New Zealand marked 100 days on Sunday because it could effectively eliminate the spread of coronavirus. The South Pacific nation suppressed the spread of the virus through the implementation of a strict lockdown – closing borders for foreign nationals – after only 100 people tested positive in March. In the …
Read More »New Zealand registers 100 days without case of domestic virus, but warns against complaint
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand marked 100 days without a domestic coronavirus transmission on Sunday, but warned against complacency as countries such as Vietnam and Australia, which once controlled the virus, are now battling resistance to infections. PHILO PHOTO: People walk on Lambton Quay Street in Wellington, New Zealand, 23 …
Read More »Alarque shake-up: Why New Zealanders want an earthquake early warning system
After one of the most shocking decades in New Zealand’s history, the Kiwis overwhelmingly want the country to build a system to give us all a head start as future shocks hit. Earthquake warning systems (EEW) work by detecting and responding to the fastest traveling P-waves of an earthquake before …
Read More »Alarque shake-up: Why New Zealanders want an earthquake early warning system
After one of the most shocking decades in New Zealand’s history, the Kiwis overwhelmingly want the country to build a system to give us all a head start as future shocks hit. Earthquake warning systems (EEW) work by detecting and responding to the fastest traveling P-waves of an earthquake before …
Read More »New Zealand PM Ardern launches ‘COVID election’ campaign promising jobs
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday launched her re-election campaign promising a “laser-like” focus on boosting jobs and economic growth hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. PHOTO PHOTO: Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern during a news conference prior to the anniversary of the mosque …
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