[ad_1] One year after the death of student in a Dunedin flat party, her parents say her drive to help do the area safer continues. Grant Miller reports. Sophia Crestani’s parents are committed to moving forward to help create a safer environment for students in North Dunedin. They have a …
Read More »The experimental drugs that Donald Trump is taking to treat COVID-19
[ad_1] Donald Trump is being treated with an experimental antibody cocktail after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. The President of the United States has received an intravenous dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail. Regeneron’s drug REGN-COV2 is part of a class of experimental COVID-19 drugs known as monoclonal antibodies – …
Read More »The experimental drugs that Donald Trump is taking to treat COVID-19
[ad_1] Donald Trump is being treated with an experimental antibody cocktail after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. The President of the United States has received an intravenous dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail. Regeneron’s drug REGN-COV2 is part of a class of experimental COVID-19 drugs known as monoclonal antibodies – …
Read More »Covid-19: Stocks and oil prices plummet after Trump tests positive for virus
[ad_1] US and Asian stock futures fell on Friday after US President Donald Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the new coronavirus. Futures contracts for both the S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials lost 1.9 percent. Oil prices also fell. Trump tweeted the news …
Read More »Scott Bartlett resigns as CEO of Kordia as cancer returns
[ad_1] Kordia Group CEO Scott Bartlett resigned to focus on his health, the state-owned company said in a statement. In August 2019, Bartlett was diagnosed with multiple brain tumors. “After going through a period of remission, he returned in January 2020 to resume his role, but sadly fell ill again …
Read More »Kiwi police officer Matt Ratana died of a gunshot wound to the chest after the gun was fired ‘multiple times’, according to investigation
[ad_1] A coroner has heard how the former New Zealand officer, Metropolitan Police Sgt. Matiu (Matt) Ratana, was shot in the chest after being shot “multiple times” by a handcuffed suspect inside a police station. The Mailonline reports that the 54-year-old man was shot while preparing to search the suspect …
Read More »Canterbury professor remembered as ‘visionary educator, colleague and friend’
[ad_1] Saint Thomas of Canterbury / Supplied Brad Milne was a professor at Rolleston College, but previously taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College. A Canterbury school teacher who died suddenly has been remembered as a “visionary educator, colleague and friend.” Rolleston College announced in a Facebook post Wednesday that …
Read More »Economic Crisis and Low Interest Rates Lead to Mixed Reactions from Investors: First-Time Home Buyers Piling Up, KiwiSaver Investors Turn Conservative
[ad_1] The economic crisis and the environment of ever lower interest rates have led people to make a series of sometimes contradictory financial decisions, according to new data from KiwiSaver. While a large portion of KiwiSaver investors panicked when equity markets crashed in March and switched to more conservative funds, …
Read More »2020 election: Judith Collins rules out coalition with Advance NZ ‘because I’m not crazy’
[ad_1] National leader Judith Collins has ruled out a coalition with the nascent Advance NZ party, saying she is not “crazy.” The chances that Collins would join a party formed by Jami-Lee Ross, who left the National Party in a storm of controversy while accusing him of voter fraud, were …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Ministry of Health to head first live press conference in more than a week
[ad_1] Currently, there are 12 new cases of Covid-19, all in managed isolation. Ten of the cases arrived on a flight from India on Sept. 26 on flight AI1354, said public health director Dr. Caroline McElnay, addressing the media. She said it could be the highest number reported in one …
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