Health

[ad_1] There are six new Covid-19 cases to report in New Zealand on Saturday. The Health Ministry said that five of the cases had been detected in controlled isolation, but one was a border worker who was already in quarantine. Two cases arrived from Qatar on November 17 and tested …

[ad_1] Rugby fans, players and officials were left deflated after New Zealand Rugby’s offer to host the Rugby Championship in New Zealand was unsuccessful. Photography / Getty Images Officials investigating the ultimately unsuccessful bid for New Zealand to host the Rugby Championship warned that giving the event a green light …

[ad_1] A top-notch doctor says he has never had to diagnose as much cancer as in the Rotorua Hospital emergency department since he started there 18 months ago. Emergency Department Chief Dr. Suzanne Moran (left) and Lakes DHB Director of Strategy, Planning and Funding, Karen Evison. Photo: Andrew Warner / …

[ad_1] The drastic six-day coronavirus lockdown in South Australia was triggered by a “lie” to contact the tracers of a man who tested positive and statewide restrictions will be lifted much earlier than initially planned, authorities said. Friday. The shocking announcement came just two days after the state government ordered …

[ad_1] The coronavirus is killing one person every eight seconds around the world. The terrifying statistic comes from data from the World Health Organization (WHO) Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Control Panel. The WHO registered 9,989 new deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, which made yesterday the third deadliest day …

[ad_1] US President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 on Friday (local time). In exactly two months, he will take over the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment and a settling of accounts over racial injustice. As he struggles with those …

[ad_1] A Wānaka man is fighting for his life as his partner struggles to keep his tourism business afloat after Covid-19 dealt a double blow to them. Brent Shears is in Christchurch Hospital and had his lower right leg amputated last week following delays in obtaining a much-needed second kidney …

[ad_1] A rearguard action has been launched to save the disused Founders Theater in Hamilton, despite the overwhelming majority of residents favoring its demolition. City councilors gathered on Friday to hear presentations on what to do with the once-premier theater in the city. The 58-year-old theater closed in 2016 due …

[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said today that the mistakes of the past should not be repeated and that it is essential that the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation “commit to keeping markets open and trade flowing.” Your playlist will load after this ad. With New Zealand practically hosting …

[ad_1] The Christchurch schools rebuilding project will be completed as scheduled, despite long delays, says the Education Minister. Chris Hipkins said the $ 1.3 billion project to rebuild or redevelop 115 schools damaged by the earthquake will meet its 10-year goal, though there could be “a bit of movement on …