[ad_1] Dr. Ashley Bloomfield won the heart of the nation during the Covid-19 crisis, but has now pulled out of a major competition meant to celebrate that. Dr. Ashley Bloomfield. Source: Getty The CEO of Health was a finalist in the category of Television Personality of the Year at this …
Read More »Wellington Schools ‘Very Low Risk’ After Link to Covid-19 Cluster Nov. 19, Bloomfield Says
[ad_1] Students at two Wellington schools are considered to be at “very low risk” for Covid-19, after two students were linked to the November group, Chief Health Officer Dr. Ashley Bloomfield said Monday. A Boulcott Primary student and a Hutt Intermediate student, both in Lower Hutt, were household contacts of …
Read More »Judge: Disposal of the hazardous substance from Mataura may start next week
[ad_1] John Hawkins / Things A sign warns of ouvea premix in the old Mataura paper factory building. The removal of a hazardous substance from an old mill in Mataura is expected to be completed by Christmas. Environmental Court Judge Laurie Newhook, in a record she issued on November 9, …
Read More »2020 Elections: Jacinda Ardern Expands Business Loan Plan
[ad_1] Businesses will find it easier to access cheap cash to make investments in a new plant with the government extending its Small Business Loan Program to three years and the interest-free period to two years. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern used her first long cabinet meeting to extend the plan, …
Read More »Applications Open for Lake Ōhau Residents to Come Home Early
[ad_1] Three residents of the fire-ravaged village of Lake Ōhau became the first to return to their homes on Monday, while seven others await a response to their requests for early entry. A cordon that blocks the public’s entrance to the alpine village in Waitaki district is expected to be …
Read More »Law’s David Seymour Meets With Angry Northland Zucchini Grower About Worker Shortage
[ad_1] Deal November 9, 2020 03:20 am5 minutes to read Law enforcement leader David Seymour with zucchini grower Brett Heap on his Far North property. Photo / David Fisher There is debris everywhere and the shoe of the leader of the Law, David Seymour, has just pierced a rotten marrow. …
Read More »Council Warns Against “Non-Essential Travel” When Napier Suffers a Flash Flood | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Napier City Council is asking residents to avoid all non-essential travel, flush toilets only when necessary, and limit all water use as flash flooding overwhelms roads and the sewage system. Your playlist will load after this announcement. The Napier City Council has warned against all but nonessential travel. Source: …
Read More »Steel & Tube fine reduced to $ 1.56 million
[ad_1] Things Steel & Tube pleaded guilty in 2018 to misleading customers that their steel foundation mesh met New Zealand standards. The Court of Appeal has reduced the fine Steel & Tube must pay for wrongly informing builders that their reinforcing steel mesh had been independently tested to earthquake standards. …
Read More »US elections: Donald Trump faces uphill battle to reach Supreme Court
[ad_1] World November 9, 2020 06:31 am5 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game A defiant Donald Trump addressed the White House media criticizing a “corrupt” vote-by-mail system, the media and the Democratic machine. Video / AP Donald Trump continues to …
Read More »Locals wakeboard and kayak the streets of Napier 1 NEWS
[ad_1] People have been caught making the most of Napier’s flooded streets as heavy rains hit the region. Your playlist will load after this announcement. The locals are making the most of the terrible weather. Source: Supplied One person went wakeboarding in the soggy grass on the side of a …
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