Health

[ad_1] Chris Hemsworth is 37 years old and his brother Liam Hemsworth is 30 years old. Photo / Getty Images It’s hard not to be a little jealous of Chris Hemsworth and his younger brother Liam. They both made that hard leap from Australian soap operas to Hollywood blockbusters, then …

[ad_1] Coronavirus infections have barely affected many of the remote islands in the Pacific, but the consequences of the pandemic have been enormous, disrupting the supply chain that brings in significant food imports and pushing prices up as tourism declines. With a food crisis looming, many governments have initiated community …

[ad_1] A returnee at one of Auckland’s isolation facilities has died. Guests of the Grand Millennium were told in a letter from officials at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Monday night that a fellow guest quarantined had died at the hotel. Stuff One of the guests at the …

[ad_1] By RNZ A drug control organization warns partygoers about the danger of drugs being sold as something they are not. Know Your Stuff deputy editor Jez Weston says there has been a rise in synthetic cathinone, also known as bath salts, which is poorly sold as MDMA. “At first …

[ad_1] The New Zealand government is the most receptive to scientific advice in the world according to a new survey. Photo / NZH COMMENTARY: In mid-November, South Dakota emergency room nurse Jodi Doering tweeted her experience caring for dying patients. Many, he said, were denying the existence of COVID-19 until …

[ad_1] A much loved and extremely rare white kiwi died after surgery, causing great grief among New Zealand conservationists. Manukura, the North Island brown kiwi, was born in captivity in May 2011 with a rare genetic trait, leucism, which gave it a striking white plumage. She became an ambassador for …

[ad_1] New Zealanders are enjoying the summer sun, but they aren’t scanning everywhere. On Monday, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said the government’s use of the Covid Tracer app had been “regrettable” so far during the holiday period. “Unfortunately, the use of the Covid Tracker app over the summer has …

[ad_1] New Zealand Dec 28, 2020 01:29 AM2 minutes to read The electronic dance and music festival is one of the first big festivals of the summer. Video / Red Rum Touring Organizers of the Hidden Valley Festival say their “thoughts, respect and aroha” are with the family of the …

[ad_1] Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images Australian great golfer Greg Norman has tested positive for Covid-19 and has returned to the hospital in the US. Greg Norman has detailed the severe Covid-19 symptoms that “kicked” him when he returned to the hospital after initially thinking that he had overcome the …

[ad_1] FLIGHTRADAR24 The picture was drawn by the young pilot in southern Germany. To celebrate the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine in Europe, a young German pilot has taken to the skies to encourage people to receive the jab. Samy Kramer pulled out a giant syringe on its flight path …