Covid-19 particles can linger in the air for hours, the leading US health authority has warned, acknowledging calls from scientists to update guidelines. US Centers for Disease Control and P... Read more
Usually when passengers find themselves sitting on a grounded commercial airplane, reactions range from impatience to downright anger. But these are not usual times. That’s one of several ac... Read more
The question of whether cannabis should be legal has divided New Zealanders for years, but what does the Pacific community think of the bill? File photo. Photo: Unsplash / Shane Rounce The 2... Read more
Inland Revenue is upping its attention to crypto-currency investors by asking companies dealing in them to hand over their customer details. Photo: 123rf.com It’s requested all firms p... Read more
There is growing alarm about the use of facial recognition technology – especially when the police don’t tell us what they’re doing in that sphere. But an outright ban is not the... Read more
Today’s decision on alert levels has made Aucklanders happy and some are looking forward to rules being even further relaxed. Auckland’s CBD. Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers It’s... Read more
Dunedin Pizza parlour Biggies is turning away customers who’ve been in Auckland because of concerns over the spread of Covid-19 but says it is not a blanket ban. A couple posting on so... Read more
The amount owed to creditors of the failed travel group STA has soared to more than $10 million, with customers told there’s little chance of getting their hard earned cash back. Nearl... Read more
The Teaching Council is allowing hundreds of student teachers to graduate with less practical classroom experience than usual because the pandemic has disrupted their school and early childh... Read more
For a subset of Covid-19 survivors, the illness has lingered. Slammed by fatigue, pain, headaches and more, they’re just not getting better. What’s going on, and what could help?... Read more
