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Letters: Border protection, quarantine, alert level 4 and contact tracing 14 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 9 minutes to read England is in a third national lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus. Photo / Alastair Grant, AP NZ Herald Raise the drawbridge The year 2020 was without precedent and it has not done with us yet. The geographical advantages of our remote island location together with decisive Government action have protected us from the worst of the accursed Covid-19 but...

Supplied This is the food pack that will be sent to Cyclone Yasa victims in Fiji following the Radio Tarana appeal. “Once they pay up, their names will be recorded, and the appropriate food pack will then be prepared on Monday, and put into a container,” Rekha said. “Lots of people have already come forward to help, and we expect a lot more to come along over the weekend.” Supplied The appeal for victims of Cyclone Yasa in Fiji is head by Radio Tarana. Each food pack will contain bre...

New Zealands best family holidays as chosen by kids 19 Dec, 2020 05:29 PM 8 minutes to read Follow the leader: Kiwi kids know what they want from a holiday. Just ask them. Photo / Supplied, Love Taupo Follow the leader: Kiwi kids know what they want from a holiday. Just ask them. Photo / Supplied, Love Taupo NZ Herald You want the real scoop on Aotearoas most perfect holidays? Then youve got to go to the experts. We talked to kids up and down the country to get the lowdown on the best holidays ...

Housing crisis, Covid misinformation, racism: Problems flagged to new ministers The Government has published all the ministers briefings on their portfolios. Photo / Supplied Housing crisis, Covid misinformation, racism: Problems flagged to new ministers Wed, 16 Dec 2020, 4:19PM Racism in health, extremism in prisons, light rail in Auckland, coronavirus misinformation and an ongoing housing crisis are among the priorities outlined to incoming ministers in hundreds of pages o...

Steve Braunias: The 20 best things of Auckland life 12 minutes to read Steve Braunias compiles his annual list of the 20 best things of Auckland life. 1. Best community testing centre There were many, many times in 2020 when you could have cut the tension with one of those long swab things used to test for Covid-19 in the upper and hitherto unexplored reaches of the human nose. Community testing centres – pop-ups, surgeries, weird medical units set up in godforsaken carparks...

In August it came to light that most border workers weren't being tested, and an urgent review was ordered. So where is it?

Letters: Four-year term, churches, Donald Trump and school dentists 11 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 8 minutes to read Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Could our science-based approach to the Covid 19 coronavirus work in other areas? Photo / Mark Mitchell, File Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Could our science-based approach to the Covid 19 coronavirus work in other areas? Photo / Mark Mitchell, File NZ Herald Letter of the week: Kushlan Sugathapala, Epsom Followi...

Letters to the editor: Tree felling, gun laws, terrorism, apologies and hero pilots 10 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 9 minutes to read The pohutukawa features on the Campbells Bay School uniform but trees on the school grounds will be cut down to make way for new classrooms. Photo / Brett Phibbs The pohutukawa features on the Campbells Bay School uniform but trees on the school grounds will be cut down to make way for new classrooms. Photo / Brett Phibbs NZ Herald The lesson for today As part of...