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[ad_1] Health Minister Chris Hipkins today closed the “deliberate misinformation” claiming that the government will make a Covid-19 vaccine mandatory if it is made available. Your playlist will load after this announcement. The Health Minister says people will be encouraged to get vaccinated if one is available. Source: 1 NEWS …

[ad_1] An Australian veterinarian has been named among those traveling on a live cattle export ship that disappeared after a typhoon hit the waters of southwestern Japan. Japanese rescuers were searching today for the Gulf Livestock 1 ship carrying 42 crew members that, according to a survivor, sank during bad …

[ad_1] A small trapped brown kiwi is lucky to be alive after being rescued from a roadside culvert in Taranaki. While it remains a mystery how the flightless bird got stuck in the gutter in early August, the North Island native brown kiwi owes its survival to two Downer road …

[ad_1] New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been named second in a list of the 2020 World’s 50 Best “Thinkers”. British magazine Prospect ranked some of the world’s top leaders, listing those who were forward thinkers, had practical minds, and were involved in what is being described as the …

[ad_1] He added that while the government will encourage New Zealanders to get vaccinated once one is available, it will not make it mandatory. The New Zealand Public Party was criticized in August for sharing a video that falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccines were mandatory under a new law that …

[ad_1] National promises new parents $ 3,000 to spend on services as part of a “first 1000 days” policy. The party’s minors policy will give high-risk parents an additional $ 3000 to spend on parenting services, provide more pre- and postpartum screenings, fund a three-day postnatal stay at hospitals or …

[ad_1] National would not award cash grants to new parents. Rather, they would receive a nominal amount of funding with which they could purchase approved services, including midwifery services or access to tutoring. The funds could only be used to purchase approved and specified services, however, parents would have complete …

[ad_1] Japanese rescuers were searching today for a cattle boat with 42 crew on board that, according to a survivor, sank during bad weather a day earlier on an island in southern Japan, the coast guard said. Your playlist will load after this announcement. Only one of the 43 crew …

[ad_1] Auckland residents are warned not to drop the ball as the city heads into its first weekend at alert level 2, with police warning it will be out of order. While Tāmaki Makaurau exited level 3 on Monday, restrictions still remain around the size of social gatherings, funerals and …

[ad_1] Simon Rogers / RNZ The children’s area in the new Christchurch Hospital emergency department will not open as a result of financial constraints and understaffing. The decision not to open parts of Christchurch Hospital’s new emergency department (ED) due to financial constraints has been labeled “beyond embarrassing.” Andy Dickerson, …