National proposes building of purpose-built quarantine facility on Auckland’s outskirts
Chris Bishop revealed on Q+A, the opposition wants to see a new dedicated quarantine facility built near Auckland’s airport to lessen the reliance on city-based hotels.
Covid could become seasonal like the flu, says Sir Peter Gluckman
Gluckman, who is president-elect of the International Science Panel looking at Covid-19, says there’s a lot of work to be done globally before we can handle coronavirus like influenza.
Proposed new law aims to tackle ‘an epidemic of sexual violence’
The government’s plans to change the way sexual violence trials operate is coming under fire from defence lawyers across NZ.
Ardern ‘playing to the crowd’ with outrage at Australia - Q+A panellist
NZME’s Fran O’Sullivan believes Jacinda Ardern’s outrage at Australia has a manufactured element to it and is becoming repetitive.
Meet the first-term faces: Damian Smith and Barbara Edmonds
Whena Owen meets Labour’s Barbara Edmonds and ACT’s Damian Smith in the first of a series introducing the new crop of MPs in Parliament.
EVs as cheap as their petrol equivalent in 5-7 years – motor industry expert
NY Times Shanghai bureau chief Keith Bradsher says electric vehicles will soon be as cheap to purchase as petrol cars.
‘No-brainer’ that Māori over 55 should be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine – Rawiri Waititi
Rawiri Waititi says health statistics show Māori die earlier than Pakeha and not prioritising a vaccine for younger Māori would be “choosing an inhumane death for an indigenous peoples”.
Trans-Tasman travel bubble won’t happen this year – political commentators
Q+A’s panel - Laila Harre, Matthew Tukaki and Ben Thomas – were unanimous on a trans-Tasman travel bubble not opening this year.
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