Carterton residents are being warned to boil their tap water before drinking it
Carterton residents are being warned to boil their tap water before drinking it 18 March 2021
The district council says low levels of E coli have been detected in two bores, which supply water to urban residents.
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Customer confidence in travelling overseas this summer has returned strongly, according to Jet2 and Jet2holidays.
The UK’s second largest travel and airline group predicted “sunnier skies” ahead as it marked a year since the government first advised against all non-essential travel overseas in response to the Covid crisis.
Travel confidence has returned strongly over the past several weeks on the back of positive developments, according to the company.
“Our regular polling of thousands of customers shows that confidence has risen across all age groups. The number of customers booking flights and package holidays tells us that many people want nothing more than to get away this summer,” chief executive Steve Heapy said.
A crack down on money laundering in Auckland 17 March 2021
Police have arrested 10 people and restrained more than 10 million dollars across the city this morning, in Operation Ida.
Detective Inspector Lloyd Schmid says this is the third operation run in 2020 and 2021.
He says in total they have seized 21 million dollars in assets, including a luxury home in Auckland city.
The 10 offenders will appear in Auckland district court tomorrow and next Tuesday.
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Travel to and within the European Union this summer could be opened up if Brussels agrees plans today (Wednesday) for Covid-19 vaccine certificates.
The European Commission’s plan for a ‘digital green certificate’ will be a proof of vaccination, immunity and test results, preventing the need for quarantines or travel bans.
Spain, Greece, Italy and other Mediterranean countries will be able to agree bilateral deals with the UK or other countries after agreement with Brussels, based on vaccination and low infection rates.
The certificate would be granted to citizens who had either proof of vaccination, a negative Covid-19 test, or proof of recovery from the virus for those who had contracted it previously, according to a leaked draft seen by the
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Providing a helpful overview on the rapidly shifting carbon and sustainability landscape for institutional investors, and how they can accelerate innovation
Today, the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF), a global network of almost 40 sovereign wealth funds, in partnership with the IE University s Center for the Governance of Change, a global research center on SWFs, host a seminar on the rapidly changing landscape around climate change, the impact institutional investors are having to navigate and drive this change forward, and next steps for investors. The event follows last month s release of the first comprehensive survey of sovereign wealth funds attitudes to climate change, conducted by IFSWF and the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds (OPSWF), as well as IE University s annual Sovereign Wealth Funds Report publication, in partnership with ICEX-Invest in Spain.