Health

[ad_1] A bill allowing police to enter Marae without a search warrant “smacks of discrimination,” an iwi spokesman told lawmakers. The spokesperson for the National Forum of Iwi Presidents, Rahui Papa, told the Epidemic Response Committee this morning that there was a “growing feeling” that the Government’s efforts are undermining …

[ad_1] It seems she was referring to the three laws enacted throughout the lockdown – the Health Act, Epidemic Preparedness Act and Civil Defense Emergency Management Act – that gave the Government powers to intrude on civil liberties. Labor MP and Attorney-General David Parker has similarly justified the legislation by …

[ad_1] Covid-19 Hours before New Zealand moves to Level 2, the Government has succeeded in passing new laws that will create a legal framework for the new restrictions New legislation allowing the Government to enforce Level 2 restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic have been passed by Parliament, despite protests about …

[ad_1] On Sunday afternoon, South Auckland butcher Roy Green joined his family to enjoy the luck of Mother’s Day at his sister’s house. He laughed and joked with his family, using his position as “mom’s favorite” as a lever against his brothers. Those last moments are how Sister Rachel Green …

[ad_1] While kiwis count hours for life a little weaker than alert level 2, scientists say New Zealand still faces a big question: how much does the virus circulate? Today, the director general of health, Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, announced another day with no new cases, keeping New Zealand’s count at …

[ad_1] Three older nursing home residents are dead and seven nurses who cared for them at Waitakere Hospital have been infected with Covid-19. Kirsty Johnston reports on what went wrong. Nurses in the hospital ward who cared for six older Covid-19 patients received only three hours to prepare, after it …

[ad_1] Jacinda Ardern has warned there is “no playbook” to recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, as her government prepares to unveil New Zealand’s budget in what she said were “the most challenging economic conditions” since the Great Depression. The prime minister’s remarks followed an announcement that New Zealand had recorded …

[ad_1] National leader Simon Bridges says the government’s pullback at funerals and tangi limits “incoherent and inconsistent touches of policy in the hull.” Your playlist will be loaded after this announcement. The national leader addressed current developments around the duel. Source: 1 NEWS This morning, National launched a petition against …

[ad_1] Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand – Jess Sandoval thought life in recovery would be different. On good days, he might walk out of the house for a walk around the block. Although, just as likely, she couldn’t. She regains strength little by little, she thought to herself. But powerful antibiotics, …

[ad_1] New Zealand will drop to Alert Level 2 at midnight. The Herald answers your questions about what you can do and where you can go tomorrow. What will be open that was not open before? Practically everything. Clothing chains, department stores, garden centers, massage parlors, hair salons, whatever. Some …