[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will announce the status of Auckland’s alert level tomorrow at noon. Photo / Mark Mitchell Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s cabinet is once again poised to make the decision whether Auckland is ready to lower alert levels and join the rest of the country at Level …
Read More »Ongoing MPI investigation into how the snake got to New Zealand
[ad_1] The Ministry of Primary Industries took away a snake found at a construction site in Papakura for further investigation. Photo / Supplied An investigation is underway to understand how a snake crossed the New Zealand border and reached a construction site in Auckland yesterday. The snake has been formally …
Read More »Raoul Island tsunami monitoring equipment was eliminated during Friday’s earthquakes restored by the GNS team
[ad_1] GNS Science staff landed on Raoul Island on Wednesday and restored a data communications link that was lost when major earthquakes struck the area on Friday. The greatest seismic activity began with a magnitude 7.3 event off the East Cape around 2:30 a.m. M. That was followed by a …
Read More »Doctors and health boards in the dark on accelerated vaccine launch
[ad_1] The government’s new Covid-19 vaccine rollout is faster than doctors and district health boards anticipated, leaving some struggling to reorganize its plan or questioning its role. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced that kiwis would be divided into four groups when he unveiled the long-awaited schedule for the launch …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: when can you get vaccinated? Chris Hipkins and Ashley Bloomfield update priority groups
[ad_1] PoliticsUpdated Mar 9, 2021 11:40 PM2 minutes to read The government is ready to announce who will be the next kiwis to be offered the vaccine when it reveals the priority groups. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Chief Health Officer Ashley Bloomfield will announce the order of the …
Read More »Queen responds to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview
[ad_1] LifestyleUpdated Mar 9, 2021 05:32 PM4 minutes to read ROYAL BOMBSHELL LATEST* Meghan’s father hits Harry after an explosive interview with Oprah* Steve Braunias – a picturesque look at how the other half moans* The unanswered questions from Oprah’s interview* ‘I’m done with this’: Piers Morgan turns off live …
Read More »Covid-19: ‘nasty’ racist abuse targeting MIQ healthcare workers
[ad_1] DAVID BLANCO / THINGS Most guests in managed isolation facilities are grateful, but some verbally and physically abuse healthcare workers, says one whistleblower. (File photo) As a nurses union demands change, shocking reports are emerging that healthcare workers are labeled “cute” and physically abused by guests in managed isolation …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: nurses strike during possible vaccine launch – union
[ad_1] By RNZ The New Zealand Nurses Organization will not rule out a strike during the mass launch of the Covid-19 vaccine if it cannot reach an agreement on satisfactory payment arrangements, it says. The Government revealed yesterday that it has purchased enough Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for the entire country …
Read More »‘I’m done with this’: Piers Morgan gets off live TV for Meghan’s dig
[ad_1] Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan walked off the show’s set prior to his interview with Thomas Markle, after a host condemned Morgan’s treatment of Harry and Meghan on television yesterday. The tension in the studio was palpable between Morgan, a frequent critic of Meghan in particular, and co-host …
Read More »Covid-19: Vaccines for Border Workers’ Families Begin When First Vaccine Clinic Opens
[ad_1] New Zealand’s first large-scale Covid-19 vaccination clinic has opened in Auckland, as healthcare workers strike out at the families of border workers. Chief Health Officer Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the clinic had been established as officials accelerated the next stage of the Covid-19 immunization program: targeting the estimated 50,000 …
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