The Latest: New Zealand reports 1st community case in monthsWELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has reported its first coronavirus case outside of a quarantine facility in more than two months, although there was no immediate evidence the virus was spreading in the community.
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said Sunday the case was a 56-y....
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Asia Today: New Zealand reports 1st community case in monthsWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has reported its first case of community transmission in more than two months, although there was no immediate evidence that the coronavirus was spreading.
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said Sunday the case was a 56-year-old woman who re....
Azhar urges youngsters to take full advantage of home conditionsKARACHI: Senior Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali on Friday urged the brigade of young players to shed the dreaded feeling of self-doubt if they aspire to make themselves worthy for international cricket, and there is no better place than home to make a name for themselves and the....
Five big ticket items that New Zealanders are going crazy overCOMMENT: Houses might be the most popular and inflated purchases in New Zealand, but there are plenty of other products that are seeing soaring demand and prices over the past few months. Here's a list of what New Zealanders are.......
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Google and Australia Are Fighting Over News. Here's What You Need to KnowGoogle has threatened to pull its search business from Australia if regulators don't modify a proposed law that would force tech giants to pay royalties to publishers. The claim to pull the service, made by Google Australia and New Zealand managing director Mel Silva at a Senate inquiry Friday, has ....
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Google threatens to pull search engine in AustraliaWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly hit back, saying "we don't respond to threats."
"Au....
Coca-Cola NZ to repay millions from Covid 19 wage subsidyBy RNZ The New Zealand arm of Coca-Cola will repay the $7.2 million it received through the Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme.Coca-Cola Amatil, which is listed on the Australian stock exchange, confirmed while its New Zealand business.......
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Reserve Bank says it now knows scope of data theftThe Reserve Banks says its investigation into a data breach over Christmas has "significantly progressed."Governor Adrian Orr said in a statement this afternoon. "With the assistance of New Zealand and international police, and.......
NZ CPI inflation hit 1.4% in 2020, above expectationsNew Zealand inflation hit 1.4 per cent over calendar 2020, Stats NZ said.Market expectations were for a 1.1 per cent gain.For the quarter, the CPI rose by 0.5 per cent, driven by higher transport and accommodation costs.Transport.......
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Fisher & Paykel Healthcare profit surges on Covid demandFisher & Paykel Healthcare, now New Zealand's largest listed company, continues to profit from the Covid-19 pandemic with operating revenue up 73 per cent over the past nine months. And it now expects revenue and net profit for.......
Danish hits maiden hundred as Sindh beat KPKARACHI: Danish Aziz hit his maiden List hundred as Sindh defeated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by four wickets in their seventh round fixture of the Pakistan Cup One-day Tournament for First XI here at the SBP Ground on Wednesday,.The 25-year-old left-handed batsman, who recently toured New Zealand with.......
Harmoney beats loan forecasts as volumes return to pre-Covid levelsAuckland-based non-bank lender Harmoney issued 2 per cent more loans in the six months to December than forecast in its prospectus, the company said in a market update.Strong second quarter demand saw New Zealand loans increase.......
The Bachelorette NZ 2021: Six more bachelors revealedTVNZ has revealed the profiles of six more men competing on The Bachelorette New Zealand this year. Will one of these lads win over this year's Bachelorette, Lexie Brown? Ben Masara Age: 26 Occupation: Registered Nurse .......
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India seals historic win against Australia; retains Border-Gavaskar TrophyBrisbane: Team India has defeated Australia in the fourth and final test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy to win the series 2-1. India chased down the score of 328 posted by Australia in the second innings owing to the valiant knocks by Shubhman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Rishabh Pant scored the winn....
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Bryan Leyland: Why we need the Tiwai Point aluminium smelterOPINION The announcement that the aluminium smelter will stay until 2024 is good news and bad news. Good because it is easy to show that the smelter is an asset to New Zealand Inc. Bad because it continues its hand-to-mouth existence........
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Air NZ tops the pile of nation's most complained about companiesThe Commerce Commission has revealed the companies most complained about in the year to June 2020. An Official Information Act request by Stuff shows Air New Zealand at the top of the pile, with 329 complaints.The pandemic had.......
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House prices double over past decade in some parts of New ZealandBy RNZ In the last 10 years, the value of property has doubled in some areas of New Zealand.Figures released by realestate.co.nz show between 2011 and 2020 the asking prices for some properties went up by more than 100 per cent.The.......
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Mars' CMO doesn't want marketing to return to 'normal'"I don't want things to go back to normal," insists Jane Wakely, lead chief marketing officer at Mars. "Yes, I miss the chats at the coffee machine. But, we want to create a new, better normal. This year has enabled us to mobilize our entire marketing organization."
As Wakely returns to the 'of....
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'RuPaul's Drag Race' Expands Into Australia and New Zealand for 2021RuPaul is bringing the hugely successful franchise of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” to Australia and New Zealand in 2021. “RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under” will stream exclusively on WOW Presents Plus in the U.S. and other international markets, day-and-date with local airings. Ru....
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RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under announced, production under way in New ZealandRumours swirled when it was first revealed RuPaul touched down in New Zealand, and now TVNZ has confirmed exciting news for Drag Race fans. The popular reality show which sees drag queens compete for crowning glory (think Top Model,.......
U.S. team capsizes in America's Cup challenger seriesU.S. challenger American Magic capsized and was at risk of sinking after attempting a high risk maneuver in a squall Sunday on the third day of racing in the America's Cup challenger series.
A frantic joint effort involving firemen, police, coastguard and American Magic's rival teams immediately ....
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Border approvals for musicians, comedians a 'game of favourites': PromoterBy Gill Bonnett of RNZ International music and comedy acts are being approved and rejected for border exemptions in a "game of favourites", according to a promoter.British comedian Russell Howard is about to tour New Zealand,.......
Spy: The richest races of the yearMillionaires from around the world will be viewing the sales virtually this year — but our local A-Listers will descend on the Auckland Racing Club on Saturday for the annual New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Million.The Million is.......
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Pakistan ring in major changes for SA TestsKARACHI: Pakistan dropped batsmen Shan Masood and Haris Sohail along with fast bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah in a wholesale shake-up on Friday for the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa.The changes were forced after Pakistan lost both Tests on their tour of New Zealand.......
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Pakistan ring the changes for home Tests against ProteasKARACHI: The writing was on the wall. Pakistan’s catastrophic tour of New Zealand resulted in the clipping of Misbah-ul-Haq’s wings. And on Friday, several members of the squad who flopped miserably in the two-Test series against the Black Caps had to pay the price for their poor.......
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Covid 19 coronavirus found in ice cream made in China from NZ milk powderIce cream made in China with ingredients from New Zealand and the Ukraine has been contaminated with Covid-19 in what experts describe as a "one-off".Health officials in the Chinese municipality of Tianjin report that three samples.......
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COVID-tainted ice cream found in TianjinThree samples of locally made ice cream that used milk powder from Ukraine and whey mist from New Zealand — under the Daqiaodao brand, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday in Tianjin.....
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Michael Hill earnings roar back after Covid-19 hitMichael Hill International's first-half earnings roared back into life over the first half to December 27, driven by solid growth in same-store sales.The jewellery retail chain - which has stores in New Zealand, Australia and Canada.......
Is Letterboxd becoming a blockbuster?Early last decade, Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow, web designers based in Auckland, New Zealand, were seeking a passion project. Their business, a boutique web design studio called Cactuslab, developed apps and websites for various clients, but they wanted a project of their own that their tea....
Kiwi Devine slams fastest ton in women's T20 cricketNew Zealand captain Sophie Devine smashed the fastest hundred in women's Twenty20 cricket on Thursday, reaching the milestone in just 36 balls in the domestic Super Smash competition.....
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'Cricket committee meeting was a mere formality'KARACHI: Former Test umpire and joint secretary of defunct Lahore City Cricket Association Mian Aslam has expressed his surprise over the outcome of the meeting of PCB cricket committee which discussed the disastrous performance of Pakistan team in New Zealand.While talking to ‘The.......
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Waqar satisfied with fast bowlers' performanceLAHORE: Bowling coach Waqar Younis has expressed his satisfaction over the performance of fast bowlers during the Test series against New Zealand which Pakistan lost 2-0.Talking to media at a press conference here on Wednesday, he claimed that the team was on the right track. Like head coach.......
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'Cricket committee meeting was a mere formality'KARACHI: Former Test umpire and joint secretary of defunct Lahore City Cricket Association Mian Aslam has expressed his surprise over the outcome of the meeting of PCB cricket committee which discussed the disastrous performance of Pakistan team in New Zealand.While talking to ‘The.......
