[ad_1] Health Minister Chris Hipkins says Auckland and the rest of the country could return to alert level 1 normal without a “complete elimination” of Covid-19. Hipkins and Chief Health Officer Dr. Ashley Bloomfield led a last-minute Health Select Committee briefing on the government’s response to the second Covid-19 outbreak …
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[ad_1] John Anthony / Stuff MetService’s main website went down Wednesday and visitors were redirected to its backup site. Meteorologist MetService says his website crashed as a result of a cyberattack and anticipates the attack will continue for days. A MetService spokesperson said its security service provider experienced a distributed …
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[ad_1] A helicopter equipped with thermal imaging and GPS mapping equipment completed an overflight of 3,000 hectares of fire-damaged terrain at Mackenzie on Wednesday morning, allowing crews to focus their efforts on problem areas. Mackenzie District Council Emergency Operations Center public information manager Chris Clarke said the affected area, which …
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[ad_1] Bringing in a Crown review and observation team to monitor the Tauranga City Council could cost taxpayers up to $ 350,000. The council under fire voted in a public meeting this morning to approve the budget and terms of reference for the review. He also appointed Peter Winder to …
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[ad_1] A high-speed rail service between Hamilton and Auckland shouldn’t be a priority when it comes to remedying the super city’s traffic problems, AA says. Instead, the motorists association is in favor of devoting resources to examining whether a congestion charge might work in Auckland. Transportation Minister Phil Twyford recently …
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[ad_1] NZ First leader Winston Peters lashed out at the government’s response to the coronavirus when he relaunched his election campaign this morning, saying Labor ministers could have done a better job fighting the virus. Peters said New Zealand had not been the best in the world and could have …
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[ad_1] One of Kiwi’s top sports stars has continued his fight in court for the permanent removal of the name after prosecutors accused him of being involved in a worldwide drug conspiracy. The athlete was named during the drug trafficking trial of Tevita Fangupo, Tevita Kulu and Toni Finau in …
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[ad_1] Auckland was at alert level 3 for more than half last month, but the city’s largest network of real estate agencies said the lockdown had little effect on property deals and a new all-time high was set. Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson, said: “The latest Covid …
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[ad_1] Meteorologist MetService says his website crashed as a result of a cyberattack and anticipates the attack will continue for days. A MetService spokesperson said its security service provider experienced a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack targeting MetService on Tuesday and the issue was resolved. He said he was …
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[ad_1] An Australia-based Warriors fan is teaming up to help Ahad Nabi have something to look forward to. Nabi, the son of Haji Mohemmed Daoud Nabi, who was shot and killed in the Al Noor Mosque on March 15 last year, wore a Warriors jersey while delivering his victim impact …
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