[ad_1] Nearly 400,000 users of the Health Ministry’s Covid-19 app have activated Bluetooth tracking, the ministry says. Earlier this month, the ministry enhanced its NZ Covid Tracer app using technology created by Apple and Google to digitally record a user’s “anonymous handshake” with people they come in contact with. People …
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[ad_1] A multi-million dollar settlement between power companies is looming after the sector regulator confirmed that consumers paid $ 70 million more than they needed a year ago. Photo: RNZ / Russell Palmer The Electricity Authority has confirmed a preliminary mid-year decision that an undesirable business situation (UTS) occurred for …
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[ad_1] DENISE PIPER / Things The police armed criminal brigade carries out an operation near Matauri Bay, north of Kerikeri, following the kidnapping. Three people have been arrested in connection with a “violent” kidnapping and shooting of a policewoman in the Far North in October. The first incident took place …
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[ad_1] The District Board of Health does not tolerate violence or verbal threats to staff at Hawke’s Bay Hospital in Hastings. Photo / Warren Buckland Abuse by hospital staff has prompted the Hawke’s Bay District Board of Health to increase its security presence and install more CCTV cameras. DHB Executive …
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[ad_1] Drones, helicopters and more than 70 firefighters continue to fight the fire on Matakana Island. The fire first broke out on the island side of Panepane Point on December 13. Firefighters spent the better part of a week fighting the fire and putting out the hot spots. It flared …
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[ad_1] The Electricity Authority has confirmed an undesirable business situation (UTS) that occurred last December during extreme rains on the South Island, which saw lake levels above the maximum. There was a surplus of supply, but wholesale electricity prices did not decline and remained high for an extended period. The …
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[ad_1] A Waikato processing plant was fined $ 180,000 for causing an odor described as “death mixed with a septic tank” over a period of months and illegally dumping waste products into the Waikato River. Waikato River Source: istock.com Tuakau Proteins Ltd pleaded guilty to three counts under the Resource …
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[ad_1] World Dec 22, 2020 12:56 AM4 minutes to read US Attorney General William Barr undermines Donald Trump in Biden and election investigations. Video / CBS News Undermining President Donald Trump on multiple fronts, Attorney General William Barr said Monday (US time) that he saw no reason to appoint a …
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[ad_1] Mohammad Rizwan narrowly avoided an early departure. Photo / Photosport Pakistan scored a pride-restoring victory after a domineering pursuit that nearly fell off the rails upon death. Iftikhar Ahmed finished with a giant six on the square leg, a rich area of productivity along the innings, after Mohammad Rizwan …
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[ad_1] Braden Fastier / Stuff The Jayoma family, father Rommel, Lesly, 10, and mother Cris received the news that Lesley’s special needs student visa was approved after he faced deportation. The family of a 10-year-old girl facing deportation has been told that she can stay in New Zealand this Christmas …
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