Health

[ad_1] The president of the Federation of Directors, Perry Rush, has sparked a storm of protest from some of his own members after backing the legalization of cannabis in next month’s referendum. Rush, director of Hastings Intermediate Decile 3, told Television NZ’s question-and-answer program on Sunday that he would vote …

[ad_1] At a conference for his peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once haunted Africa, with a magazine cover declaring it “The Hopeless Continent.” He then quoted Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah: “It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this …

[ad_1] British pubs will have to close early and people who do not obey quarantine rules will face hefty fines under the new closure restrictions to stem a growing wave of new coronavirus infections. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce the new measures, a day after UK medical directors …

[ad_1] Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted and school is almost over for a fortnight, much to the delight of mayors at New Zealand’s tourist hotspots, where there is hope that the holidays will boost coffers in the struggling tourism sector. . “Go ahead, go ahead,” said David Trewavas, mayor of …

[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Todd Muller was burned at the border. Before the Hamish Walker mess, and long before the new community group in Auckland, Muller publicly reflected on the idea of ​​the border remaining closed forever, noting that this was unrealistic. “A strategy that says we remain completely closed to everyone …

[ad_1] The tragic death of a patient in Germany, which is attributed to a ransomware attack, illustrates how cyber security and health and safety issues can intersect, says Kordia’s chief information security officer, Hilary Dalton. The New Zealand Occupational Safety and Health Act (2015) holds company directors and other officers …

[ad_1] Peter Macky recently flew home to New Zealand from Berlin via Doha and Sydney. He experienced managed isolation in both Australia and Auckland. OPINION: My time in Managed Isolation (MI) in Sydney was as a guest of the New South Wales government. Anyone passing through Sydney at night is …

[ad_1] Money is causing relationship stress for 20 percent of New Zealanders, and even those making more than $ 150,000 a year are struggling, research from the Commission on Financial Capability shows. Their survey of more than 3,000 people found that one in five had relationship problems with their partners, …

[ad_1] Dianne Manson / Getty Images New Zealand mountain biker Sam Gaze says he has spent the past 18 months battling depression. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is being republished with permission. New Zealand mountain biker Sam Gaze is in the picturesque medieval Spanish city of Girona …

[ad_1] By RNZ’s Phil Pennington A $ 7.7 million search is underway for a deadly mineral beneath Auckland, but has already encountered objections from the city’s train tunnellers. Cancer-causing erionite is worse than asbestos, but less common. It could complicate major construction projects, including drilling a new tunnel under the …