[ad_1] NZ coronavirus is a new daily podcast, hosted by Stuff‘s Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham, looking at the Covid-19 pandemic from a Kiwi perspective. In today’s episode: China and the US were already scrapping before Covid-19 came along, and now they’re blaming each other for the virus. International relations …
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[ad_1] On Sunday afternoon, South Auckland butcher Roy Green joined his family to enjoy the luck of Mother’s Day at his sister’s house. He laughed and joked with his family, using his position as “mom’s favorite” as a lever against his brothers. Those last moments are how Sister Rachel Green …
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[ad_1] Nehe Milner-Skudder is a Highlander for the 2020 and 2021 Super Rugby seasons. The Highlanders confirmed the signing of the former All Blacks and Hurricanes wing on Wednesday in a deal that will add significant X-factor and experience to their back line. Martin Hunter / Getty-Images Nehe Milner-Skudder tries …
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[ad_1] Methamphetamine prices have doubled in parts of the South Island as a result of coronavirus restrictions, with addicts saying they’re paying more than $ 1000 a gram. Stocks in Christchurch, where police last week seized 3 kilograms of meth, are believed to be very low, with some users unable …
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[ad_1] New Zealand’s national state of emergency has been lifted, Civil Defense Minister Peeni Henare announced today. As a result of the global outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, New Zealand has been in a state of emergency from March 25. The seven-day state has been extended six times during alert …
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[ad_1] Not for syndication Seven nurses at Auckland Waitākere Hospital contracted the coronavirus, which the DHB says is “deeply saddened.” An investigation at an Auckland hospital where several nurses contracted coronavirus found that some had to change their PPE eight times per shift. Seven nurses from Waitākere Hospital and at …
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[ad_1] The Minister of Health confirmed the funerals and tangihanga will be allowed under alert level 2, with the number of people at the event now limited to 50. Starting Thursday, funeral directors can apply for an exemption to allow up to 50 people in services, provided the Ministry of …
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[ad_1] The government has regressed on the rules below alert level 2, allowing only 10 people at funerals and tangi. Health Minister David Clark announced this afternoon that up to 50 people can say goodbye to loved ones as long as the Health Ministry is satisfied that a series of …
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[ad_1] As human populations are affected by the scourge of the Covid-19 pandemic, our avian rivals have dealt yet another blow in the ongoing battle of the species. Seagulls, the small-eyed beach fighters, have this time used their sharp beaks to pierce through that very human trait: charity. On strike …
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[ad_1] The leading infectious disease expert from the United States has been asked why the Covid-19 death rate in the United States is “off the charts higher” than Australia, South Korea, New Zealand and other nations. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has become the face of the United States’ pandemic battle …
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