Confidence soars in international travel, providing Covid-19 vaccinations keep up
13 Apr, 2021 02:18 AM
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Hoteliers and accommodation providers are hoping to befit from a year s pent up demand. Photo / Lora Ohanessian, Unsplash
Hoteliers and accommodation providers are hoping to befit from a year s pent up demand. Photo / Lora Ohanessian, Unsplash
NZ Herald
Over half of New Zealanders are hoping to take an international holiday this year a consumer confidence survey has revealed, but only once they ve been vaccinated.
The survey, commissioned by accommodation listings website Booking.com, shows that there s still hunger for travel - but most Kiwis say they will put off plans until they are fully vaccinated. 60 per cent of New Zealanders say they are willing to delay travel plans until they are fully vaccinated.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Rise of variants in Europe shows how dangerous the virus can be
11 Apr, 2021 07:42 PM
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An empty Champs Elysees avenue as the 7pm curfew in Paris, France, began again last month. Photo / AP
An empty Champs Elysees avenue as the 7pm curfew in Paris, France, began again last month. Photo / AP
New York Times
By: Josh Holder, Allison McCann and Benjamin Mueller
Europe, the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic last spring, has once again swelled with new cases, which are inundating some hospitals there and driving a worrisome global surge of Covid-19. But this time, the threat
Emma Galloway s Tempeh & Mushroom Burgers with Smashed Avocado
for 4 people
By: Emma Galloway
These burgers are a great plan-ahead meal because the patties keep well in the fridge for a couple of days – and I encourage you to chill them for at least 30 minutes because this helps to keep them together better when cooked. They also freeze really well. The world of gluten-free buns has come a long way since I started eating gluten-free, so I tend to buy them these days, although there was once a time when the only way I could eat nice junk-free gluten-free buns was to make them myself (you ll find the recipe in my second cookbook,
Slip on Whanganui s SH4/Anzac Parade strikes again, reducing road to one lane
6 Apr, 2021 04:00 AM
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The slip is the second at the same site in under a month. Photo / Ethan Griffiths
The slip is the second at the same site in under a month. Photo / Ethan Griffiths
The slip occurred yesterday, resulting in contractors being called to the site to clear the riverside road. The majority of the debris blocking the road was subsequently cleared, but the busy route remained reduced to one lane as of this morning.
The slip is the second at the site in the past month, with a similar pile of rocks and debris reducing the road to one lane earlier in March.
Alexandria, once an intellectual beacon
1 Apr, 2021 03:14 AM
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Modern Alexandria, Egypt. Photo / Getty Images
By Fred Frederikse
Millisphere: a discrete region inhabited by roughly one thousandth of the world population.
Alexandria (5.2 million) was founded more than two millennia ago by Alexander the Great when he had a causeway built to Pharos Island, creating two harbours where the Nile Delta meets the Mediterranean. Famous for its lighthouse and library it became a centre for learning and the exchange of ideas - where classical Greece met animist Africa.
Alexandrian geographers mapped the then-known world, observed that it was round and correctly estimated its diameter. Alexandria was where the Bible was translated from Hebrew into Greek and where Euclid wrote his treatise on geometry. Indian sadhus mixed with Jews and Greeks in the bazaar and trade goods from Africa, Asia and Europe changed hands.