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I don’t consider myself to have been affected at all by the MIQ system that has operated here in New Zealand for pretty much the last couple of years.  I’v

Working from home and lowering the number of people allowed at gatherings are all back on the table as the Government continues to plan for an inevitable O

Happy Place hopes to put a smile on your face Fri, 23 Apr 2021, 12:20PM Happy Place organisers have only one goal, to put a smile on your face (Photo / Getty) Happy Place hopes to put a smile on your face Fri, 23 Apr 2021, 12:20PM When people say go to your happy place we often think of that as meaning a mental exercise. Close your eyes and think of hauling up a big snapper near Maria Island, that sort of thing. This weekend, Auckland gets a physical happy place, it’s a pop-up interactive experience designed to make you feel happy. Including confetti...

Plea for support for farmers as dry conditions continue in Canterbury 20 Apr, 2021 08:03 PM 2 minutes to read North Canterbury Rural Support Trust chair Gayle Litchfield said farmers are now in their second year of dryness. Photo / Supplied North Canterbury Rural Support Trust chair Gayle Litchfield said farmers are now in their second year of dryness. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald A farmer says government support for the sector may soon be essential. Niwa claims North Canterbury could be headed for an official drought and farmers in Banks Peninsula say it hasn't been this dry in 30 years. Read ...

New Zealand company developing its own unique Covid-19 vaccine Photo / Getty Images Mon, 5 Apr 2021, 11:50AM A New Zealand company's working to develop a Covid-19 vaccine to help protect people against variants of the virus. Callaghan Innovation has put $400,000 towards developing it, and $5 million has been raised all up. Covid-19 Vaccine Corporation chief executive Dr Robert Feldman told Tim Dower the vaccine would be administered using dissolvable beads and would only target the cells infected with the coronavirus, not healthy ones. Feldman says it would work alongside ...