Fiji confirms more community Covid-19 cases
There are now five community Covid -19 cases in Fiji.
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Foreign Affairs ministers face Five Eyes questions
Foreign Affairs ministers face Five Eyes questions
Updated 3.40 pm
The Foreign Affairs ministers of Australia and New Zealand fronted a press conference this afternoon where they fielded questions on the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.
Electoral upheaval in Samoa as vote makes history
Electoral upheaval in Samoa as vote makes history
Cliff-hanger, seismic shift, historic, unprecedented. There's a lot of hyperbole surrounding the drama-filled Samoan election.
India's 'alarming' situation makes resuming travel difficult - professor
India's 'alarming' situation makes resuming travel difficult - professor
A statistics professor says cases in India have almost tripled since the travel suspension was announced and allowing travel to resume would be difficult.
Terminal cancer sufferer struggling to find rental
Terminal cancer sufferer struggling to find rental in Christchurch
A Christchurch woman with cancer has a massive hurdle to get through - and it's not just chemo but finding a home to live in.
Covid screening ramped up in Fiji amid superspreader fears
Covid screening ramped up in Fiji amid superspreader fears
Massive house-to-house screening in Fiji's western towns is being rolled out amid fears hundreds of people may have picked up Covid-19 at a funeral.
Auckland Aiport worker has UK strain: Hipkins
Auckland Aiport worker has UK strain: Hipkins
Genomic sequencing shows the strain of Covid-19 a MIQ worker has is the UK variant and is most closely linked to a passenger that arrived on April 10, the Covid-19 Response Minister says.
Commuters face anti-mask propaganda on train
Commuters face anti-mask propaganda on train
"What's all the fuss about masks?" is the title of an official-looking pamphlet that was being thrust in the face of Wellington train commuters yesterday.
NZ concerned about China, not hesitant about Five Eyes: Mahuta
NZ concerned about China, not hesitant about Five Eyes: Mahuta
The government is concerned about the way China is asserting itself in the region, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta says.
Infected airport worker visited Auckland locations
Infected airport worker visited Auckland locations
The Ministry of Health has revealed three locations of interest relating to the border worker at Auckland Airport who has tested positive for Covid-19.
NZME found to have breached stock exchange rules with Stuff bid
NZME found to have breached stock exchange rules with Stuff bid
NZME has been censured and penalised a total of $100,000 for breaching stock exchange rules about the disclosure of sensitive information.
Sharesies expands to offer investors access to Australian Stock Exchange
Sharesies expands to offer investors access to Australian Stock Exchange
Online share trading platform Sharesies is expanding offering its investors the chance to trade shares on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).
Insolvencies in hospitality industry expected to rise
Insolvencies in hospitality industry expected to rise
The hospitality industry is expected to see a large increase in the number of insolvencies once the Government's Covid-19 lockdown support runs out for heavily indebted businesses.
Alpine Fault: 75% of damaging quake in next 50 years
Alpine Fault: 75% of damaging quake in next 50 years
The chances of the South Island's Alpine Fault generating a damaging earthquake in the next 50 years are much higher than previously thought, new research shows.
Transmission Gully flawed from start: review
Transmission Gully flawed from start: review
A review into Wellington's billion-dollar highway Transmission Gully has found the project was flawed from the start.
$25 benefit increase 'too little to make difference'
$25 benefit increase 'too little to make difference'
A year on from the Government's $25 increase to benefits, some solo parents and people with disabilities or chronic illnesses say it has made very little difference to their budgets.
Australian farmers attracting Kiwi workers with relocation packages
Australian farmers attracting Kiwi workers with relocation packages
An Australian recruiter hopes the trans-Tasman travel bubble will help fill huge shortages of labour on Australian farms.
'Satisfying' new craze popping up in NZ classrooms
'Satisfying' new craze popping up in NZ classrooms
We've all been entranced by the peculiarly addictive pleasure of popping bubble wrap, right?
Southland iwi meet with officials over Tiwai clean-up
Southland iwi meet with officials over Tiwai clean-up
Southland iwi have met for the first time with officials trying to ensure the contaminated Tiwai Point aluminium smelter gets cleaned up.
Warning digital divide could lead to 'entrenched inequity'
Warning digital divide could lead to 'entrenched inequity'
More needs to be done to address the growing digital divide, or those already disadvantaged in society will fall even further behind.