Health

Hip replacements add to your health insurer bill

[ad_1] Southern Cross Health Insurance paid nearly $ 1 billion in claims in the year through June, with New Zealanders’ hips and knees responsible for most of the bill. Health insurance coverage has increased in recent years, from 1.35 million lives covered in December 2016 to 1.41 million in December …

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Weekend work weather: scorching highs, then heavy rain

[ad_1] Parts of the east coast of the South Island could experience record warm weather this weekend. It is a good start for 2018. Photo: 123RF MetService meteorologist Lewis Ferris says the eastern South Island will start the weekend in warm weather, with temperatures in Christchurch and Kaikōura reaching 28 …

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