One week since managed isolation bookings became mandatory to enter the country, capacity for the country’s border hotels is at a pinch point, with most returnees facing at least seven-week waits. Crop growers around the country breathed a sigh of relief in September when the government granted more than 200 critical worker visas to machinery […]

More than 400 foreign fishers are headed to New Zealand to crew deep sea trawlers after failing to find Kiwis to fill the jobs. A charter flight from Russia will arrive in Christchurch tomorrow, where the first 200 crew will begin managed isolation. Russia has recorded more than 1.3 million cases of Covid-19 – the […]

There are two new cases in managed isolation facilities today, and no new community cases. The first imported case arrived on 9 October from India via Dubai and was taken to a managed isolation facility in Hamilton. They tested positive on day three and have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility. The second imported […]

Norske Skog is the latest industrial player to signal a review of its New Zealand operations, following similar moves by others in the manufacturing sector. The Tasman newsprint mill in Kawerau employs about 160 people and is a major contributor to the wider area’s economy. Norske Skog said the review did not equate with closure and […]

A ceremony and prayers were held in Berlin to mark the occasion, according to German news agency DPA. Tattooed heads of Māori men, known as Toi moko, were collector’s items during the 19th century. Slaves and prisoners of war were tattooed and then killed so that their heads could be sold as demand was so […]

The adoption of digital technology has accelerated in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a 40 percent increase in the number of businesses giving priority to innovation. An Asia Pacific survey by Microsoft has found about a quarter of 420 New Zealand organisations were leaders in promoting innovation, which was significantly more than the […]

Universities are being urged to help returning foreign students pay for their two-week stint in isolation hotels. In a first small step towards re-opening the border to the lucrative industry, 250 Masters or PhD students will be allowed into the country from next month. The move had been touted back in June, to help support the […]

Dr Ryan Radecki is an emergency medicine doctor from the state of Oregon. He relocated his family to Christchurch when New Zealand’s COVID-19 restrictions were lifted earlier this year. Part of the reason for him moving to New Zealand and taking a job at Christchurch Hospital was so his children could re-commence their studies, which […]

There is one new case of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today. It is a person who arrived from the US and is now in quarantine. The Ministry of Health said the person tested positive on day three testing in managed isolation in Christchurch. They are now in quarantine. The person arrived from the US […]

While New Zealanders can be assured they are not being bombarded with “fake news”, there is evidence of misleading behaviour from some political parties, researchers say. Victoria University researchers Dr Mona Krewel and Professor Jack Vowles have been leading a team of coders examining the use of social media by political parties during the election campaign, and […]