[ad_1] Domestic and sexual violence services will receive more than NZ $ 200m in this year’s budget, a record investment for many struggling frontline services who have been under immense pressure during weeks of Covid-19 lockdown. New Zealand has one of the highest rates of sexual and domestic violence in …
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[ad_1] Trump administration officials spoke optimistically about a relatively rapid rebound in the United States from the coronavirus, as life inside the White House was reflected in the stark challenges the pandemic still poses, with Vice President Mike Pence “self-isolated. “after one of his assistants. positive result A balancing act …
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[ad_1] A man’s cries for help alerted those on the shore of Petone Beach that something was wrong, but emergency services were unable to reach him before he drowned. The man, in his 30s, died last night while tending a fishing net. He was in a small inflatable boat without …
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[ad_1] Life will be a little easier for the construction industry when the country goes to coronavirus alert level 2, but don’t expect big changes, says national security organization Site Safe. The government will decide on Monday afternoon whether New Zealand will exit alert level 3, giving the country 48 …
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[ad_1] Hayley Holt’s Breakfast co-stars have paid tribute to her after she lost her unborn baby during the running of the bulls. Co-hosts John Campbell, Matty McLean and Jenny-May Clarkson have sincerely paid tribute to their colleague this morning. TVNZ announced Friday that Holt’s baby, a boy due to be …
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[ad_1] Statistics released today show that spending in New Zealand stopped during the Covid-19 coronavirus blockade last month, with Kiwis withholding more than $ 2.6 billion. Spending on retail cards across the country fell more than $ 2.6 billion, Stats NZ said today, as nonessential companies temporarily closed during the …
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[ad_1] Runaway prisoner Ricky Wilson was arrested in Upper Hutt this afternoon. The 29-year-old man escaped from correctional custody last night while being transported to Rimutaka prison from the hospital. He has been charged with escaping custody and is due to appear in Hutt Valley District Court tomorrow. “We would …
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[ad_1] A woman who tested positive for COVID-19 at the weekend had been in an Auckland jail for 10 days after refusing to be examined when she arrived at Auckland International Airport from the United States. The woman in her 20s agreed to be tested when she appeared in court …
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[ad_1] COMMENTARY: Today’s NZME move to try to intimidate the government into urgent legislation to allow its rejected merger with Stuff could work. This is because NZME and Stuff owner Australian Nine Entertainment threaten a much larger and more politically damaging version of Bauer Media’s early April shutdown in New …
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[ad_1] As Chinese zoos and aquariums struggle with new bans on the wildlife trade, a New Zealand tech entrepreneur is seeing unexpected interest in her latest project. Melanie Langlotz has helped build a life-size robot dolphin that looks and swims like a real bottle nose and can react to human …
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