[ad_1] America’s leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, described former aide to President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, who called for his beheading as “unusual” amid the “very stressful” environment of the coronavirus in the United States. The member of the White House coronavirus task force and director of the …
Read More »Covid-19: UK reaches 50,000 coronavirus deaths, while US and Italian hospitals are overwhelmed
[ad_1] In April, New Zealand was among many countries locked in as the coronavirus spread wildly across the globe. Although life has returned to near-normal here, closures loom across the oceans and daily infection numbers are approaching the staggering totals seen in April. The UK has become the first country …
Read More »Super Rugby Aotearoa: Transtasman Super Rugby to return next year
[ad_1] Rugby fans will see the return of the transtasman Super Rugby matchups next year with a six-week competition to be announced next week. As Liam Napier of the New Zealand Herald first reported last week, the 10 franchises from New Zealand and Australia will meet after their own competitions. …
Read More »Trump emerges from the White House
[ad_1] The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has come to light for the first time since his failed reelection bid to participate in an annual presidential rite: visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Trump, who honored veterans in a ceremony that took place …
Read More »Housing market retreats: Auckland rises 16.3% to reach a million dollars, New Zealand prices rise 19.8%
[ad_1] Deal November 11, 2020 07:31 pm4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game What would new interest rate cuts mean for homeowners and mortgage buyers? OneRoof Need to Know host Frances Cook and Mortgage Lab’s Rupert Gough explain. New Zealand’s …
Read More »Drunk woman strips naked on plane and forces flight to be diverted, US police say.
[ad_1] A woman dressed only in a T-shirt and underwear has caused the diversion of a US flight. Fox 10 News reports that Sierra Nicole McClinton forced the CommutAir plane (which was operating at the time as United Express) to land due to its “rebellious behavior” last week. The Houston-bound …
Read More »Auckland diamond theft: arrest made but stolen jewelery not recovered
[ad_1] Police arrested a man in connection with a September diamond theft in Auckland, but the whereabouts of the stolen jewelry remains a mystery. Dramatic security footage captured the moment Polished Diamonds owner and operator Nick Nielson confronted a thief at his Ponsonby store and chased him down with a …
Read More »Council official charged with liquor ban in New Plymouth bungle
[ad_1] A massive fight and numerous serious alcohol-related incidents in New Plymouth have been attributed to the expiration of the city’s alcohol control ordinance. Signs of New Plymouth’s liquor ban now expired. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin Police learned that the statute could not be enforced in March, but it …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Managed isolation allocation system explained
[ad_1] Travelers planning to return to New Zealand in the next six weeks might be out of luck, as administered isolation vouchers are now booked up to three days before Christmas. The new system, introduced on October 5 and applied to flights since November 3, has been in high demand …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: woman unable to book a managed isolation voucher stuck in France
[ad_1] A Kiwi woman with flights booked for later this month says she feels abandoned by the country she calls home because she cannot reserve a voucher for controlled isolation. Already in debt and borrowing to survive, Holly Dale Tasker faces a winter jobless in France if she can’t get …
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