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[ad_1] Public health director Caroline McElnay has admitted that health officials are “scratching our heads” over the most recent cases of Pullman Covid-19, after another ex-MIQ returnee tested positive. The Ministry of Health confirmed today a community case of Covid-19 in Hamilton. The person had been isolating since January 30 …

[ad_1] Hundreds of people packed the hall at the East Otago Events Center tonight to discuss the state of the water affecting some 1,500 residents in townships north of Dunedin. Photo / Gregor Richardson The blood tests will help officials determine whether residents of Waikouaiti and Karitane may be chronically …

[ad_1] Supplied 100 liters of hydrochloric acid have been spilled in Napier, leading to the eviction of a street and a health warning for bathers. A Napier street was evacuated and a health advisory was issued after a Hawke’s Bay business spilled 100 liters of hydrochloric acid into a stormwater …

[ad_1] A quick motorcycle ride before a family dinner could have been Michael “Hooky” Walker’s last. It was supposed to be a 20 minute ride on his beloved Harley-Davidson. But the 47-year-old’s next memory after the Oct. 24 accident was waking up from a month-long coma with more than 50 …

[ad_1] John Kirk-Anderson / Stuff A man died after a fall on property in Sydenham in Christchurch, a building used by the Sara Anderson School of Dance. A man who died after falling while painting the roof of a building in Christchurch was a “fantastic worker, great friend, husband and …

[ad_1] Lucy Xia / Things Sich Seafood Restaurant is a new restaurant opened in January that has had “almost no customers” after two cases of Covid-19 in the Auckland community. A company visited by Auckland’s last two Covid-19 community cases says it is suffering financially after customers have not returned. …

[ad_1] Health Minister Andrew Little has suggested that more money may be on the way for cancer treatment, following a very critical report on cancer treatment in New Zealand. Little did not commit to a cancer care supplement, saying the report was only one day old, but suggested that there …

[ad_1] Nearly six months after a rare face and hand transplant, American Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze. The 22-year-old New Jersey resident underwent surgery last August, two years after sustaining severe burns in a car accident. “I knew it would be small steps,” DiMeo …

[ad_1] Counties Manukau Health is reviewing its emergency closure plan to deal with crisis situations, including firearm incidents. Photo / LDR With a series of armed incidents in South Auckland making headlines, the Manukau Counties DHB is reviewing its emergency closure plans to deal with such events. The issue was …

[ad_1] Andrew McArthur / Stuff Petone Ridge Studd rugby player chases a Marist St Pats player. Studd subsequently suffered severe facial injuries after being attacked by Marist St Pats players. The Marist St Pats Rugby Football Club has been banned from entering a men’s team at a prestigious Wellington tournament …