[ad_1] Another new community case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in Auckland. On Sunday night, the Health Ministry announced that a person related to the February 2021 cluster of infections had tested positive for the virus. The person is not a returnee but has been in the Jet Park quarantine …
Read More »Auckland councilor faces online abuse by conspiratorial parishioners
[ad_1] Ephesus Collins revealed today that he had received a series of angry messages from disgruntled southern Aucklanders on social media attacking him for his pro-vaccination stance. Photo / Michael Craig A South Auckland city councilor says he is receiving abuse online from parishioners who believe in the conspiracy to …
Read More »The Treasury system came back online after maintenance went faster than expected
[ad_1] Business owners who wish to apply for the Covid-19 resurgence support package can now use MyIR after scheduled maintenance has completed faster than expected. MyIR had been offline for the weekend to allow a system update. However, this left business owners unable to apply for the resurgence support package, …
Read More »Covid-19: Large calendar of important events canceled due to the community case of coronavirus
[ad_1] The first weekend of the America’s Cup tops a list of major events across the country that are canceled or postponed in response to changes in the Covid-19 alert level. Auckland entered Level 3 at 6 am Sunday, while the rest of the country moved to Level 2, following …
Read More »Pompeii: ‘exceptional’ intact chariot found in an ancient villa
[ad_1] Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced Sunday the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries made in the same area outside the park near Naples following an investigation into an illegal excavation. The cart, with its iron elements, bronze ornaments, and mineralized …
Read More »‘Exceptional discovery’: ancient ceremonial cart found intact near Pompeii
[ad_1] World Feb 27, 2021, 9:44 p.m.3 minutes to read View of a cart, with its iron elements, bronze ornaments and mineralized wood remains, which was found in Civita Giuliana, north of Pompeii. Photo / AP Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy have discovered an intact ceremonial chariot …
Read More »Covid-19: Why the New Coronavirus Case Required Auckland Closure
[ad_1] ANALYSIS: A new case was enough to force Auckland back into lockdown less than a week after it returned to Level 1. Marc Daalder explains why New Zealand has dealt with nearly a dozen border failures and minor community outbreaks of Covid-19. Only a couple have led to an …
Read More »Joe Biden’s $ 1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Aid Bill Overcomes His First Hurdle
[ad_1] The House of Representatives passed a $ 1.9 trillion pandemic aid bill on Saturday in a victory for U.S. President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried to assure agitated progressives they would revive. his derailed drive to raise the minimum wage. The new president’s vision of throwing cash …
Read More »Coronavirus Covid-19: Auckland at alert level 3 lockdown, NZ at level 2 for a week
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media during a press conference in Parliament on February 15, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand. Auckland is on alert level. Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images LAST VIRUS* Full rules for alert levels 2 and 3* Why the government had to move the …
Read More »Covid-19: ‘frustrated’ prime minister, begs Kiwis to ‘follow the rules’
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has pleaded with New Zealanders to “play by the rules” as Auckland will return to coronavirus alert level 3 for seven days. The quick switch to lockdown, effective as of 6 a.m. Sunday, comes after a 21-year-old man, the older brother of a Papatoetoe High …
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