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Letters: Simon Wilson and therapists, John Roughan, house prices and Kiwibank 8 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 7 minutes to read NZ Herald Letter of the week: Larry Mitchell, Rothesay Bay Simon Wilson"s Diary "Love Rises Up" (Weekend Herald, January 2) is a magnificent and beautifully crafted paean to the nursing and caring people who day after day show their compassion and love for those undergoing challenging medical treatment. His observations apply to all carers, the special people of enormou...

RNZ New Zealand Post workers are in the thick of a record-breaking Christmas amid a nationwide online shopping frenzy. Shoppers are starting to fill up malls on Boxing Day, while most of the world spends the day socially distancing or in lockdown. In Auckland, hundreds queued outside Dress Smart in Onehunga before it opened at 9am. Lines were still building up outside even after the mall opened as people tried to get in to take advantage of the Boxing Day sales, with some retailers offering u...

"It is one of those days you are really thankful to be in New Zealand."

London is world-famous for its hospitality industry, and it’s one of the many reasons Kiwis journey halfway around the world to start a new life there. But with the hospitality industry ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic – and the British capital now confronting the prospect of a Christmas lockdown – many of those New Zealanders are ending the year the way they have spent most of it, looking for ways to stay afloat on an ocean of uncertainty. “Since I started cooking, Londons always b...

This story was published on Woman. When Covid-19 shut down New Zealand, most of us were worried about our jobs, staying safe and navigating this daunting new world. Kaiora Tipene, however, was worried about the dead. As a businesswoman, TV personality, wife and mother of five boys, Kaiora had enough on her plate, but it was dealing with those who’d died – whom she affectionately calls “the loved ones” – that eventually broke her. Emily Chalk/Supplied When her husband Francis first f...

There are hopes the online learning the pandemic forced on schools this year will permanently change the way many teachers work. Deidre Shea says digital options make for far more interesting lessons than those of pre-internet days. Photo: supplied Hundreds of thousands of students and their teachers had to interact with one another and learn over the internet, often for the first time, during the national and Auckland lockdowns. Advocates of online education told RNZ schools should build on ...

Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 2:34 pm In a significant sign of progress, the first concrete pier to support the Old Māngere Bridge Replacement for walking and cycling is emerging in the Manukau Harbour. Scaffolding was removed this week, so the “V” shaped pier is now visible above the walls of the cofferdam built to create a water-free working environment for the construction crew. The pumps that kept the working space dry for months have been turned off, allowing the cofferdam to fill wit...

Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency In a significant sign of progress, the first concrete pier to support the Old Māngere Bridge Replacement for walking and cycling is emerging in the Manukau Harbour. Scaffolding was removed this week, so the “V” shaped pier is now visible above the walls of the cofferdam built to create a water-free working environment for the construction crew. The pumps that kept the working space dry for months have been turned off, allowing the cofferdam to...

Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency In a significant sign of progress, the first concrete pier to support the Old Mngere Bridge Replacement for walking and cycling is emerging in the Manukau Harbour. Scaffolding was removed this week, so the V shaped pier is now visible above the walls … In a significant sign of progress, the first concrete pier to support the Old Māngere Bridge Replacement for walking and cycling is emerging in the Manukau Harbour. Scaffolding was removed this w...

Wednesday, 16 December, 2020 - 14:21 In a significant sign of progress, the first concrete pier to support the Old Māngere Bridge Replacement for walking and cycling is emerging in the Manukau Harbour. Scaffolding was removed this week, so the "V" shaped pier is now visible above the walls of the cofferdam built to create a water-free working environment for the construction crew. The pumps that kept the working space dry for months have been turned off, allowing the cofferdam to fill ...