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Chris Hipkins has issued a stark warning to New Zealanders, saying they should plan for further lockdowns if Delta variant is found here.
On Wednesday the Minister for the COVID-19 response said the pandemic is far from over, with cases overseas continuing to rise.
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The Rocket Lab-built and jointly operated Photon spacecraft will enable high-value products to be manufactured in space and returned to Earth
Long Beach, Calif. Wednesday, August 11, 2021 – Leading launch and space systems company Rocket Lab today announced it has signed a deal with in-space manufacturing company Varda Space Industries to produce three Photon spacecraft that will integrate with their space factories, enabling high-value products to be manufactured in zero-gravity and returned to Earth in Varda’s re-entry capsule.
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A problematic partnership between a Chinese firm implicated in human rights abuses and a Government-backed Kiwi tech start-up has ended.
Auckland robotics company Rocos Global says it has been bought by a US drone company and no longer has financial links to China’s iFlytek, a firm blacklisted by the US Government over its involvement in the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
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New data shows for the third consecutive month quarterly house price growth in New Zealand has eased.
The latest QV House Price Index figures show that for the three-month period ending in July, the average value of a home in New Zealand increased 4.3 percent, down from the 6.6 percent quarterly growth recorded to the end of June.
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Read more: Price growth slows for third month, but new QV figures reveal massive annual jumps
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New Zealand could offer quarantine-free travel or shorter stays in managed isolation for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from low-risk countries - but it shouldn't start until at least early next year, a new report suggests.
Research commissioned by Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall, led by prominent epidemiologist Sir David Skegg, says when New Zealand starts to re-open its borders, infection outbreaks will be inevitable.
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A Chinese court upheld on Tuesday a Canadian man's death sentence for drug smuggling, prompting condemnation from Ottawa, a day before another court is due to rule on the case of a Canadian accused of spying.
The court proceedings for the two Canadians come as lawyers in Canada representing the detained chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei make a final push to persuade a court there not to extradite her to the United States.
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Read more: Canada condemns China's decision to uphold Canadian's death sentence
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Scheduled to lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula in late August, the ‘Love At First Insight’ mission will be Rocket Lab’s 22nd Electron launch overall and fifth mission of 2021.
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The tide has turned on New Zealand's 'brain drain', a new report says, with more highly skilled Kiwis opting to return home than head away from our shores for the first time in 20 years.
The report - entitled Nau Mai | Welcome Home - was released by The Helen Clark Foundation and WSP on Tuesday morning.
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