forced to give birth at an Otago roadside picnic stop
[ad_1] A frantic future father was forced to improvise a place for his partner to give birth at a picnic stop, in freezing temperatures, while traveling to a birthing unit in Central Otago. Saskia Hulsbosch and her fiancé Daniel Hopper had to stop while traveling between Cromwell and Alexandra to …
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