[ad_1] Manukura the white kiwi. Photo / Archive The world’s first captive-born white kiwi, which inspired children’s books and toys, has died. Manukura was born on May 1, 2011, and the North Island Brown Kiwi should have been brown in color, but he was born with white features. She had …
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[ad_1] Patrick Semansky / AP Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. US health officials believe that the coronavirus mutation that sounded alarms in parts …
Read More »Conservationist Pete Bethune spends the night after being bitten by a deadly snake
[ad_1] Christel Yardley / Waikato Times Pete Bethune has been bitten by one of the deadliest snakes in South America. A well-known kiwi conservationist spent the night in a Costa Rican hospital after being bitten by one of South America’s deadliest snakes. Pete Bethune was working in the jungle of …
Read More »AstraZeneca: Shot will be effective against Covid-19 variant
[ad_1] The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine that is expected to be approved by UK authorities this week, says researchers believe the injection will be effective against a new variant of the virus that drives rapid increase in infections in Great Britain. AstraZeneca CEO Pascal …
Read More »Brigadier in charge of managed isolation ready for ‘what ifs’
[ad_1] Tom Lee / Stuff Brigadier General Jim Bliss, the new Chief of Isolation and Managed Quarantine (MIQ) for National Defense, was in Hamilton on Sunday to see the Ibis and Distinction hotels. The people of Hamilton, and New Zealand in general, do not need to live in fear of …
Read More »Stay @ home: The decline of the stay-at-home parent
[ad_1] When you have a week-old baby on your hands, the most common question you get is when will you go back to work, says a parenting expert. Nathan Wallis, a neuroscience educator and child development specialist, says that being a stay-at-home parent has gone from being the norm to …
Read More »FBI Searches House of Person of Interest in Nashville Van Explosion
[ad_1] US federal investigators identified a person of interest in connection with the explosion that shook downtown Nashville on Christmas Day and were searching a home associated with that person. Investigators from multiple federal and local law enforcement agencies were at a home in Antioch, suburban Nashville, after receiving information …
Read More »Millions in the UK face tough new coronavirus restrictions on Boxing Day | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Millions of people in the UK today faced tough new coronavirus restrictions, and Scotland and Northern Ireland are demanding stricter measures to try to stop a new variant of the virus believed to be spreading faster. People wear masks while walking down Oxford Street in London Source: Associated Press …
Read More »Three hospitalized after eating datura in Christchurch prison
[ad_1] First published on By Amber allott Three inmates from Christchurch Women’s Prison were admitted to hospital, and now face new charges, after eating the hallucinogenic plant, datura. The women told authorities they found datura growing on the prison grounds. (file photo) Photo: 123RF The prison is conducting an operational …
Read More »‘Dangerous’ substitute found in MDMA tests
[ad_1] Summer festival goers are being warned of an “incredibly dangerous” substitute that is increasingly appearing in MDMA being tested. Know Your Stuff has reported in its latest drug testing clinics that what people thought would be pure MDMA is just cathinones or just enough MDMA to “fake” the tests. …
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