[ad_1] Two new cases of coronavirus were reported on Saturday, one confirmed and one probable. Both were linked to the St Margaret’s Hospital & Rest Home in Auckland, the Ministry of Health said in an update at 1pm. The probable case was a nurse, while the confirmed case was a …
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[ad_1] It is one of the great mysteries of Australia’s Covid-19 experiment: Despite fears that supermarkets and hairdressers may demonstrate a high risk of spreading the virus, no major outbreaks have been detected. When pubs, clubs and restaurants closed seven weeks ago, the fact that hairdressers were allowed to remain …
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[ad_1] A leading Australian sports consulting group has recommended that Rugby Australia should choose not to participate in Super Rugby in its current form. The Gemba Group has previously advised New Zealand Rugby on strategies to stem declines in Super Rugby assists, but has now made the bold statement that …
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[ad_1] By Ben Smith of RugbyPass.com With Sam Cane’s announcement as the next All Blacks captain, the sun is slowly setting in Sam Whitelock’s international career. Many tipped Whitelock to succeed Kieran Read, and with 117 tests to his credit, it was a short-chance choice. But, by going with the …
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[ad_1] The pilots fired in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak say the government should consider tax relief for many like them who cannot access the wage subsidy or benefit, in a market where there are fewer jobs and higher unemployment. Virgin Australia closed its New Zealand bases in early …
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[ad_1] With 12,000 kilometers between them, Pat Carter, 85, fears that she will never see her husband alive again. Carter, a kiwi, left the home of Fort Saskatchewan, Canada, which she shares with her Canadian husband, Larry Koziak, 87, three months ago. New Zealand had yet to confirm its first …
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[ad_1] The father of a New Zealand woman living in Los Angeles looking for a quarantine exemption to see him again has died. Rachel Henderson was urgently seeking an exemption from the mandatory two-week isolation period that is imposed on all those who go abroad. Her father Colin, 73, was …
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[ad_1] To celebrate NZ Music month, ZM presents the New Zealand float live at home on Facebook. Starting at 3 p.m. Today, ZM is broadcasting live to some of New Zealand’s top artists who will be performing live from their homes on their Facebook page. The lineup includes Six60, Mitch …
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[ad_1] A stray kitten climbed into the engine of a car in Otara, south Auckland, and ended up hitching a ride all the way to West Harbor, in west Auckland, where it was rescued and adopted by a loving family. It was early on Saturday morning when Simone Nicholson put …
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[ad_1] Fake images Ronaldo Souza of Brazil celebrates beating Tim Boetsch of the United States in his middleweight fight during UFC 208 in February 2017. Brazilian fighter Ronaldo Souza is out of UFC 249 after returning a positive test for the coronavirus a day after his scheduled fight against Uriah …
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