[ad_1] “There go the people. I must follow them, because I am their leader” – attributed to Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin and Mahatma Gandhi It may appear that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had the option to move to level 2 but not her. As demonstrated on Auckland’s waterfront and Sumner Beach …
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[ad_1] Five people were arrested after methamphetamine and $ 100,000 in cash was confiscated after police carried out a series of search warrants in Auckland and Tokoroa this morning. Methamphetamine seized by police after carrying out a series of search warrants in Auckland and Tokoroa this morning. Source: New Zealand …
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[ad_1] Mothers will be showered with flowers on Mother’s Day tomorrow if the demand is anything to go by. Local florists were busy yesterday, experiencing more orders than ever before. But after business came to a standstill during lockdown, fulfilling these orders will be a challenge. And issues with stock …
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[ad_1] Running to urge New Zealanders to travel to Otago’s traditional tourist hot spots, such as Queenstown, may not be the best way to help the industry, the New Zealand Chief of Tourism warned. A promotional push for domestic tourism was on the way, but people needed to be ready …
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[ad_1] 1:37 a.m., May 9, 2020 By Dylan Cleaver and Liam Napier, NZ Herald New Zealand Rugby has engaged in talks with a multi-million dollar US investment firm about engaging in distressed sport. In what could be a landmark moment in the game’s long and historic history, NZ Rugby has …
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[ad_1] Sweden’s top former virus expert says the blockades are just one way to delay the inevitable, and warns that New Zealand could face years of quarantine for foreigners entering the country, even after eliminating Covid-19. Johan Giesecke has defended his country’s coronavirus strategy, saying that the blocks do not …
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[ad_1] Magician Roy Horn, made famous while working as part of the two-man show Siegfried and Roy, has died from Covid-19 aged 75. Magicians Siegfried Fischbacher, right, and Roy Horn with one of their white tigers in an un-dated publicity photo. Source: Wikimedia Commons Variety reports that Mr Horn died …
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[ad_1] Sweden’s top former virus expert says the blockades are just one way to delay the inevitable, and warns that New Zealand could face years of quarantine for foreigners entering the country, even after eliminating Covid-19. Johan Giesecke has defended his country’s coronavirus strategy, saying that the blocks do not …
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[ad_1] Travelers going abroad are forced to burst their bubble due to the high demand for international flights after closing. A passenger on an Air New Zealand flight to Los Angeles was surprised to discover that he had been sitting next to a stranger. The entire plane was full and …
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[ad_1] A third of Kiwis felt that the blockade did not go far enough, meaning that more stringent measures could have been implemented below level 4 if necessary. This was in accordance with the first weekly monitoring report of the blockade that was used to inform the Cabinet of decisions …
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