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The government’s focus now is probably on rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine once it becomes available, and not on opening additional Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) facilities. It seems unlikely that large numbers of migrants will be allowed back until the pandemic is over. Predicting the future Let’s anticipate that – beginning sometime next year – people won’t need to be quarantined, either because they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19, or because they tested negative ...

4 hours ago March 2021 The housing crisis right now in New Zealand is one of our biggest contributors to income and wealth inequality. “With the explosive increase in sales and prices, those with houses have their income and/or wealth rapidly increasing, and those who are not on the property ladder are falling ... 4 hours ago Samoans went to the polls on Friday, and delivered a stinging blow to Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi one-party state. Pre-election Malielegaois Human...

MMA: Israel Adesanya on quarantine struggles 15 Dec, 2020 05:35 PM 3 minutes to read Israel Adesanya posts videos on social media from quarantine. Video / @stylebender NZ Herald UFC star Israel Adesanya has called managed isolation a fancy prison as he does his second time in quarantine after returning in the country. The Halberg winner and UFC middleweight champion posted a message for prime minister Jacinda Ardern on Instagram of his concerns for fellow people in quarantine around mental heal...

ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sits down with Stuff political editor Luke Malpass to review the year that was. The Government’s new ministers had barely sat down at their new desks before they were inundated with requests for more money. Departments across the public sector wanted more cash, particularly following cost blowouts from Covid-19, according to the briefings for incoming ministers (BIMs), released on Tuesday. The ministries of Education, Health, Justice, Busin...

To make matters worse, Rapana’s partner, Emily Taputoro, cannot get her 10-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son over to New Zealand for Christmas with their father near Hamilton. Taputoro said he is missing his kids as much as Rapana misses his son. “You think there would be some sort of priority or exemption for fathers to see their kids but as far as I am aware that is not the case,” said Rapana, a Kiwi from Tauranga who works as a casual labourer. “I’m sure there are a lot of...

Supplied The water damage was significant and guests had to be moved to new rooms. “There was a lot of water damage and you can’t predict these things, but the staff and security personnel were amazing.” She said the issue was resolved very quickly, thanks to hotel and MIQ staff. “They ducked into nearby rooms and put what they could on beds. It was all handled very swiftly and with care. They all had PPE gear on so there was no safety breach of any sort.” At the car park, Goswell...

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says Cabinet has agreed to expand the small business lending scheme. "The scheme opened in May, and to date close to 100,000 businesses have received the loan, with a total lending of $1.6 billion," he says. "The average value of each loan is modest, at around $17,000, with smaller businesses being the target. It is much needed working capital to help businesses who have been in a tight spot. A small number of borrowers have already repaid their loan." He says s...