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in managed isolation facilities, the Ministry of Health is reporting. This comes as Wellington is in day six of a level two lockdown after an Australia tourist visited multiple locations around the city, then returned a positive covid result on returning to Australia. New South Wales has recorded 18 news cases of local transmission since 8pm yesterday. All but one confirmed is linked to the Bondi cluster. There have been 59,000 people tested in last 24 hours. In New Zealand 2,597 people have been identified as potential contacts of the Australian person who visited Wellington from June 19 to...

One critically injured in Paengaroa crash Multiple emergency services were called to the scene of the crash this morning. File photo/SunLive. '); } else { // } A person is in critical condition following a crash in the Western Bay of Plenty. Multiple emergency services were called to Paengaroa after a crash involving an ATV-type motorbike and a tractor. A police spokesperson says the crash happened at 7.55am on Maungarangi Road. “It appears to have been a workplace incident involving an ATV-type motorbike and a tractor.” A St John spokesperson says one ambulanc...

Logging truck crash reported on Takitimu Drive Traffic is reported to be delayed in the area. Photo. Dan Sheridan. '); } else { // } UPDATE: Waka Kotahi NZTA states that lanes have been cleared following an earlier crash on State Highway 2 Takitimu Drive. In a statement, they say that congestion is now easing following the incident involving a logging truck and a car. Police say they were alerted to the crash at around 2.50pm and no injuries are reported. Motorists are still advised to pass the scene with care and expect delays. EARLIER: Reports are coming in of ...

Tracking NZ’s threatened bugs with drones Dr Stephen Pawson and Dr Graeme Woodward have been working together for three years on wireless solutions for tracking insects using UAV (drone) mounted radar. '); } else { // } New technology being developed by a research team at the University of Canterbury could lead to deeper understanding of New Zealand’s threatened and endangered insects, paving the way to more effective conservation management. Innovation has long been a key part of New Zealand’s internationally well-regarded bird conservation programmes, such ...

Cheque-ing out in Tauranga '); } else { // } Catherine Stewart has signed a lot of cheques in her lifetime, but this week she signed her very last one. Monday was the last day that ANZ bank accepted cheques, as they became the first of New Zealand’s four major banks to stop accepting the form of payment. Catherine opened an account with the bank as a 13-year-old and has gone through hundreds of cheque books in the last 50 years. She says after being able to use cheques for so long, it’s a quirky part of history that will no longer exist.