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[ad_1] A Wanaka restaurant owner says he has been impressed by the community’s support for his crumbling apples, after Covid-19 threatened his business. Ode Wanaka faced thousands of dollars in bills and loans when the country closed in March. On top of that, the popular restaurant has been in an …

[ad_1] A Hamilton Lotto player has collected $ 10.3 million in tonight’s draw. The winning ticket was sold to a MyLotto player and is comprised of $ 10 million from Powerball First Division and $ 333,333 from Lotto First Division. Tonight’s victory comes after a Manawatu couple raised $ 13.2 …

[ad_1] A leading Auckland restaurant founder is calling for calm and patience in the hotel industry, saying that bars and restaurants should follow Level 2 rules, not try to circumvent them. Britomart Hospitality Group’s Nick McCaw is speaking after HeadQuarters bar owner Leo Molloy confirmed his 100-person party would take …

[ad_1] Dom Thomas / RNZ Associate Minister of Finance David Parker, who is also Minister of Commerce. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. The Government will take steps to ensure that New Zealand assets are not foreign-owned during the Covid-19 crisis. It will modify …

[ad_1] New Zealand will drop to Alert Level 2 at midnight. The Herald answers your questions about what you can do and where you can go tomorrow. What will be open that was not open before? Practically everything. Clothing chains, department stores, garden centers, massage parlors, hair salons, whatever. Some …

[ad_1] Kevin Stent / Stuff Members of the Police National Dive Squad could be seen around Miramar Wharf for several hours on Wednesday afternoon. A 45-year-old man has been identified as the body found in the waters of a Wellington bay. Police said the Wellington man – who was found …

[ad_1] Difficult decisions will need to be made to deal with the economic consequences of Covid-19, and one of them will be a raise at retirement age, says economist Cameron Bagrie. An elderly couple walks on the beach. Before tomorrow’s budget reveal, Mr. Bagrie presented Covid-19 select committee today. “Hope …

[ad_1] OPINION: The recently announced $ 50 million grant package by the New Zealand government to support local media was necessary and urgent, even if it was too late to prevent Bauer magazine titles from closing. But the government’s cash injection did not address the underlying cause of the New …

[ad_1] OPINION: The New Zealand government’s recently announced $ 50 million subsidy package to support local media was necessary and urgent – even if it came too late to save the Bauer magazine titles from closing. But the injection of government cash did not address the underlying cause of the …

[ad_1] Dom Thomas / RNZ Associate Minister of Finance David Parker, who is also Minister of Commerce. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. The Government will take steps to ensure that New Zealand assets are not foreign-owned during the Covid-19 crisis. It will modify …