New covid variant indicates rockier recovery ahead
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Otautahi – The recent emergence of the new COVID-19 variant Omricon highlights just how quickly conditions can change.
Before this discovery, New Zealand was...
Major revamp: a new era for Aotearoa health system
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Te Whanganui a Tara – Aotearoa is entering a new revamped public health system.
All district health boards will go, to be replaced by...
Eating less meat and more plants would protect species
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London – Farming requires the use of vast amounts of habitat, affecting the prevalence of many New Zealand plant and animal species. Dairying...
New pilot to bring more refugees to Aotearoa
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Immigration New Zealand has announced a deal with Host Aotearoa New Zealand to bring 150 extra refugees to Aotearoa in...
GPS project shows travels of North Island kākā
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Kirikiriroa – Analysis of new data from birds fitted with transmitters has found North Island kākā flying long distances and even taking an...
Kiwi expert backs WHO’s new weekly health activity guidelines
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Christchurch – A New Zealander who has been working with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on physical activity says he supports their new global...
Future proofing Auckland’s transport network
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Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland’s transport infrastructure getting beefed up as it population keeps growing.
It is getting an additional Waitematā Harbour crossing, progressing light...
House prices keep rising, flouting expectations
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Tamaki Makaurau – Aotearoa house prices increased by 28.7 percent from $637,000 in June 2020 to $820,000 in June 2021, the Real Estate...
99 percent of people breathe air above recommended limits
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Geneva – Air quality globally is at unsatisfactory levels, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Around 99 percent of the global population currently...
Northern Aotearoa scallop beds to close
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Tai Tokerau – Depleted scallop beds in Northland and most of the Coromandel are to be closed on Friday, to allow them to...
The bubble has burst, now the economic balancing act
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – The bubble has burst. Just as Aotearoa was getting comfortable, covid raised its ugly head again and New Zealand went...
New scheme to keep key sectors going through Omicron
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – A new close contact exemption scheme will help keep critical supply chains running though Omicron, according to the government.
New Zealand...
