[ad_1] More than 22,000 coronavirus tests have been carried out in Auckland since an AUT University student tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. The Health Ministry said Wednesday that with the extensive testing it had “greater confidence” that there were no potential undetected links in the recent community transmission chain. …
Read More »Covid-19: Over 22,000 Auckland Tests Performed Since Student Tested Positive
[ad_1] More than 22,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Auckland since an AUT University student tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. The Health Ministry said on Wednesday that with the extensive testing it had “greater confidence” that there were no possible undetected links in the recent community transmission chain. …
Read More »More women pick up tools, says government as trades campaign launches
[ad_1] Ricky Wilson / Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins spoke to the media in Auckland on Wednesday. More New Zealanders are acquiring the tools, and the number of apprentices and apprentices is increasing by almost 50%. According to the Government, the number of apprentices has …
Read More »More women pick up tools, says government as trades campaign launches
[ad_1] Ricky Wilson / Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins spoke to the media in Auckland on Wednesday. More New Zealanders are acquiring the tools, and the number of apprentices and apprentices is increasing by almost 50%. According to the Government, the number of apprentices has …
Read More »Crowded House Fans Who Bought Tickets At Different Prices ‘In Demand’ Will Be Refunded
[ad_1] Crowded House fans who bought tickets to their upcoming New Zealand tour at different “In Demand” prices will be reimbursed, concert promoter Live Nation confirmed. The band posted a scathing post on Facebook this week saying they were unaware of or endorsed Ticketmaster’s practice of “pricing on demand.” Supplied …
Read More »Solomon Islands to ban Facebook
[ad_1] World November 17, 2020 1:51 AM2 minutes to read By RNZ The Solomon Islands Cabinet agreed to ban Facebook, citing the need for stricter legislation and regulation on cybercrime. Communications Minister Peter Shanel Agovaka confirmed the decision to the Solomon Times newspaper, saying that public misuse of the platform …
Read More »$ 400k fine after a worker’s arm was caught in a tire shredder
[ad_1] Things Waste Management NZ were sentenced in Hamilton District Court after a worker was seriously injured. One company was fined $ 400,000 after a worker was seriously injured when his arm was caught in a machine used to shred tires. Waste Management NZ was found guilty of health and …
Read More »The world could face a ‘hunger pandemic’ in 2021, warns the director of the World Food Program
[ad_1] If you thought 2020 was bad, prepare for 2021: Experts say things are about to get worse, with an even deadlier pandemic about to hit. COVID-19. Conflict. Collapsing economies. Drought. Now we face a new disaster: “famines of biblical proportions in 2021.” That’s according to 2020 Nobel Peace Prize …
Read More »Drones are being developed in Christchurch.
[ad_1] New Zealand Nov 17 From 2020 22:002 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Artist’s impression of drones being developed in Christchurch. Video / Kea Aerospace A Christchurch company is building a 32-meter-wide drone, which it says is the largest …
Read More »Dear Jacinda, we have to talk about housing
[ad_1] OPINION: Dear Jacinda, All I want for Christmas is a solid assurance that something, anything, is being done to ensure that house prices do not double by the next election. I know you have a lot on your plate, but housing is not a vegetable that we can push, …
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