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
The prime minister had a serious message for those blaming people for being infected with the virus, the use of masks is once again being urged, and the financial hit in the second period of... Read more
The big news to start the week was Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement that the election would be delayed until 17 October. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas, Supplied / Port of Taurang... Read more
Fears about the safety of a vaccine for Covid-19 could put people off receiving it and see the country fall short of achieving herd immunity. Experts say uptake would need to be as high as 8... Read more
A 17-year-old man remains missing after he and four others escaped their isolation hotel in Hamilton tonight. The group of one adult and four children escaped by jumping the fence from the D... Read more
Brazil is on track to overtake the US and have the world’s highest death toll from Covid-19 by the end of this month. Led by Far Right president, Jair Bolsonaro – who currently h... Read more
The attitudes of those in managed isolation and quarantine facilities has changed, with some people struggling to comply with the rules when they see an opportunity, Megan Woods says. Woods,... Read more
We’re forced to be, because our government has failed mount an adequate response COVID-19; meanwhile our cities burn and police assault the very citizens that fund their existence At n... Read more
An Auckland gym says a woman who lent a car to the two new Covid-19 cases – and met them when they were lost – attended a “hands-on” training session at its facility... Read more