Health

[ad_1] The crew of a German yacht that sailed to New Zealand in breach of the country’s Covid-19 border restrictions left the country on a flight yesterday afternoon. His departure was confirmed in a short statement from Immigration New Zealand. No other details were provided. The crew was in police …

[ad_1] Judith Collins admits that she is not a particularly talented fisherwoman, but the national leader once caught a fairly large halibut in Alaska. The revelation came in a weak teacup during a visit to a composite tube maker in Rotorua, which was used to make fishing rods before switching …

[ad_1] Canterbury Charity Hospital founder Phil Bagshaw is calling for “heads to roll” in response to a new review of colonoscopy services from the Southern District Health Board released Friday. Strained professional relationships and poor record keeping are among the problems causing colonoscopy delays in Southland and Otago, according to …

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump’s personal physician issued a statement after 74-year-old Melania Trump and the first lady tested positive for Covid-19. In a memo to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Friday, President Sean Conley’s doctor said he had “permission” to release the following information. “Tonight I received …

[ad_1] Sandwich chain Subway has come under fire in Ireland, where the Supreme Court ruled that its bread contains so much sugar that it cannot legally be classified as bread. Regulations on the classification of food are strict in Ireland, where products classified as staples, including bread, are not subject …

[ad_1] A second high-ranking member of the secret Gloriavale religious sect has left the community over concerns about how it is being run. Selwyn Love, the father of Dove Love who appeared in the TVNZ documentary about the community, left Gloriavale earlier this week. Love was a servant leader, one …

[ad_1] Experts are urging the government to rethink isolation procedures after a series of new Covid cases and news that a Christchurch garbage can may have spread the virus. Twelve new cases of isolation facilities announced Thursday included 10 that arrived on the same flight from India. No new cases …

[ad_1] A bubble of travel through Tasmania between Australia and New Zealand will become a reality within two weeks after the two nations agreed that New Zealanders could travel to New South Wales and the Northern Territory starting October 16, for the first time since the coronavirus restrictions were imposed …

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted on Friday night on NZT. Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that Senior Assistant Hope Hicks contracted the virus after traveling with the president several times …

[ad_1] Kordia Group CEO Scott Bartlett resigned to focus on his health, the state-owned company said in a statement. In August 2019, Bartlett was diagnosed with multiple brain tumors. “After going through a period of remission, he returned in January 2020 to resume his role, but sadly fell ill again …