[ad_1] Politics Dec 16, 2020, 4:00 PM3 minutes to read The minimum wage will increase to $ 20 an hour on April 1. Photo / 123rf The minimum wage will increase to $ 20 per hour on April 1 with the government meeting its last term commitment. The Council of …
Read More »The government expects five years of growth in house prices, outpacing growth in wages
[ad_1] Leading government economists warned that house prices are likely to continue rising “for some time,” as the Treasury released its latest set of economic forecasts showing a nightmare scenario in which house prices rise roughly double the wage rate for the next five years. The Treasury Mid-Year Economic and …
Read More »The minimum wage will increase to $ 20 an hour
[ad_1] The government has confirmed that it will increase the minimum wage to $ 20 an hour starting April 1 of next year. The Minister for Safety and Workplace Relations Michael Wood said that as New Zealand recovered and rebuilt from Covid-19, the government pledged to support New Zealanders by …
Read More »America’s Cup 2021: INEOS Team UK admits to ‘having problems’ in practice races
[ad_1] Sport|Navigation Dec 16, 2020 01:00 AM3 minutes to read Sir Ben Ainslie’s Britannia was back in the water alongside Team NZ in their first America’s Cup event. Video / Michael Craig Sir Ben Ainslie has admitted to a major disadvantage with INEOS Team UK’s AC75 Britannia, saying that the …
Read More »Bail for Youth Accused of Threats to School
[ad_1] Rosa Woods / Stuff Armed police at Wellington High School, where a teenager, not from the school, allegedly planned an attack. A young man who was charged with a confinement at Wellington High School was released on bail and his whereabouts will be monitored in real time. At the …
Read More »Coronavirus Covid 19: Flattening the curve wasn’t enough for New Zealand, says Jacinda Ardern
[ad_1] New Zealand this year achieved a shot to the moon that remains the envy of most other nations: it eliminated the coronavirus. But the goal was driven by both fear and ambition, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed today in an interview with The Associated Press. She said the goal …
Read More »Methamphetamine, LSD, Heroin, Cocaine, and MDMA Seizure in Nationwide Drug Raids
[ad_1] NZ POLICE / Supplied Drugs, weapons and cash were seized from properties in Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Queenstown. Three people were arrested and drugs, firearms and cash were seized, following a sting operation in New Zealand. Police executed search warrants in Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Queenstown after a two-month …
Read More »Pilot injured in helicopter crash in Hawke’s Bay
[ad_1] GOOGLE MAPS The emergency services were alerted to the accident on the Mahia Peninsula at 6.26 am A pilot has suffered moderate injuries in a helicopter crash on the Mahia Peninsula in Hawke’s Bay. Emergency services were alerted to the accident by a member of the public at 6.26 …
Read More »Four new cases of Covid-19 registered in New Zealand since Monday, all in managed isolation | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] There have been four new Covid-19 cases recorded in New Zealand since Monday, all in isolation. Covid-19 test. Source: istock.com There are no new cases in the community. Two of the new cases reported today arrived in New Zealand on December 9 from the Czech Republic via Germany and …
Read More »Gallen keeps unbeaten boxing record intact with victory over Kiwi UFC legend Mark Hunt
[ad_1] Paul Gallen has kept his undefeated boxing record intact with a unanimous points decision over Kiwi UFC legend Mark Hunt. Anyone who thought that the NRL heavyweight showdown with Hunt, 46, was a boxing trick should have been in the ring Wednesday night. The pair traded fierce body shots …
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