[ad_1] Politics November 26, 2020 04:00 pm4 minutes to read Fruit pickers from the Pacific Islands will fly between mid-January and March. Photo / Warren Buckland Two thousand workers from the Pacific will arrive in New Zealand early next year to collect fruit for the horticulture and wine industries. His …
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[ad_1] John Bisset / Stuff Jeremy Talbot is fighting a fine for failing to declare his muddy boots at Christchurch airport. A South Canterbury farmer says being fined for not declaring his dirty boots at the border is “injustice” and his fight “is not over yet.” Jeremy Talbot, 63, appeared …
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[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and opposition leader Judith Collins exchanged criticism about housing in their speeches in Parliament today. Your playlist will load after this ad. Ardern said that “it will always be irritating to him that the leader of the Opposition gives him a sermon” on the housing. …
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[ad_1] The Health Ministry says it appears that an Air New Zealand crew member caught Covid-19 while abroad. A new case of managed isolation was also reported today, the ministry said in a statement this afternoon. The cabin crew member tested positive in Shanghai on Sunday and was retested when …
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[ad_1] A collision is blocking the center lane of the Northwest Highway just before St Lukes. Image / NZTA Two people have been killed in two different incidents on the roads of Auckland this morning. Emergency services were called to a section of Mill Rd, in Helensville, after a pedestrian …
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[ad_1] Joanne Carroll / Things Greymouth’s new hospital opened in 2019. Changes in the medical workforce on the West Coast will put patients at risk and reduce their access to specialty care, says the physicians union. The warning comes from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) when the West …
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[ad_1] The Pōhutakawa trees were strewn across the Harborside Dr trail and causeway, Karaka. Photo / Supplied A man pleaded guilty to felling eight pōhutukawa trees lining a street in Karaka and causing $ 40,000 in damage. A 40-year-old man had been arrested and charged with criminal damages for allegedly …
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[ad_1] OPINION: Probably not surprising for a nation addicted to reality TV like High school or The voice (or the fourth season of “House of Trump”), but a popular online sport, while Joe Biden built an advantage in the 2020 White House polls, he speculated on which top Democratic political …
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[ad_1] Auditor General John Ryan has delivered a strong rebuke to the government for its handling of the Auckland light rail project, noting that it is unclear whether the procurement rules were followed and suggesting that this could damage New Zealand’s international reputation. He said he will keep an eye …
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[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Stuff MIQ facility staff will now need to wear N95 masks in situations where they cannot maintain a two meter distance from confirmed or probable Covid-19 cases. (File photo) Staff working in controlled isolation and quarantine facilities will now be required to wear N95 masks when …
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