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[ad_1] Chief Health Officer Dr. Ashley Bloomfield says that the rule-breaking behavior of various Pakistani cricketers in controlled isolation is unacceptable. The cricketers were on their “final warning” after breaking the rules of administered isolation in Christchurch. Speaking at RNZ’s Morning report, Bloomfield explained that several players were caught “mingling” …

[ad_1] At the height of his career, Diego Maradona was one of the highest paid athletes in the world, but a life of addiction, legal and financial problems meant that his fortune was seriously diminished at the time of his death. The 60-year-old Argentine soccer star, who had been battling …

[ad_1] Supplied CJ Bodhi White, 10 months old, died in hospital after being injured in Hokitika in July 2019. His father, David Grant Sinclair, was found guilty of his murder. Oranga Tamariki visited the home of a 10-month-old baby due to concerns about his well-being just under three weeks before …

[ad_1] A Nelson couple stranded out in the cold by wood stove restrictions face a $ 30,000 bill to find an alternative heat source for their home. For the past year, Marc and Talya Horrocks have been fighting with the Nelson City Council to resolve a dispute over their fireplace …

[ad_1] Chief Health Officer Dr. Ashley Bloomfield during an update on the response to Covid-19. Photo / Mark Mitchell It has been nine days since a case of Covid-19 spread through community broadcasting was reported, while the Pakistan cricket team was caught breaking managed isolation rules. Six cricketers tested positive …

[ad_1] A Nelson couple stranded out in the cold by wood stove restrictions face a $ 30,000 bill to find an alternative heat source for their home. For the past year, Marc and Talya Horrocks have been fighting with the Nelson City Council to resolve a dispute over their fireplace …

[ad_1] The Health Ministry says it appears that an Air New Zealand crew member caught Covid-19 while abroad. A new case of managed isolation was also reported today, the ministry said in a statement this afternoon. The cabin crew member tested positive in Shanghai on Sunday and was retested when …

[ad_1] Joanne Carroll / Things Greymouth’s new hospital opened in 2019. Changes in the medical workforce on the West Coast will put patients at risk and reduce their access to specialty care, says the physicians union. The warning comes from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) when the West …

[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Stuff MIQ facility staff will now need to wear N95 masks in situations where they cannot maintain a two meter distance from confirmed or probable Covid-19 cases. (File photo) Staff working in controlled isolation and quarantine facilities will now be required to wear N95 masks when …

[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and National Leader Judith Collins addressed MPs in the House this afternoon after the state opening of Parliament. The parliamentarians were officially sworn in yesterday, but today is when both leaders defined their agenda for the next term. Collins began his speech by saying that …