[ad_1] Simon Maude / Things NZME will go to court after Nine said it had ended talks about selling it. Auckland media company NZME has gone to the High Court to request a court order requiring Stuff’s Australian owner Nine not to turn his back on negotiations to sell Stuff …
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[ad_1] Helicopter payments will not be used by the government as a means to help stimulate the economy after Covid-19, according to Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. Your playlist will be loaded after this announcement. The deputy prime minister and New Zealand first say the idea will not stimulate the …
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[ad_1] The education sector was allocated $ 813.6 million in the Government’s 2020 Budget. The Government has also set aside $ 375.1 million for grants for Early Childhood Education (ECE) centers, trade academies, and tertiary education. The money would also go toward grants for school operations. “This will allow education …
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[ad_1] The Government said that the 2020 Budget was about jobs, and that it was. On Thursday, he unveiled his plight of $ 50 billion to fight the Coronavirus accident with a massive injection of funds for jobs, training and infrastructure. But so far only $ 15.9b has been allocated …
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[ad_1] The United States is beginning to criticize its leading coronavirus expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, as prominent voices in the country’s media suggest it has too much influence. Dr. Fauci, an infectious disease expert who has chaired the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since the 1980s, has been …
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[ad_1] Foreign Minister Winston Peters revealed that China tried to dissuade New Zealand from entering the closure. “Without speaking out of turn, they wanted a discussion about why we were doing it, because they thought it was an overreaction,” Peters told Stuff. NZ coronavirus podcast In an extended interview, the …
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[ad_1] NZME’s attempt to buy rival Stuff is headed to the High Court as it closes its horns with Australian owner Stuff in the midst of an increasingly bitter process. NZME, owner of the NZ Herald, has petitioned the Auckland High Court for a provisional injunction against Nine Entertainment, which …
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[ad_1] A body lifted out of the water at Evans Bay, Wellington on Tuesday, was that of a gang member, Stuff reports. The body of the 45-year-old man was recovered from the water on Tuesday, and the National Police Diving Squad has been searching the area. Several items had been …
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[ad_1] Out-of-work Kiwis could soon find themselves helping boost New Zealand’s nature, amid a billion-dollar spend on the environment in today’s Budget. It comes alongside more than $ 300m for pest control and management – and more than $ 430m on a package that would see unemployed people in the …
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[ad_1] Light rail for Auckland has been put on hold indefinitely as the Government turns all its focus towards the Covid-19 response. Transport Minister Phil Twyford’s office confirmed this afternoon that funding for modern-day trams was “on pause at the moment.” There was no timeframe for getting the project across …
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