[ad_1] Vaccine medical tents are set up outside Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Photo / AP California hospitals are scrambling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the rising coronavirus infection rate will deplete healthcare workers and resources. As of Friday, nearly 17,000 people were hospitalized with confirmed or …
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[ad_1] Nursing student Ashdee Wilson loves owning a home and has no regrets about sacrificing warm weather and her beloved roller derby team to make it happen. Wilson, 27, left his hometown of Nelson and moved to Invercargill last summer. In February, he collected the keys to his three-bedroom, two-bedroom …
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[ad_1] Non-Maori-speaking New Zealanders have surprisingly sophisticated knowledge of the language, new research from the University of Canterbury has shown. The Kiwis were regularly exposed to Maori tea, including in place names, songs and in speeches that open and close meetings and official events, said Professor Jen Hay. Source: 1 …
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[ad_1] Australia’s northern Sydney beaches will enter a lockdown similar to the one imposed during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March, as the pool of cases in the area rose to 41. From Saturday afternoon to midnight Wednesday, residents will only be able to leave their homes for …
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[ad_1] Military personnel enter the Sudima Hotel in Christchurch. Photo / NZH By RNZ Hundreds of Defense Force workers were exposed to “critical incidents” that required psychological checks after working in Managed Isolation and Quarantine. Almost 2,000 New Zealand Defense Forces personnel who worked on Operation Protect were questioned to …
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[ad_1] Crowds on the waterfront viaduct in Auckland gather to watch the America’s Cup races. Photo / Alex Burton Auckland’s waterfront venues have been enjoying the success of the New Zealand team’s America’s Cup with packed bars and restaurants for three consecutive days. The final day of the World Series …
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[ad_1] Cleanup of the destructive Tropical Cyclone Yasa has begun, with the support of the New Zealand government and humanitarian organizations. But it will take months for the Pacific Island nation to recover. “It’s going to be a pretty long road ahead,” said Unicef Pacific communications chief Cate Heinrich, who …
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[ad_1] MONIQUE FORD / Things Craig Lowe isn’t “surprised” by REINZ’s analysis of sales prices. Top realtors are not “surprised” by REINZ’s assessment of private sales, saying that reaping higher sales prices is just one of the benefits of selling with an agent. Craig Lowe of Wellington-based real estate agency …
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[ad_1] The bump and wag of a captain’s tail have given Australia hope of victory in a day and night event on the line after two eventful days at Adelaide Oval, where India is 9-9. 1 and 62 runs ahead. Tim Paine led from the front with an undefeated 73 …
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[ad_1] Sport|Navigation Dec 18, 2020, 06:00 PM5 minutes to read The New Zealand team has come out of the second day of the America’s Cup World Series with two wins in the same number of races, though not without its problems to tackle. Video: TVNZ / Copa América Media around …
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