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[ad_1] By RNZ Today’s decision on alert levels has made Auckland residents happy and some hope the rules will be further relaxed. It has been three weeks since Auckland moved to what has been called alert level 2.5, while the rest of the country has been to level 2, but …

[ad_1] New Zealand has made its latest bet in the global race for a Covid-19 vaccine, announcing a $ 27 million deal that could cover half of the country’s population. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that cabinet ministers had signed an agreement with the global COVAX alliance, which …

[ad_1] When the coronavirus first appeared in China, few knew how far the deadly infection would spread. A global pandemic was thought by many to be unfathomable, and as cases increased in each country, various predictions were made. Usually, you have to listen to experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci. But …

[ad_1] Stacy Squires / Stuff Dr. Samantha Bailey, pictured here in 2017, is being accused of spreading misinformation about Covid-19 on a YouTube channel. Experts have criticized claims by a Christchurch GP that the most widely used Covid-19 test is unreliable. Dr. Sam Bailey, who appeared on the TVNZ medical …

[ad_1] Chinese authorities have reportedly detected coronavirus in the packaging of imported squid from Russia. Health authorities in Fuyu, in the northeastern province of Jilin, made the announcement on the city’s official WeChat account on Sunday, Reuters reports. Fuyu’s health bureau urged anyone who has purchased the squid from local …

[ad_1] Doctors at the University of Michigan have separated two one-year-old Siamese twin sisters. Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin of Petersburg, Michigan each had their own arms, legs and heart, but their livers were connected, CS Mott Children’s Hospital said Friday. Joe Hallisy / AP One year old Siamese twins Sarabeth …

[ad_1] Warning: this story is on the subject of suicide. Former New Zealander of the Year Mike King criticizes Health Ministry for “burying” the 1000 letters suicide report led by Key to Life Charitable Trust. The trust’s ambassador also targeted “those associated with the Health and Disability Commission (HDC)” for …

[ad_1] COMMENTARY: The tacky title would seem to say it all, particularly after reading some rather disturbing excerpts from ex-England rugby forward James Haskell’s recently published book. Of course, you should never judge a book entirely by its excerpts or even, in this case, by a children’s cover. You also …

[ad_1] ACT leader David Seymour says farmers are a minority group in New Zealand and they have taken a beating from the government. Seymour was announcing his party’s rural policies during a visit to a farm near Mossburn in Southland, where he said farmers had been tied to the bureaucracy. …

[ad_1] Doctors at the University of Michigan have separated two one-year-old Siamese twin sisters. Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin of Petersburg, Michigan each had their own arms, legs and heart, but their livers were connected, CS Mott Children’s Hospital said Friday. Joe Hallisy / AP Siamese twins Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin, …