Health

[ad_1] The New Zealand Nurses Union is “extremely concerned” about nurses working in managed isolation facilities and says the border system should be reconsidered. The comments come as an investigation is launched into how two workers became infected with Covid-19 at a Christchurch isolation facility. The second positive case, announced …

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[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met with Melinda Gates via teleconference in June about Covid-19. Photo / Mark Mitchell Melinda Gates, co-chair of one of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations, personally appealed to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to “speak up” in support of a collective approach to the Covid-19 vaccine. …

[ad_1] The Detail is a daily news podcast produced for RNZ by Press room and is posted on Stuff with permission. Click on this link to subscribe to the podcast. The election itself may be over, but with nearly 20 percent of the vote yet to come, there is still …

[ad_1] A legal tumult is brewing over a “premium” public land in Porirua valued at more than $ 1 million, with the Porirua City Council facing off against a consortium led by Greater Wellington Regional Councilor Chris Kirk-Burnnand. He leads a group of five residents who want to buy nearly …

[ad_1] A second managed isolation worker tested positive for Covid-19 in Christchurch. Your playlist will load after this announcement. The Health Ministry says they are a close contact of the first health worker to test positive. Source: 1 NEWS The Health Ministry confirmed the news tonight, saying they are a …

[ad_1] Nanaia Mahuta is the country’s Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs. Photo / Mark Mitchell ANALYSIS: When the Labor Party released its ministerial appointments on Monday, the headlines were filled with “firsts” and “record number of”, and particularly for Maori. And with good reason. Nanaia Mahuta became the first foreign …

[ad_1] The official response to new community cases of Covid-19 may appear more relaxed than previous outbreaks. But the lack of intensity is simply a reflection of progress made to improve the public health system, says one expert. Two new community cases, both workers stationed at the Sudima Hotel’s isolation …

[ad_1] The Southern District Board of Health plans to develop two new delivery units in the Central Lakes area, after more than a year of calls to action, and a series of deliveries under ad-hoc conditions and without pain relief. The board today approved a recommendation to establish a primary …

[ad_1] Infectious disease expert Dr. Ayesha Verrall, also a member of the LGBT community, was catapulted directly into Cabinet as a first-term list MP with various roles, including Associate Minister of Health and Minister of Food Safety. LGBT Labor MP Kiri Allan has been appointed Conservation Minister, replacing Green MP …