[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has opened the Apec CEODialogues virtual conference with a call to Asia-Pacific countries to focus on “building back better” on the economic recovery from Covid-19. “No economy will escape the continuing effects of the global pandemic,” Ardern said in a videoconference with Microsoft president Brad …
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[ad_1] Lincoln O’Hagan’s red shoes may have saved his life. On Sunday, Life Flight crewman Mike Beausoleil scanned the surf 300 meters off the coast of Wainuiomata in Lower Hutt from the door of the Wellington Westpac rescue helicopter. Something stood out in the blue-gray water. “It is very difficult …
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[ad_1] CMDHB / Supplied A home fecal immunochemical test (FIT) detects the first signs of bowel cancer. The Ministry of Health’s national bowel screening program apologizes to bowel cancer patients who were mistakenly sent a letter inviting them to participate in bowel screening. They were invited to take part in …
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[ad_1] Politics Nov 20 From 2020 02:30 AM4 minutes to read Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta. Photo / Alex Burton Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has issued a mild rebuke to China for warning the Five Eyes intelligence alliance that “its eyes are being poked and blinded.” China’s comments were …
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[ad_1] Ryman Healthcare’s first-half earnings rose 13 percent as a booming real estate market raised the value of its retirement villas. New Zealand’s largest retirement village operator posted an after-tax profit of $ 212.4 million in the six months to September 30, up from $ 188.3 million last year. The …
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[ad_1] Dunedin locals and visitors will be able to once again enjoy tourist rail services in the city this summer. Mayor Aaron Hawkins announced today that Dunedin City Council has agreed to underwrite a limited season of rail services, for this summer only, using the assets of Dunedin Railways Ltd. …
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[ad_1] Piers Fuller / Stuff Eugene DeMarco was said to have unique abilities as a pilot of vintage aircraft. (File photo) An anonymous notice alerted a home buyer to take a closer look at the condition of a Wellington home being sold by a now convicted con artist. Eugene DeMarco, …
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[ad_1] Supplied A man ripped a closet full of wristwatches from the hands of a Spex staff member on Friday morning. When a staff member asked a man to leave, a closet full of $ 20,000 worth of wristwatches was ripped from his arms. The incident took place at Spex …
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[ad_1] Tauranga City Council Mayor Tenby Powell resigned after the Council voted to bring in a Crown manager after conflict and dysfunction among elected members. Powell resigned in a speech to a public meeting today and asked commissioners to replace the council. The announcement was immediately greeted with applause from …
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[ad_1] As a $ 5.5 million lottery ticket went unnoticed in the glove compartment of his car, its unwitting owner was stopped on a Morrinsville street by two strangers. It was the end of a month-long hunt for Lotto’s ‘spies’. They had a very particular skill set. Skills that make …
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