By RNZ Taxpayers footed the bill for an Australian woman’s extra time in managed isolation, after she refused to get a Covid-19 test.Australian woman Lucinda Baulch spent 28 days at the Grand Mercure in Wellington, after refusing…
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Herald afternoon quiz: April 4
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Easter weather: Timaru hotter than Rarotonga, gale-force wind warning for drivers
Easter weekend holidaymakers in the South Island and eastern North Island have hit the jackpot with uncanny tropical temperatures, but they’re coupled with strong wind warnings and watches. Timaru has reached a record-breaking…
Northland rescue helicopter base to move after noise annoys neighbours
Northland’s emergency rescue helicopter base in Whangārei is being forced to move after growing noise complaints from neighbours.”It’s unbearable, a helicopter operation of this nature here in Kensington shouldn’t be operating…
Marlborough council sets up sub-committee to decide road names
A new group will be formed to screen road names in Marlborough after councillors criticised developers twice last year for choosing names that were too English.Councillors first butted heads in March last year after a developer…
Low rape conviction rate shows system is failing – Women's Refuge
By RNZ The rate of successful rape convictions in 2020 was the lowest for more than 10 years.The latest figures from the Ministry of Justice showed 31 per cent of all people charged with rape were convicted (89 people).For…
Coronavirus Covid-19: Could this 'smart sleeve' make borders safer?
Scientists have designed a “smart sleeve” they say could help reduce the spread of Covid-19 at New Zealand’s border – and now aim to test it in MIQ facilities.The smart garment, created by University of Auckland spin-out Elbaware,…
Coronavirus Covid-19: How 'super-spreading' fuelled NZ's outbreak
Researchers have reconstructed New Zealand’s main Covid-19 outbreak to find that one in five adults were responsible for up to 85 per cent of the virus’ spread.The new analysis, published in the journal PLOS One , has highlighted…
Covid 19 coronavirus: No new community cases, six cases in managed isolation
There are no new Covid-19 community cases and six new cases in managed isolation.The new positive cases are recent returnees from India, Egypt, the United States and the United Kingdom. The latest cases in MIQ all arrived…
Easter road toll at seven: One dead in Northland in crash involving motorcycle
A motorist, believed to be a motorcyclist, is dead after a two-vehicle crash in the Far North.The crash between a car and a motorcycle happened on Far North Rd in Te Kao, 70km north west of Kaitaia, just before middday today. An…