It didn’t take long for the sinking of Enchanter to be known at its home port of Mangonui. For about 12 hours, the news broke like a slow-moving wave. The wave of horror receded with the discovery skipper Lance Goodhew and deckie Kobe O’Neill had survived the sinking. And then it surged back as rescuers recovered body after body through […]
Read moreThe country is facing another week of grim records as Covid cases continue to rocket, with one principal warning school children will be on a “rolling carousel” in and out of isolation. The impact of Covid is starting to put strain on organisations as large numbers of school students are isolating at home today. Some workplaces have been forced to […]
Read moreALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For teachers at a middle school in New Mexico’s largest city, the first inkling of a widespread tech problem came during an early morning staff call. On the video, there were shout-outs for a new custodian for his hard work, and the typical announcements from administrators and the union rep. But in the chat, there were hints […]
Read moreExclusive: schools minister rejects proposal by cross-party MPs for more black input into history syllabus Last modified on Fri 31 Jul 2020 23.36 EDT Calls for a review to add more black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) history to the English national curriculum have been turned down by the government, the Guardian has learned. Nick Gibb, the schools minister, said […]
Read moreThere are 80 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today as Aucklanders prepare to leave the city from tonight after being restricted for four months. Meanwhile, several members of a flight crew have been identified as close contacts of an Omicron variant case in Australia. The crew members arrived in New Zealand last night and are in an MIQ […]
Read moreA snarling traffic jam up to 1.5km long has greeted motorists travelling near Waipu today as police begin their programme of handing out car stickers which they hope will make travelling through the northern border checkpoints smoother. Northland police today opened two locations where locals can obtain car stickers which are meant to ensure they can travel through the checkpoints […]
Read moreThe new school board overseeing the Douglas County School District will meet Tuesday to decide whether to end the mask requirements inside schools. The resolution that the Board of Education will consider states that the district will not mandate masks in schools unless they are required by federal, state or local laws or public health orders. The school board will […]
Read moreMost of the upper North Island – including Auckland – will go straight into the red level under the new traffic light system from Friday, while the whole of the South Island will go to the less restrictive orange. Auckland, Northland, Taupō and Rotorua Lakes Districts, Kawerau, Whakatane, Ōpōtiki Districts, Gisborne District, Wairoa District, Rangitikei, Whanganui and Ruapehu Districts will […]
Read moreThere are 182 Covid-19 cases today as the Government meets to decide on the traffic light system and a new variant of the virus starts to spread in more countries. The cases are in Northland, Auckland, and Waikato. There is also a new case in the Nelson-Marlborough region, however that will be added into tomorrow’s cases as it was confirmed […]
Read moreA student at Epsom Girls Grammar School in Auckland has tested positive for Covid-19. In a note sent to Year 9 and 10 parents, school principal Lorraine Pound said it was not known whether the student was infectious while attending classes, but said the school would remain open. Pound said families needing certain information have been contacted. The positive case […]
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