[ad_1] The Government today introduced a series of operational changes to ensure that people tested for coronavirus at the New Zealand border comply with the new requirements. It occurs when all air, sea, and managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) workers are required to have had a second round of testing …
Read More »Hundreds of yachts seek refuge from cyclones in New Zealand
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Time is running out for more than 300 yachts in the South Pacific that have been denied entry to New Zealand to seek shelter from the cyclone season. The Ocean Cruising Club has been lobbying the government since …
Read More »ESR Moving Toward New Smart Covid-19 Testing
[ad_1] Scientific agency ESR is moving closer to new types of tests that will quickly reveal whether someone has Covid-19 or how widely the virus circulates in a community. In a lengthy interview with the Herald, ESR’s new CEO Peter Lennox said his staff was actively examining saliva tests, along …
Read More »Multiple stabbings in England leave one dead and seven wounded
[ad_1] British police say one person was killed and seven more injured after a series of stabbings in a busy nightlife area of central England’s city of Birmingham. West Midlands Police said officers were called in to report a stabbing in the city center shortly after midnight Sunday (local time). …
Read More »Multiple stabbings in England leave one dead and seven wounded
[ad_1] British police say one person was killed and seven more injured after a series of stabbings in a busy nightlife area of central England’s city of Birmingham. West Midlands Police said officers were called in to report a stabbing in the city center shortly after midnight Sunday (local time). …
Read More »Coronavirus in Australia: exit roadmap from Melbourne blockade
[ad_1] Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has released a new roadmap outside of stage 4 coronavirus restrictions, and the news is disappointing for Melbourne residents. At a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Andrews revealed that the current strict lockdown on Covid-19, which was due to end in mid-September, would now be …
Read More »Minister orders WorkSafe to seek prosecution advice in future death and injury cases
[ad_1] By RNZ’s Phil Pennington The workplace safety regulator promises to get better legal advice on the possibility of prosecution in cases of death and serious injury. WorkSafe did not act on a coroner’s recommendation to prosecute a trucking company for an accident that killed two children on Desert Road …
Read More »California wildfire traps campers in national forest
[ad_1] Three rapidly spreading California wildfires drove people to flight, with one trapping campers in a reservoir in the Sierra National Forest when a brutal heat wave pushed temperatures into triple digits in many parts of the state. The wildfire burning near Shaver Lake exploded at 145 square kilometers, jumped …
Read More »‘That was pretty normal’: Scott McLaughlin criticizes Kiwi rival Shane van Gisbergen’s ‘silly games’
[ad_1] The fierce rivalry of Scott McLaughlin and Shane van Gisbergen has exploded to new levels after an enormously frustrating day for Supercars championship leader McLaughlin as van Gisbergen scored his first two victories of the season. McLaughlin took aim at van Gisbergen after the third and final race of …
Read More »Several people injured in series of stabbings in England
[ad_1] Jacob King / PA via AP A police officer and vehicles are seen on a cordon in Birmingham after several people were stabbed. British police say several people were injured in a series of stabbings in a busy nightlife area of the city of Birmingham, in central England. West …
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