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WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Monday (May 4) recorded no new cases of the coronavirus for the first time since Mar 16 and less than a week after the Pacific nation ended a strict lockdown that appears to have contained the outbreak. Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield told a news conference the result was cause for celebration, noting the death toll remained at 20 with no additional virus-related fatalities. "It is symbolic of the effort everyone has put in," Bloomfield told reporters. "This is the first day that we had no new cases and we want to keep it that way." READ: Commentary: Contact tracing holds key to eliminating COVID-19 in post-lockdown New Zealand Last Tuesday New Zealand ended a strict lockdown which shut offices, schools, malls, restaurants, playgrounds and all other public areas for over a month. However, several social restrictions remain in place with millions of New Zealanders still working and studying from home, although some economic … [Read more...] about New Zealand reports no new COVID-19 cases for first time since mid-March

RYAN ANDERSON/STUFF America's Cup veteran and sailing commentator Ken Read analyses American Magic capsize. In the 35 years since New Zealand’s first tilt at winning the America’s Cup, dozens of our best in a range of fields have helped shape both this country’s ambitions, and the sport itself. There would be many different lists of 10 key New Zealanders in our cup history, not just the winning of it, and this is just one of them. SIR MICHAEL FAY – The Backer A merchant banker in the “Rogernomics” post-1984 era of de-regulation, Fay almost accidentally became the backer of the 1986-7 New Zealand Challenge, inspired by Australia’s winning the cup in 1983. READ MORE: America's Cup: Alinghi boss Ernesto Bertarelli admits he has focus on Auckland 2021 as future unfolds America's Cup: Five great Cup moments from 1983 to 2017 America's Cup: The history of New Zealand's chase for the Auld Mug Three boats, unusually built in fibreglass culminated in KZ7 which … [Read more...] about America’s Cup: The key New Zealanders in our 35 year quest

STUFF The Wiggles will play 20 shows in New Zealand next year, their first live performances since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold. Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles have warned fans to beware of scalpers charging exorbitant prices for tickets to their upcoming New Zealand tour. The Wiggles’ We’re All Fruit Salad tour is set to kick off at Civic Theatre in Invercargill on March 19, with the quartet due to land in New Zealand amid the latest Covid-19 outbreak. Auckland was placed back into a level 3 lockdown on Sunday , while the rest of the country moved into level 2 after the discovery of two new community cases. There was no update from tour organisers yesterday , on whether the latest outbreak could impact on the upcoming shows, but The Wiggles have reminded fans to be vigilant when purchasing tickets. The group urged people to only buy from authorised ticket vendors, with prices for several New Zealand shows soaring beyond $400 through unofficial … [Read more...] about The Wiggles warn fans to avoid ticket scalpers ahead of upcoming New Zealand tour

The country posted a resilience score of 57.3 out of 100, down from 74.3 in the November ranking where it ranked 10th . Vietnam's slip was due to the new Covid-19 outbreak linked to new strains, with millions placed under lockdown in February, Bloomberg stated. The ranking measured 53 economies of over $200 billion GDP on key metrics including growth in virus cases to overall mortality rates, testing capabilities and vaccine supply agreements, capacity of local healthcare systems, the impact of lockdowns on these economies, and freedom of movement. It used data reported until Feb. 24. The report said Vietnam scored 77 out of 100 in "lockdown severity." A high score indicates social and economic activity are tightly restricted by government policy, meaning people are experiencing greater disruptions to their lives. Vietnam has struggled with a new wave of Covid-19 since Jan. 28 after a streak of 55 days without community transmissions in what the government said was caused by … [Read more...] about Vietnam exits top 10 in Covid-19 resilience ranking due to new outbreak

National leader Simon Bridges has pledged to introduce a $200m cancer drugs fund and a new cancer agency if elected in 2020, a strike deep into Labour territory. The pledge at his party's conference in Christchurch on Sunday comes after Bridges accepted a petition from Blair Vining asking for such an agency to be set up on Thursday. Labour promised to set up a similar national cancer agency to end the "post-code lottery of cancer care" - where survival rates differ between regions - but have not yet implemented that promise. Bridges said cancer was New Zealand's biggest killer and Kiwis shouldn't have to move countries to access treatment. READ MORE: Day of celebration for Blair Vining as cancer petition handed to parliament Government promises to cancer patients could come back to bite as politics takes over Southern District Health Board fails to meet national cancer treatment target "New Zealanders shouldn't have to mortgage their houses, set up a Givealittle … [Read more...] about New cancer agency and a $200m cancer drugs fund pledged by National