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[ad_1] Green’s co-leader James Shaw has apologized for the decision to award $ 11.7 million in public funds to the private Green School in Taranaki. He said that if he had another chance he would not support the project. The money comes from the government’s $ 3 billion fund for …

[ad_1] The main website of New Zealand stock exchange operator NZX collapsed on Tuesday after a week of sustained cyber attacks. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks launched from overseas last week impacted NZX’s ability to deliver market announcements and as a result had to stop trading. By Monday, after …

[ad_1] As of Tuesday morning, health officials have identified 51 close contacts of the Tokoroa health professional who tested positive for COVID-19. Of them, 48 have already been contacted. They have been tested and tested negative, or are self-insulating and awaiting a test. The team continues to follow up on …

[ad_1] The government has frozen all assets of the man convicted of the March 15 mass murder and has made support for his activities illegal. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this afternoon that she has designated Brenton Tarrant as a “terrorist entity.” “Designating the offender is an important demonstration of …

[ad_1] Judith Collins says public school leaders in New Plymouth are outraged by the government’s approval of funding for the private Green School in Taranaki. Your playlist will load after this announcement. The national leader met yesterday with the principals of Marfell Community School and New Plymouth Boys’ High School. …

[ad_1] One of Australia’s epidemiologists says Australia should look to South Korea as an example of how the so-called “strict suppression” strategy might work. Epidemiologist Tony Blakely today rejected the idea that Victoria will hit single-digit new case numbers anytime soon, suggesting that it may never happen until there is …

[ad_1] New Zealand’s only comprehensive pan-media audience survey is conducted only once every two years, and NZ on Air just released the latest one. Duncan Greive collects the 10 most interesting conclusions. Measuring what the audience is actually doing is very difficult. Most surveys are conducted on behalf of the …

[ad_1] ufba.org.nz Two complaints about the executive director of the United Fire Brigade Association, Bill Butzbach, relate to incidents from several years ago. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. The executive director of the volunteer firefighters association is the subject of an independent investigation related …

[ad_1] Making the All Blacks is paramount for players preparing to represent their respective islands this weekend, says North prostitute Ash Dixon. The North-South game in Wellington will effectively be a New Zealand test, with the national team named on Sunday. Dixon has played 16 games for the Maori All …

[ad_1] This story was originally posted on RNZ.co.nz and is being republished with permission. The number of beneficiaries increased by 12 percent in April this year, the highest increase in the last 24 years and almost double the next largest increase. A report, compiled by the Ministry of Social Development, …