[ad_1] Restricting funerals and tangi to 10 people at level 2 is “cruel and without compassion,” say funeral directors. Commenting on the government’s announcement to move to Level 2, the Association of Funeral Directors President Gary Taylor said it was a “ruthless blow to the thousands of New Zealand families …
Read More »Explainer: Why is the dump of government coronavirus documents important?
[ad_1] EXPLANER: Deep in the beltway, in the saddest and most awkward parts of Wellington, people can generally be divided into one of two camps: people who love government information disclosure and people who hate it. It is a false dichotomy really. Everyone hates the Official Information Act (OIA), which …
Read More »Coronavirus: NZ Post receives 200 packages per minute, five-day delivery delays
[ad_1] George Heard / The-Press Courier drivers deliver every day of the week. The national postal service receives an average of 200 packages per minute as staff works 24 hours a day to try to eliminate a large number of delivery delays due to the blockage. In an email to …
Read More »A story of two Covid-19 outbreaks, Singapore tackles costly setback
[ad_1] Weeks after two of his roommates were diagnosed with Covid-19, Mohamad Arif Hassan says he is still waiting to be tested for the coronavirus. Quarantined in his room in a sprawling foreign worker dormitory that has become Singapore’s largest viral group, Arif says he is not overly concerned that …
Read More »A story of two Covid-19 outbreaks, Singapore tackles costly setback
[ad_1] Weeks after two of his roommates were diagnosed with Covid-19, Mohamad Arif Hassan says he is still waiting to be tested for the coronavirus. Quarantined in his room in a sprawling foreign worker dormitory that has become Singapore’s largest viral group, Arif says he is not overly concerned that …
Read More »Wellington services and facilities to gradually reopen with movement to alert level 2
[ad_1] Things Swimmers will be able to visit Wellington Pools again when New Zealand returns to Alert Level 2. (File photo) Wellingtons will be able to do almost everything except shop at the local farmers market when New Zealand returns to Alert Level 2 starting Thursday. Wellington City Council said …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Schools may stagger reopening days next week
[ad_1] Schools may stagger reopening days next week – and may let some students take longer to “transition” back to school if their parents have safety concerns. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed, as signaled last week, that schools and early childhood services will be open again for all students …
Read More »Coronavirus: Libraries and Leisure Centers See Staged Return Below Alert Level 2
[ad_1] Councils across the country will begin reopening libraries, entertainment and cultural centers beginning Thursday, following the announcement of the change to Covid-19 Alert Level 2. Most councils announced the closure of public buildings and facilities around March 20, as the blockade to contain the spread of the coronavirus went …
Read More »Ministry of Social Development investigating after Work and Income benefit bungle
[ad_1] Rebekah Parsons-King / RNZ Work and Income is part of the Ministry of Social Development. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has been told to investigate after Work and Income appears to have spent decades wrongly advising …
Read More »Coronavirus: Libraries and Leisure Centers See Staged Return Below Alert Level 2
[ad_1] Councils across the country will begin reopening libraries, entertainment and cultural centers beginning Thursday, following the announcement of the change to Covid-19 Alert Level 2. Most councils announced the closure of public buildings and facilities around March 20, as the blockade to contain the spread of the coronavirus went …
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