February 2021

New abatement thresholds to support 82,900 people Social Development & Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni (RNZ Picture by Dom Thomas) New Zealanders receiving a benefit will

Staff Reporter Auckland, February 15, 2021 Several years ago, we used to run Crossword Puzzles (both Quick and Cryptic) regularly in our fortnightly issues. These

Dear Readers Auckland, February 15, 2021 While we continue to provide updates on current affairs and developments including the latest three community cases (all belonging

Venkat Raman Auckland, February 15, 2021 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that genomic sequencing of the latest three community cases of Covid-19 have been

Phil Goff Auckland, February 14, 2021 New cases of Covid-19 in the community was something none of us wanted to happen. However, we always knew

Auckland moves to Alert 3, rest of New Zealand on Alert 2 Jacinda Ardern Wellington, February 14, 2021 The Cabinet met this evening to make

Sourced Content Wellington, February 14, 2021 Auckland will move to Alert Level 3 from 11.59pm today- Sunday, February 14, 2021, and the rest of New

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BBC News Washington DC February 14, 2021 The US Senate has fallen short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict former President Donald Trump on

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Border security officials will be jabbed immediately (Sourced Image) The first batch of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine is scheduled to arrive in New Zealand next week,

Supplied Content Wellington, February 11, 2021 The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has updated its guidance to help lenders comply with their responsible

Registration closes on March 1, 2021 Venkat Raman Auckland, February 11, 2021 (Image from Internal Affairs Website) The National Libraries of New Zealand, which is a

And a tribute to Great All-Rounder Bruce Taylor Sourced Content Wellington, February 10, 2021 Two potential debutantes headline the first While Ferns squad of the

Sourced Content Wellington, February 10, 2021 A pilot of New Caledonia’s international airline has tested positive for Covid-19. The government says that his infection was

Staff Reporter (with other media) Auckland, February 10, 2021 The ouster and deportation of Pal Ahluwalia, Vice-Chancellor of the Suva-based University of South Pacific (USP)

New York City, February 10, 2021 Presidency of the Human Rights Council is the first for Fiji and the Pacific Island nations,  which is a

Supplied Content February 10, 2021 The recently-constituted Mental Health Wellbeing Commission began its work with the first meeting of its Board in Wellington on February

Environment Minister David Parker (RNZ Photo by Dom Thomas) The government will scrap the Resource Management Act (RMA) and replace it with three new pieces

                     Finance Minister Grant Robertson at the BNZ Breakfast (TV One News) Efforts to reduce employment

Massive investment in Health, Infrastructure and huge Privatisation Programme Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on her way with colleagues to Parliament to present Budget 2021 on

A good reason to celebrate India’s impressive growth plans and wellbeing More than 1000 men, women, youngsters of Indian origin and other ethnicities will gather

Nandini Nancy Nair prepares for the big event in Sri Lanka                            

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff with (from left) Yan Sun, Yunesh and Ashmeeta Adhikar Pakharel with their 17-month-old daughter (Picture Supplied) An extensive and yet affordable

Supplied Content Dubai, February 6, 2021 The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) has concluded the December edition of the

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern being welcomed with a Powhiri at Te Whare Runanga on February 4, 2021. (RNZ Photo by Jogai Bhatt)   Prime Minister

June 24, 2022 will be the first says Jacinda Ardern Auckland, February 4, 2021 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the date of the inaugural

Aung San Suu Kyi remains hugely popular in Myanmar, but has lost favour in the West (Getty Images) How would you describe Myanmar’s military leadership?

This story was updated at 11 pm (NZT) on Friday, February 5, 2021 Sandhya Badakere of ‘Swar Sadhana Academy of Indian Music’ and Ravi Shetty