[ad_1] New Zealand|Politics November 9, 2020 03:26 am5 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confronts the media after cabinet meeting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defends the extended managed isolation voucher system and has asked people who …
Read More »Queenstown arrest disrupts national methamphetamine supply: police
[ad_1] By RNZ The arrest of a man in Queenstown has disrupted a national methamphetamine supply chain, police say. The 31-year-old man was arrested on Friday after a two-month police investigation into the supply of illicit drugs in the Wānaka area. The Upper Clutha resident was charged with possession and …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on new cases of Defense workers
[ad_1] New Zealand|Politics November 9, 2020 02:45 am2 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confronts the media after cabinet meeting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will address the media this afternoon and is expected to be pressured …
Read More »Top Christchurch City Council bosses could lose jobs with a shakeup
[ad_1] JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON / Stuff Christchurch City Council Executive Director Dawn Baxendale is proposing to cut her senior management team in half. Five top executives from the Christchurch City Council could lose their jobs if cuts are proposed. The council’s chief executive, Dawn Baxendale, is considering cutting the number of …
Read More »Heavy rains could hit the North Island from this afternoon
[ad_1] Heavy rains are expected in the eastern and southern parts of the North Island starting this afternoon. Photo: Freddie Marriage / Unsplash MetService warned that heavy rain could fall in Hawke’s Bay and southern Gisborne before 11pm tonight. Up to 130mm of rain could cause surface flooding and driving …
Read More »Covid-19: Returning New Zealanders bring ‘a once in a generation opportunity’: Kea
[ad_1] Covid-19 is driving home a wave of talented New Zealanders, many of them at the height of their careers and considered lost to the country, according to a Kea survey of 15,000 expats. Distinguished Professor Sir Peter Gluckman said that the caliber of the returnees was unusual and that …
Read More »Coronavirus: Covid-19 positive case contact attended a community meeting in Kāwhia
[ad_1] The Ōtorohanga College hostel has temporarily closed after a Covid-19 positive case contact attended a community meeting in Kāwhia. A person on the same flight as the Covid-19 positive case traveling from Auckland to Wellington on November 5 attended the Taharoa C annual meeting in Kāwhia on Saturday. The …
Read More »All Blacks vs Australia: Does Ofa Tu’ungafasi really have a case after the red card?
[ad_1] ANALYSIS: While All Blacks coach Ian Foster believes there were “extenuating circumstances” that could help Ofa Tu’ungafasi into the judiciary following his red card against the Wallabies on Saturday, the way to escape a ban is narrow. Tu’ungafasi is shaped in this area. In 2018, he was part of …
Read More »US Election: Republican Lindsey Graham Supports Donald Trump’s Refusal To Give In, Urges Him To ‘Fight Hard’
[ad_1] Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, an outspoken critic of the president, offered his congratulations to Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on Twitter, then encouraged Americans to “back” the president-elect during an interview with CNN. Comparatively, the senator dubbed Trump the “900-pound gorilla” of the Republican …
Read More »Coronavirus Covid 19: Four new cases; casual contact from the community case of discomfort
[ad_1] There are four new Covid-19 cases to report today, all detected in managed isolation facilities. A person who was a casual contact for a positive community case on a flight from Auckland to Wellington also started to feel unwell and is awaiting test results. Managing Director Ashley Bloomfield has …
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