OPINION: There were sobering words from former Prime Minister Helen Clark this week, when shecautioned the Apec CEO Summit: “we’re still in the middle of a pandemic”. “More deadly variants […]
Lloyds is shutting 48 more bank branches – is yours one of them?
Lloyds Banking Group has announced the closure of 48 branches early next year adding to 100 already shutting or shut in 2021. The latest closures will affect 178 staff members […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: 14 new community cases and more details about virtual MIQ booking system
There are 14 new cases of Covid-19 in the community – and an “unexpected” detection of the virus in wastewater north of Auckland. All the new cases are linked to […]
Colorado flood warnings: More issued this year than any year in history
It’s no secret that there have been multiple occasions where flooding has wreaked havoc across Colorado over the years. This year, that especially rings true. Although the year is not […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Lockdown and alert-level decision day – experts urge Jacinda Ardern, Government to be cautious
COVID LATEST* 277 cases: Rest home worker, Auckland Uni staff member test positive* Locations of interest list passes 500 mark – more supermarkets, 11 schools* Pregnant Kiwi denied emergency MIQ […]
Aid flows a bit more quickly into Haiti; challenges remain The Denver Post
By MARK STEVENSON and EVENS SANON LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Relief for the victims of a powerful earthquake and tropical storm began flowing more quickly into Haiti on Thursday, […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Three new MIQ cases, three more Mattina ship mariners infected
Three more crew on the Mattina container ship quarantined at Bluff have tested positive for Covid-19. There are also three new Covid cases to report today in managed isolation, the […]
Half-billion dollar bounty: Police haul from illegal cash and assets over four years of gang raids
Yet another major drug ring has been smashed with more than $44 million in drugs seized as police surpass the $500m milestone in confiscated assets from gangs and criminals over […]
Budget 2021: Grant Robertson delivers boost for beneficiaries: The Government’s ‘two-bird-one stone’ Budget
BUDGET AT A GLANCE• The big-ticket item is a $3.3 billion for boosting benefits – by up to $55 per week by April 2022.• Health budget delivers $200m more for […]
Denver weather: More wet weather for the Front Range, snow elsewhere
Denver dipped below freezing with a round of snow early Tuesday morning. There’s a warmup coming but not until later in the week. It has been snowing in Denver for […]