Active holidays more refreshing than fly and flop, show fatigue studies
28 Apr, 2021 07:05 AM
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Swap hanging at a fly and flop resort for an active holiday : Canopy Tours, Rotorua. Photo / Supplied, TNZ
Swap hanging at a fly and flop resort for an active holiday : Canopy Tours, Rotorua. Photo / Supplied, TNZ
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The national tourism body is urging Kiwis to ditch the fly and flop and instead opt for a recharge holiday.
It is about now that New Zealanders would normally be planning to fly in search for some winter sun. Given recent events – say, the entirety of 2020 – checking out for a snooze at a beachy resort is not an option.
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The timeline for vaccinating all Australians by October has slipped, potentially into early next year.
By Jason Scott, Bloomberg
22 Apr 2021 07:27
A doctor sits in the recovery area of the post vaccination room at Austin Hospital in Melbourne, on February 22. Image: Bloomberg
While much of the world contends with a surge in Covid-19 cases, Australia takes another big step toward normality this weekend when about 100 000 football fans will gather in the nationâs largest sports stadium, without having to wear masks.
The government has tamed the virus by shuttering the international border and through rigorous testing and contact tracing, giving Australians an enviable level of freedom. But after winning the containment battle, the country now risks losing the vaccination war as supply shortages and a slow rollout jeopardise the economic recovery.
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âWhat exactly are people buying?â, is a question that keeps bugging anyone with the time or curiosity to check what is going on in cryptocurrency markets. The question pops up every hype cycle, and it never makes sense. In 2017 people were buying âtokensâ to spend on to yet-to-be-launched websites; in 2020 they were buying âyamsâ, memes play-acting as financial assets; last week, someone shelled out $69 million in cryptocurrency to buy a ânon-fungible tokenâ, or NFT, linked to a digital collage designed by graphic artist Beeple. Now there is an auction for a tweet; currently, the highest bid is $2.5m.
New variant of coronavirus emerges in UK as London move to Tier-3 restrictions
By News Desk| Updated: 15th December 2020 6:53 pm IST London: People walk in the main shopping area at Oxford Street, in London, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. According to various measures, the capital seems likely to enter the strict Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions during Christmas period, due to the high level of alert for coronavirus outbreak. AP/PTI
By Hanie Abdul Razak
A new variant of the coronavirus is believed to be the cause of a very sharp spike in infections, the UK government said in Parliament on Monday. As a result, London and three parts of surrounding counties are set to go into Tier-3 restrictions from Wednesday onwards.