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[ad_1] Diane Bishop / Stuff In exchange for the commitment of the agricultural sector, the Government has postponed the introduction of regulations for intensive winter grazing practices until May 2022. The government has deferred the imposition of almost all proposed winter grazing regulations for a year. Intensive Winter Grazing (IWG) …

[ad_1] Lynn Grieveson / Press Room via Getty Images Those returning to the MIQ facility will no longer have to stay in their room after the final Covid-19 test. Returning New Zealanders will no longer have to stay in their room after the test on the 12th while in Managed …

[ad_1] Wildlife farms in southern China seek to be the most likely source of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a member of the World Health Organization research team. Peter Daszak was among the WHO-led team of experts that traveled to China this year to try to answer questions about the …

[ad_1] The number of foreigners allowed to cross New Zealand’s Covid-restricted borders has now risen to more than 11,000. Less than half of them were critical healthcare workers, with the rest coming from a variety of industries, including construction and entertainment. Research and development, which brought in 1,878 of the …

[ad_1] A weak positive Covid-19 test was detected on Friday in a routine sewage sampling in Papatoetoe, south Auckland, last week, the Health Ministry revealed. It comes as he announced two new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation on Tuesday, but no new cases in the community. On Monday, there …

[ad_1] Nikki Cockburn’s treatment by her GP has been condemned by the Commissioner of Health and Disability. Photo / Peter McIntosh, ODT “I had to bury two children and that is something that I don’t think I can overcome.” Nikki Cockburn, who has fought for two and a half years …

[ad_1] A handful of European countries have temporarily halted the launch of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood clotting. Ireland has joined the growing list of countries that have put the Oxford / AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on hold following reports of clotting in a small number of patients. Norway, …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Queenstown has gone from being described as the jewel in tourism’s crown to a community grappling with vitriol, and told that it is getting what it deserves. Businesses say it is not just the iconic destination that has …

[ad_1] Type 2 diabetes costs the country $ 2.1 billion a year, and one in four Pasifika will have the disease in 20 years, according to a new report. The PwC report, commissioned by various health groups, including Diabetes New Zealand, details the economic and social cost of type 2 …

[ad_1] Unknown / Supplied Some government decisions about who can come to New Zealand during the Covid-19 pandemic are a sad and sick joke, says Ankur Sabharwal, a licensed immigration consultant. OPINION: What a sad and sick joke it has become that foreigners watching the America’s Cup can be approved …