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The government has announced a raft of law and order measures that it says will increase police members, address gang violence and extend successful rehabilitation programmes. Faafoi said recent years have seen increases in gun crime, gang activity and some forms of youth offending which puts communities at risk and must be addressed. Our response needs to address the root causes of crime, espec..

Education Payroll records show more than 400 school staff resigned over the government's vaccine mandate. The Education Ministry said the mandate was included as a reason for resignation in the payroll system last year, however schools did not have to use the coding. As a result, it is unclear exactly how many staff members left because of the rule, the Ministry said. The Teaching Council said i..

At the center of "Pachinko," the Apple TV+ adaptation of Min Jin Lee's epic novel, is a character named Sunja--a woman born in Japanese-occupied Korea who leaves her homeland for the imperial country in the early 20th century. It's a sweeping tale of immigrant resilience, of identity and belonging, of historic trauma that echoes through generations. But though its themes are universal, "Pachinko..

NCEA excellence endorsement rates increased to record levels in Auckland, Waikato and Northland last year. Students in the three regions were allowed to skip exams and get unexpected event grades calculated by their schools because they had lost so much classroom time to lockdowns. Qualification Authority figures published today show Auckland had the best results of the three regions with nearly..

There have been 24 Covid-19 deaths, including a child under 10, and 8454 new community cases in New Zealand today. One of those deaths included a child under 10 years old and another young person between the age of 10 and 19. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said 481 people were in hospital, including 14 in ICU. The deaths include 12 people died over the past three days and an additional 1..

From an upstairs flat in Coventry to a sprawling rural Wairarapa lifestyle idyll, a couple of UK expats know where they'd rather be. As medical professionals, Alison Payne and Richard Le Mare experienced the "coalface" of the Covid-19 pandemic on both sides of the world and made the wrenching decision to leave family to ride it out in New Zealand. This was their second stint here, after living i..

Labour has suffered a dramatic drop in support in a new political poll but still form a government, with Te Pati Maori once again finding itself in the position of kingmaker. National has shot up to 40.5 per cent, up 9.5 points in tonight's Newhub-Reid Research poll from the company's last poll taken in February. Labour meanwhile has dropped 6.1 points to 38.2 per cent. Suffering from National's..

It is time for a change in the mindset when it comes to Covid, says Dr Bryan Betty, who is medical director of Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. He told Checkpoint he has been supportive of the approach to Covid-19 but the situation in the pandemic had changed rapidly, and New Zealand's stance should do too. On Thursday, police estimated more than 400 cars, vans and campervans ..

Professor Michael Baker said the ongoing protest, which had seen hundreds of people sharing tents and cooking facilities, posed a public health risk. One positive was the protest's location, Wellington, which was famously well ventilated. Baker said people who were wearing masks, had booster vaccinations and walking among the protest would face far less risk of infection than those who were unma..

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has sent a message to vaccinated New Zealanders after anti-mandate protesters descended on Parliament: that these people aren't representative of the majority of Kiwis and "this too will pass". I know today at 1pm, 31,000 people had gone out and been vaccinated, and so I think it would be wrong to, in any way, characterise what we've seen outside as a representation..

Parts of the North Island have seen swollen rivers, flooding, roads closed, and trees and power lines down due to a deluge over the long weekend. Warm, muggy evenings are expected for the upper North Island over the next few nights, with overnight lows expected to be in the late teens-early 20s. Overnight lows in the South Island are also expected to gradually increase in the coming days followi..

The Government was working closely with the supermarkets and supply-chain and logistics sectors to ensure there are no supply issues, and supermarket shelves remain stocked, he said. He reiterated there is no need for anyone to panic buy as supermarkets will remain open. New Zealand has one of the strongest financial positions in the world and our government accounts continue to outperform forec..

Six days after the South Pacific archipelago was devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami that deposited a blanket of ash and polluted its water sources, the HMNZS Aotearoa docked in the capital, Nuku’alofa. The ship carried 250,000 litres of water and desalination equipment able to produce 70,000 litres more per day, New Zealand's High Commission said. The salt water from the tsunami spoil..

A Timaru couple has chosen to break out of the rat race and live a life on the road, travelling New Zealand in a house truck with their three children and dog. Trudi Rainey said she and husband, Heath, both 41, wanted to break away from a life of working and paying a mortgage to have more time as a family. The trip started on November 20 and will go on for a year and probably more. We hope to co..

There is a fear of not being able to articulate what happened, and what if the officer on the other side of the phone does not understand? articulate He was scared his lack of English would be a big issue when he first arrived. his lack of English Doubles specialist Voracova's detention follows that of world number one Novak Djokovic, who was detained at Melbourne's airport on Wednesday. follow

Two other family members made it ashore with minor injuries. made it ashore He feared the worst when he saw them being sucked out on the outgoing tide. fear them being sucked out A full-scale rescue ensued when the family's boat was hit by a wave. ensued She spent 18 minutes on the phone to emergency services who summonsed three rescue helicopters to the scene. summonsed "I am advised that such ..

One of the tennis world's leading doubles players has scoffed at the decision to grant Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic a medical exemption for Melbourne tournament. scoff at 조소하다 The top-ranked Djokovic wrote on Instagram on Tuesday that he had received "an exemption permission" to travel to Australia, which has strict Covid-19 vaccination requirements in place for the tournament. top-ra..

New Zealand is riddled with those towns you only year about when the bad things happen. Stuff has visited some of those towns to look for their heart and to see why people chose to call it home. Today is the Wairarapa town of Featherston. Featherston's town square is a circle. It is not the only thing unexpected in this often-maligned town. Real estate agent Erin Nesdale's office is swamped with..

The builder and butcher was the only person aboard the helicopter. aboard 는 전치사 (on 처럼 생각할 것) The incident is the latest to involve a Robinson helicopter, which has come under increased scrutiny in recent years following a series of crashes for which investigators blamed mast bumping, which occurs when the inner part of a main rotor mechanism and the main rotor drive shaft connect, causing the h..

Fonterra cleared the cows from 16 farms and is using the land to dispose of wastewater which could be leaching a colourless, tasteless and odourless pollutant into private drinking water supplies. It was on his runs that Neville Ross first noticed cows were slowly disappearing from local farms. In 2017 most of the stock vanished from two farms. A year later they disappeared from a third Cambridg..

A group of illegal campers at Auckland's Browns Bay have left local authorities irritated, after reports of damaged council property, broken bollards and alleged threatening behaviour. Auckland Council bylaws prevent people from pitching tents overnight on the beachfront, and local MP Erica Stanford said she'd received complaints from a number of locals about the behaviour of people camping ther..

Without proper staffing INZ will continue to play catch up. proper staffing play catch up 따라잡다 We raised concerns that without proper resourcing, the Immigration Minister’s 2021 Resident Visa plan would simply shift migrants out of one immigration queue of misery to another even longer queue. proper resourcing 여기서 리소싱은 인력배치일 것이니, proper staffing 과 같은 의미가 되겠다 another even longer queue 어순을 참고하라 Wi..

A year or so ago, I was trying to write a book combining the grandeur and originally of Northern Lights with the delicate charm of Pride and Prejudice, and it wasn't going all that well, when I got an email from my publisher suggesting I might like to try my hand at writing something true for a change: a book about rural life. It sounded like fun, and a good excuse to put that frustration, not-w..

Severe warnings for parts of North Island, locals warned to brace for deluge, possible thunderstorms. deluge 폭우 Police officer Dylan Robinson receives thank you from suicidal teenager he saved 12 years ago. suicidal 자살을 하고 싶어하는 Sgt Robinson recalls the dramatic proceedings that resulted in him saving the then teenager's life. proceedings 일련의 행위들 I remember pulling and pulling him and then both o..

The visa is meant to provide certainty for migrant workers. is meant to ~ 하려고 한거다 On its website, Immigration NZ says it's committed to processing the visa applications as quickly as possible and is expecting to process most of them within 12 months. is committed to ~ 약속하다 More applications are expected to flood in when the second phase of applications begins on March 1. flood in ~ 몰려들다 National..

Turner said it was “a Christmas tragedy” as he reminded people to swim within their limits. remind 다음에 of ~ing만 오는게 아니다. Turner urged New Zealanders to remain vigilant while swimming at beaches and asked people to only swim within their limits. remain vigilant within their limits 자신의 한계안에서 Inquiries into the circumstances of the death are ongoing. ongoing 이 어디에 쓰이는지 보라 Today's deaths take the nu..

“It’s no surprise families so often treasure their Christmas routines. I see it in my own family, when it is a source of great happiness. Prince Philip was always mindful of this sense of passing the baton on.” it's no surprise ~ 구문 treasure 가 동사로 쓰일 때 February would also mark her platinum jubilee year, and an “opportunity for people everywhere to enjoy a sense of togetherness, a chance to give ..

Police are making inquiries into the incident after Morticia was taken by a man and a woman at about 2.45pm on Thursday. 시간-날짜를 사용할 때, 시간-날짜 순으로 사용 Since starting her organisation in 2018, which helps to track and find lost and stolen dogs, Lyon estimates she has helped reunite close to 400 dogs with their owners. since 다음에 starting 사용법close to 숫자: ~에 가까운 Pugs and other toy dog breeds were more ..

The importance of biodiversity is being more widely recognised as increasing numbers of species come under threat. What can be done to maintain biodiversity? In recent years there has been growing awareness of the importance of preserving the world's biological diversity. As increasing numbers of unique, and potentially useful, plants and animals come under threat, people are beginning to ask wh..

Convenience foods will become increasingly prevalent and eventually replace traditional foods and traditional methods of food preparation. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? One of the most significant advances in civilisation is the development of modern methods of food production and preparation. Convenience foods have now become the norm in many societies. Although som..