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Christchurch's Burnside Highschool is the latest to isolate some students due to Wellington's Covid scare Christchurch's Burnside Highschool is the latest to isolate some students due to Wellington's Covid scare 25 June 2021 Wellington entered Alert Level Two on Wednesday after a Covid-positive Australian man visited the city last weekend. Haeata Community Campus and Ashburton College also have connections to locations the Sydney man visited. Burnside High School Principal Phil Holstein says there are a small number of students away from school after being in Wellington last weekend. He s...

South Africa will have administered more than a million Covid-19 vaccinations to vulnerable groups by the end of this week.

Ben Woods New National Tour Dates Announced Chris Cudby / Photo credit: Emma Wallbanks / Monday 8th March, 2021 9:43AM       We're back in the office and raring to go following last week's lockdown blip, but the domino effect continues as Aotearoa's gigging musicians have had to essentially set fire to their wall planners and reschedule tours anew. Ōtautahi songwriter Ben Woods sensibly put last weekend's Pōneke and Blenheim shows on hold, and has revealed fresh new dates for both events, leading up to his newly rescheduled appearance at the mega-stacked Newtown Festival, whi...

One airline crew member tests COVID-19 positive in New Zealand An airline crew member was tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, said the New Zealand Ministry of Health in a statement. The case was deemed as a border-related case identified as part of routine surveillance testing, said the ministry. "The case is an airline crew member who returned to New Zealand from Japan on February 28, and returned a negative COVID-19 result. The person then subsequently returned a positive test result on Sunday after a swab taken on Saturday as part of a routine surveillance testing," read the min...

Another event cancelled in the South Island -- as Alert Level Two bites the events sector 1 March 2021 The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's postponed nine of its upcoming performances. Chief Executive Peter Biggs says the health of audience members and performers is his top priority. It's the latest in a string of events to be cancelled or delayed -- with the earthquake memorial concert, Wings Over Wairarapa, and the Golden Shears -- all falling victim to Covid restrictions. NZSO concerts planned for late next week in Christchurch, Blenheim and Nelson -- are still going ahead.