[ad_1] World October 12, 2020 07:10 am4 minutes to read People wearing face masks to help slow the spread of the coronavirus by bike during the morning rush hour in Beijing today. Photo / AP Chinese health authorities will test the 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao …
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[ad_1] The president of the New Zealand Medical Association, who was forced to apologize and clarify the union’s position on the cannabis referendum, has been criticized for former Prime Minister Helen Clark, who said she previously “gave voters a false impression of what doctors think.” Helen Clark – archive. Source: …
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[ad_1] Confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court candidate Amy Coney Barrett will begin when a divided Senate faces the election of US President Donald Trump to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and cement a Conservative majority before Election Day. Barrett, a federal appeals court judge, will tell the …
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[ad_1] The Government announced today its first purchase agreement for the Covid-19 vaccine. What does that mean? Science reporter Jamie Morton Explain. What has been announced? A deal that would provide New Zealand with around 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccines, or enough for 750,000 people. But that’s subject to the makers …
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[ad_1] Due to the water shortage in Napier, the city council has begun drilling to keep the levels high, but warns that this could foul the water. Photo / 123RF Napier is at risk of running out of water because demand has skyrocketed and the city council is warning residents …
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[ad_1] Sally Round / RNZ A parched meadow in South Hawkes Bay. This story was originally posted on RNZ.co.nz and is being republished with permission. Parts of the country are dealing with a dry spring and fear that the lack of rain will lead to another severe drought this year. …
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[ad_1] A small group of protesters obstruct contractors trying to carry out inspection work for a planned highway project in south Hamilton. Photo / Facebook Maori Party Hauraki-Waikato candidate Donna Pokere-Phillips was arrested as she tried to prevent contractors from drilling holes in council-owned land destined for a major highway …
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[ad_1] The woman endured five heartbreaking days after being abducted outside a Wellington hotel. Photo / Archive A woman was abducted, held under water and left unconscious before her finger was cut off, a Wellington court has heard. The woman, whose name has been suppressed, suffered heartbreak five days after …
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[ad_1] Upper Mangatangi Dam to 44% capacity in June 2020. Photo / RNZ Taps can be reopened without restriction for commercial water users in the Auckland region, to the relief of water-dependent businesses, but the region’s water problems are far from over. Auckland City Council has applied water use restrictions …
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[ad_1] At Waikato today, Chris Lewis from the King Country recruitment group told Ardern, “We’ve had a bit of funding, but one of the things that we find that is really worrying right now is that we are becoming kind of a little more a rural support trust than a …
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