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It’s natural right now for New Zealanders to feel uncertainty and anxiety as Covid-19 is detected in the community. Psychologist Sarb Johal shares advice about taking care of your mental health and how to approach the situation. Some were in disbelief upon hearing the news of a community case after a reasonably long period without […]
“One coronavirus case. That’s all it took to send New Zealand into a three-day, nationwide lockdown late Tuesday as the country’s six-month streak without local transmission came to an end.” That’s how Washington Post’s correspondent Michael E. Miller opened his story as news broke last night New Zealand was heading into a level 4 lockdown. […]
People who are fully or partially vaccinated in New Zealand will still need to follow Level 4 rules after a new community case was discovered. At the moment, scientists are still trying to determine just how much more transmissible Delta is, but preliminary guidance indicates it could be as much as 90 percent more infectious. […]
The Reserve Bank has held the official cash rate at a record low 0.25 percent. Economists had thought the reimposition of the Covid lockdown would cause the central bank to delay what was regarded as a near certainty rise. The RBNZ says given the uncertainty caused by the new outbreak justifies leaving policy unchanged despite […]
The New Zealand bed manufacturer Sleepyhead plans to move its factory out of Auckland. The plan involves building a 100,000 square meter factory and 1100 affordable homes in northern Waikato. While many in the community welcome the billion-dollar investment, the Waikato Regional Council has several concerns. The two parties will enter into meditation. In New […]
After 166 enquiries, 122 groups coming through four open homes, and 24 offers, a Havelock North house has sold for $1,050,000. This is more than double its 2019 ratings valuation of $500,000, which initially led many buyers to believe they stood a chance at buying the 1950s weatherboard three-bedroom house. “Most offers were cash, unconditional” […]
Residents of Kawerau in the Bay of Plenty celebrated the opening of a new retirement village in July 2020. 100 people gathered to bless the Porritt Glade Lifestyle Village and one of the completed homes was open for viewing. Mayor Malcolm Campbell said the development had not been without its challenges, but he could not […]
A new era is on the rise in Hawkes Bay with the almost-$24 million investment project nearing completion. The refurbishment and earthquake-strengthening of the heritage Municipal Building in Hastings CBD is forming an integral part of the wider Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre cultural precinct. This building will hold theatre, live music […]
Whakatane was officially crowned the NIWA Sunshine capital for 2020. Arguably, this makes Whakatane the sunniest place in the world New Zealanders can travel to right now without having to quarantine. The campaign intends to make people smile and to highlight Whakatane and the Eastern Bay of Plenty as a great holiday destination year-round. “We […]
The Opotiki District Council will implement a new town centre masterplan, as a way of ‘revitalising’ the downtown area. The Council endorsed the plan at the latest meeting on January 27. Opotiki Mayor Lyn Riesterer says Opotiki is at the start of a period of large-scale change. “The Masterplan is about creating a vision of […]
