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Covid-19: Luxury charter flights drop with fall in international visitors
More New Zealanders are looking to charter private flights as the sector reels from the effect of Covid-19.
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Horticulture exemption at Auckland border a relief for frustrated growers
Frustrated farmers in the country's vegetable heartland have been assured they will now be able to operate, following high-level government intervention.
Covid-19 checkpoints along the… Audio
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New coroners yet to ease backlog of thousands of cases
The appointment of eight relief coroners is yet to ease a backlog of cases as grieving families wait up to six years for closure.
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Waiting times down at Covid-19 Auckland checkpoints, police say
The Police Assistant Commissioner says waiting times at Auckland checkpoints are down and more motorists are turning up with the documents needed. Audio
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Covid-19: Aucklanders appetite for takeaways lower in Level 3
When New Zealanders emerged from their five weeks of Alert Level 4, a top priority for many was ordering that favourite takeaway.
Struggling fast food outlets and cafes enjoyed a much-needed cash… Audio
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Foodstuffs working to service customers outside AK border
Foodstuffs is working with governement to try and find ways to serve customers who live just outside the Auckland border and usually shop within the level 3 zone. The company behind New World… Audio
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Cook Islands extends border closure for inbound travel
The Cook Islands government has extended border closure measures in place for inbound travel.
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Steelmaker, electronics retailer take hit on NZ operations
Two large Australian companies have written down the value of their New Zealand operations as Covid-19 hit sales, margins and costs.
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Cook Islands closes border over re-emergence of Covid-19 in NZ
The Cook Islands has temporarily shut its air border for any incoming travellers. The order came into effect on 13 August at midnight.
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Iwi considers placing alert level 4 rules over rohe
Leaders of Te Whānau a Apanui are considering placing alert level 4 restrictions over their rohe, including setting up checkpoints.
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AMP's underlying half-year profit falls $19m
The value of assets under the company's management fell 3 percent by $377m to $12.4 billion over the first six months of the year.
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Northland cut-off from rest of NZ with Auckland border closure
Audio 13 Aug 2020With Auckland under alert level 3 lockdown, the North has effectively been cut off from the rest of the country.
Police say people in Northland are unable to drive through the Auckland checkpoints… Audio
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Quarter-million children home from school in Auckland
Auckland principals say they are well-prepared for a return to home learning this week, but with about 250,000 at home, schools warns some children will fall behind.
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Covid-19: Auckland prepares for new lockdown
Tuesday's announcement Auckland will go back to Alert Level 3 saw a rush on the city's supermarkets. Kiri Hannifin from Countdown Supermarkets says the rush led the retailer to close all of its stores… Audio
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Panic buying follows news of Covid-19 cases outside managed isolation
Supermarket websites are being overloaded and queues are forming outside shops in Auckland after news of new cases of community transmission.
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North & South takes new direction under new management
A giant German company pulled the plug on our best and biggest magazines in April, casting out many of the nation’s best journalists. Now two journalists from Germany living here are determined to… Audio
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North & South takes new direction under new management
A giant German company pulled the plug on our best and biggest magazines in April, casting out many of the nation’s best journalists. Now two journalists from Germany living here are determined to…
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Watch: Sky's the limit for downward dog devotees
Amid dwindling numbers of international visitors, a novel attraction is helping to lure Aucklanders to their city's most popular landmark. Video
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'I was panicking' - mother explains escape from isolation
A mother who has admitted escaping managed isolation with her four children says she was left with no other option.
The family returned from Australia after the children's father died unexpectedly… Video, Audio
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Bauer finds buyers for return of the mags
Bauer Media says some of the nation’s most important magazines will be back within weeks now that new buyers have been found. But four months after it shut down the likes of New Zealand Woman's Weekly… Audio
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Bauer finds buyers for return of the mags
Bauer Media says some of the nation’s most important magazines will be back within weeks now that new buyers have been found. But four months after it shut down the likes of New Zealand Woman's Weekly…
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Behrouz Boochani given refugee status in New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand has confirmed that Behrouz Boochani has been given refugee status in New Zealand.
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IAG confirms it is closing 53 AMI offices
The insurance giant said the number of customers visiting stores has declined as people turn to phone, email and online services.
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Pasifika Festival to consolidate spaces in 2021
The 2021 Pasifika Festival will see a new twist to the layout of the villages, with some island countries combining in a shared space.
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Niue waits to see how Cooks-NZ 'travel bridge' works out
The premier of Niue will wait and see how a 'travel bridge' between the Cook Islands and New Zealand goes before joining a proposed travel bubble between the realm countries. Audio
