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[ad_1] Supplied Emergency services off Rangiora property where a suspected gas leak was reported. The smell of a decaying phone battery in a North Canterbury store sent three people to hospital, says Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz). Fenz spokesman Andrew Norris said firefighters were called to the Spark store …

[ad_1] Ninety-seven percent of staff working in managed isolation facilities and quarantine hotels were tested last week, and no one tested positive for Covid-19. The next round of MIQ testing is currently underway, said Minister for Managed Isolation and Quarantine, Megan Woods, and will be completed on September 6. Regular …

[ad_1] Supplied Amberlie died after a tragic accident. The mother of a 3-year-old girl who died on an Upper Hutt playground said her daughter “touched the lives of many.” Amberlie Pennington-Foley was critically injured in Harcourt Park on Thursday and died shortly thereafter. Police have referred her death, which they …

[ad_1] As of Tuesday morning, health officials have identified 51 close contacts of the Tokoroa health professional who tested positive for COVID-19. Of them, 48 have already been contacted. They have been tested and tested negative, or are self-insulating and awaiting a test. The team continues to follow up on …

[ad_1] One of Australia’s epidemiologists says Australia should look to South Korea as an example of how the so-called “strict suppression” strategy might work. Epidemiologist Tony Blakely today rejected the idea that Victoria will hit single-digit new case numbers anytime soon, suggesting that it may never happen until there is …

[ad_1] The World Health Organization has issued a stern warning for countries that come out of lockdown too soon. Eight months after the coronavirus pandemic, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has recognized people’s desire for normalcy to return. At a press conference in Geneva on Tuesday, the director-general said the …

[ad_1] Fiona Goodall / Getty Images American Magic’s first-generation Defiant ship flies over the Bean Rock Lighthouse in Auckland’s Waitemata Harbor. American Magic’s second-generation America’s Cup ship is on its way to Auckland. The 75-foot ship is flying on a chartered cargo plane for its trip to New Zealand from …

[ad_1] Home / News / Police uncover multi-million dollar car collection in massive drug bust The world of a suspected Massachusetts drug lord fell apart last week when police raided a converted fire station that housed countless classic Japanese cars, as well as some exotics. According to a local report, …

[ad_1] OPINION: Imagine if the Bay of Plenty region had 465 cases of Covid-19. That is what is happening to one of our Pacific neighbors after the country became the first in the Pacific region to reopen to tourism. French Polynesia, with roughly the population of the Bay of Plenty …

[ad_1] Supplied / Stuff Amberlie’s mother says that she “touched the lives of many.” The mother of a 3-year-old girl who died on an Upper Hutt playground said her daughter “touched the lives of many.” Amberlie Pennington-Foley was critically injured in Harcourt Park on Thursday and died shortly thereafter. Police …