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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delays election over Covid-19
The announcement on Tuesday that locally acquired cases of coronavirus had been confirmed in the New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, prompted the government to introduce strict level three lockdown measures on August 12. This comes after around 100 days without community spread. The rest of the country was put into level two lockdown, with both …
New Zealand coronavirus: seven new cases confirmed | World news
New Zealand reported seven new cases of coronavirus up to Saturday morning after a lockdown in Auckland was extended. Six of the seven new cases were linked to the cluster at the centre of all the previous community cases, said Ashley Bloomfield, the director-general of health. Up to Saturday, the authorities in New Zealand have …
Rocket Lab: Latest mission from New Zealand lost in flight
Image copyright Rocket Lab Image caption The Electron mission was lost about six minutes after leaving Mahia Peninsula The American launch company that flies its rockets out of New Zealand has lost its latest mission. Rocket Lab said its Electron vehicle failed late in its ascent from Mahia Peninsula on North Island. All satellite payloads …
Coronavirus live news: New Zealand records first new cases for weeks as Beijing closes sports halls | World news
Let’s go first to the rising number of infections and predictions out of Washington University that US infections could pass 200,000 by October. The forecast projects 201,129 deaths due to COVID-19 by October, mainly due to the reopening measures under way, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington said …
New York City starts reopening; New Zealand says it ‘eliminated’ the virus
Hundreds of thousands of employees are expected to return to work in New York City on Monday as the city moves into its first phase of reopening after nearly three months of restrictions and closures. Shops can partially reopen for curbside pickup, though most of the resumed economic activity will be in construction and manufacturing. …
Earthquake Strikes During New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Interview. Watch Her Reaction
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern assured the host that she was safe and the interview resumed. Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was unflustered by an earthquake that struck the capital Wellington on Monday while she was doing a live TV interview, and calmly continued with the programme. Ardern, who became prime minister in …
How New Zealand ‘eliminated’ Covid-19 after weeks of lockdown
But the country isn’t celebrating yet. “That does give us confidence that we’ve achieved our goal of elimination, which never meant zero but it does mean we know where our cases are coming from,” Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand’s Director General of Health, said on Monday, adding that there was only one case since April 1 …
New Zealand starts gradual exit from coronavirus lockdown | World news
New Zealand has started to relax its strict lockdown, with residents able to travel to work, spend more time outside and order takeaway food for the first time in more than four weeks. The move from level 4 measures to level 3 came as Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister, was forced to clarify that her …
New Zealand has won “battle” against community spread of coronavirus, prime minister says
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that the country has “won” the battle against widespread community transmission of the coronavirus, for now. The country is also dropping from Alert Level Four to Alert Level Three, as the number of new coronavirus cases continue to remain low. Over the past several days, new cases of …
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Introduces Professional First Technology Liability Insurance in Australia and New Zealand
BOSTON & AUCKLAND, New Zealand & SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has launched Professional First Technology Liability Insurance policies in Australia and New Zealand. Both policies clearly articulate broad, customisable professional liability protection for the full scope of services provided by technology and tech-related firms. “BHSI is committed to simplicity …
