[ad_1] The World Health Organization has issued a stern warning for countries that come out of lockdown too soon. Eight months after the coronavirus pandemic, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has recognized people’s desire for normalcy to return. At a press conference in Geneva on Tuesday, the director-general said the …
Read More »YouTube surpasses TVNZ 1 in most views in New Zealand
[ad_1] YouTube has overtaken TVNZ 1 as New Zealand’s most used medium, new research from NZ On Air shows. Photo: Supplied / 123RF NZ On Air’s Where are the hearings? Research from 2020 shows that traditional media audiences have been overtaken by digital media for the first time. More than …
Read More »America’s Cup: American Magic’s second AC75 flies to Auckland
[ad_1] Fiona Goodall / Getty Images American Magic’s first-generation Defiant ship flies over the Bean Rock Lighthouse in Auckland’s Waitemata Harbor. American Magic’s second-generation America’s Cup ship is on its way to Auckland. The 75-foot ship is flying on a chartered cargo plane for its trip to New Zealand from …
Read More »Police uncover multi-million dollar car collection in massive drug bust – News
[ad_1] Home / News / Police uncover multi-million dollar car collection in massive drug bust The world of a suspected Massachusetts drug lord fell apart last week when police raided a converted fire station that housed countless classic Japanese cars, as well as some exotics. According to a local report, …
Read More »Judith Collins says her husband David Wong-Tung makes his own decisions on social media
[ad_1] National leader Judith Collins is philosophical about her husband receiving racist abuse after controversial social media posts. Collins spoke to the media after David Wong-Tung shared memes on Facebook from a page called the National Party Meme Task Force, including one comparing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to Marvel’s character …
Read More »Coronavirus: the Pacific disaster looming at New Zealand’s doorstep
[ad_1] OPINION: Imagine if the Bay of Plenty region had 465 cases of Covid-19. That is what is happening to one of our Pacific neighbors after the country became the first in the Pacific region to reopen to tourism. French Polynesia, with roughly the population of the Bay of Plenty …
Read More »Over $ 22,000 raised for the family of a boy who died in a ‘tragic accident’ on the Upper Hutt playground
[ad_1] Supplied / Stuff Amberlie’s mother says that she “touched the lives of many.” The mother of a 3-year-old girl who died on an Upper Hutt playground said her daughter “touched the lives of many.” Amberlie Pennington-Foley was critically injured in Harcourt Park on Thursday and died shortly thereafter. Police …
Read More »NZX attackers use ‘zombie computers’ to form one of the most powerful weapons on the internet, says expert
[ad_1] Cybercriminals targeting New Zealand stock exchange operator NZX will use “zombie computers” to form one of the most powerful weapons on the Internet, says an assistant professor at the University of Auckland. Monday marked the fifth day of foreign cybercriminals attacking NZX with a distributed denial of service (DDOS) …
Read More »New Zealand consumer says New World price tags are ‘misleading’
[ad_1] Consumer NZ claims that the New World supermarket chain is misleading customers with its price tags. Head of Research Jessica Wilson said the chain prominently displayed its “Club card price” as the main price, while the regular price was in a much smaller font and easier to miss. Until …
Read More »Sexual harassment, intimidation allegations against United Fire Brigade Association Executive Director Bill Butzbach
[ad_1] By Clare Sziranyi for RNZ The executive director of the volunteer firefighters association is the subject of an independent investigation related to two allegations of sexual harassment and bullying. The board of the United Fire Brigade Association (UFBA) appointed Kristy McDonald QC to carry out the investigation of its …
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