[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the end of a partial economic shutdown in Russia due to the coronavirus pandemic, but said many restrictions will remain. In a televised address to the nation, Putin said Monday (New Zealand time Tuesday) that it will be up to regional governors in …
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[ad_1] Braden faster / stuff Pedestrians will be able to stay in the Department of Conservation cabins again starting Thursday, like this one in Awaroa Bay, in Abel Tasman National Park, but they will need to bring their own cleaning equipment. Kiwis can hike from Thursday, with restrictions on how …
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[ad_1] Things Manurewa MP Louisa Wall has held the electorate since 2011. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. Labor’s Manurewa MP Louisa Wall is taking legal action against her own party over a nomination that was accepted to contest her seat. The Labor Party …
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[ad_1] Piers Fuller / Stuff Wairarapa farmers Sophie and Daniel Hansen have organized the Rapa Feed Run to get much-needed feed supplies to drought stricken Hawke’s Bay farmers. (Pictured with 7-month old Ella) Wairarapa farmers know how hard their neighbors to the north are doing and they are reaching out …
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[ad_1] If a migrant worker has lost his job, he should consider going home because Kiwi taxpayers cannot afford to keep them, says Foreign Minister Winston Peters. The deputy prime minister said today that the government told foreigners at the start of the Covid-19 crisis that if their circumstances had …
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[ad_1] Destiny’s Brian Tamaki criticized the government’s decision to continue the ban on large gatherings and promised to hold a service at its South Auckland base on Sunday. In a statement to the media, Tamaki criticized the decision to restrict the meeting to a maximum of 10 people as “Nanny …
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[ad_1] As New Zealand prepares to significantly ease coronavirus restrictions, some countries that have already at least partially released their societies are facing outbreaks in new Covid-19 cases. In a briefing on Tuesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern acknowledged that she was concerned about the possibility that cases in New Zealand …
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[ad_1] Former All Black Nehe Milner-Skudder will reportedly make a dramatic return to the field of play in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition. But it will not be with his old side the hurricanes. Instead, the 13 All Black winger or fullback test will play for the Highlanders, according to …
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[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Pundits have been speculating wildly about the future of Stuff in the wake of a stock exchange announcement from NZME that it had asked for a law change allowing it to buy Stuff for a dollar. But all we really know for sure is that Stuff’s Australian owner, …
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[ad_1] Now Westpac has announced a 2.99% rate for a fixed two-year ‘special’ home loan rate. That coincides with ASB for a period of two years. But Westpac has established a competitive position for fixed-term rates that are longer than two years, with the lowest fixed rates of any major …
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