[ad_1] Daiga / Unsplash A man brought three of his children to live with him in New Zealand, but ran into trouble when the truth about his son’s relationship was revealed. (File photo) A man’s attempt to secure his son’s New Zealand residency has been thwarted after he discovered midway …
Read More »The castle dream ended after 10 years of work; reluctant owners list it ‘as is, where is it’
[ad_1] Ten years ago, the owners of this property set out to build the project of their dreams: a grand castle on a huge lot in North Canterbury. But, having put their heart and soul into the project for over a decade, the couple are reluctantly listing their half-finished castle …
Read More »New Zealand criticized for offering to ‘negotiate peace’ between Australia and China
[ad_1] New Zealand’s new foreign minister is criticized as ‘naive’ for offering to negotiate a deal to end the Australia-China trade dispute Canberra-Beijing relations have deteriorated rapidly over the course of 2020 Scott Morrison has not spoken to Xi Jinping since the G20 summit in Japan New Zealand’s foreign minister …
Read More »‘There are still many unknowns’: experts on New Zealand’s great vaccine plan
[ad_1] The government announced this morning two new vaccine purchases that will provide enough to vaccinate all New Zealanders, to be rolled out from the second quarter of next year. Next, expert response, via the Science Media Center. Michael Baker It’s great to see these details about the next big …
Read More »SunLive – Police “justified” in fatal shooting in Tauranga
[ad_1] Tauranga police have been found justified in the fatal shooting of a man in November last year. The Independent Authority for Police Conduct has released its findings following an investigation into the shooting on November 24, 2019. The IPCA says the police were justified in shooting the man “because …
Read More »Waitematā DHB Deaths: Critical Report of the Mental Health Unit Model of Care
[ad_1] The model of care provided by an Auckland mental health unit has come under fire after the deaths of four patients. The Waitematā District Board of Health commissioned an external review after two suicides at its facility, He Puna Waiora, in the same week in 2019. Since then, DHB …
Read More »Covid-19: Journal Names Prime Minister Among 10 People Who Have Shaped Science
[ad_1] ROBERT KITCHEN / Things Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been described as a “crisis leader” by the scientific journal Nature. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been named among 10 people who helped shape science in 2020. Science magazine Nature described Ardern as a “crisis leader” amid the Covid-19 pandemic. …
Read More »Scramble in Sydney as New Covid Cluster Grows
[ad_1] A cluster of Covid-19 developing on Sydney’s north beaches has grown to four as authorities scramble to identify its source just a week before Christmas. Twelve consecutive days with no locally acquired Covid cases in NSW ended on Wednesday after a Sydney airport driver was confirmed to have the …
Read More »‘No fixed address’ a recipe for premature death, study finds
[ad_1] Most homeless men and women died alone, in streets, parks and driveways from preventable causes and 30 years earlier than those who had a home, according to a study. Researchers from the University of Waikato studied the coronary findings of 171 homeless people at the time of their death …
Read More »Condemnatory review places DHB leadership after two alleged suicides in four days
[ad_1] Amaki Heke, 24, died of an alleged suicide in May last year at a North Shore mental health unit. Photo / Supplied A grieving adoptive parent says health chiefs didn’t ask key questions at a North Shore mental health unit where two patients died in suspected suicides just days …
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