[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Judith Collins was thinking of changing her policy on something: tattoos. She had excitedly called Nik Given, the National supporter who had gotten himself a Bond girl tattoo. When the lengthy press conference at a small dental clinic in Whanganui came up with a question about the tattoo, …
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[ad_1] “As a result, our staff member isolates himself. They were examined and interviewed by the Ministry of Health on Sunday, September 13 and came back negative. They remain in self-isolation and will be given two more tests to confirm that they do. . not have COVID-19, “he said. So …
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[ad_1] Two inmates from Auckland Prison in Paremoremo were isolated and tested for Covid-19 after a family contact of a staff member tested positive for the virus. The staff member is also in self-isolation and will be tested repeatedly to make sure he does not have the virus, prison director …
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[ad_1] GEORGE HEARD / THINGS Understanding “who infected who” is crucial for contact tracing and control measures, and applies whether a person is infected with Covid-19 or a herd of cattle with M. bovis. Genome sequencing, the mapping of an organism’s genetic sequences, has helped track the spread of Covid-19 …
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[ad_1] Community indications of suspicious behavior led police to discover four commercial methamphetamine labs in Waikato. Waikato police searched five addresses in Matamata, Waharoa and Morrinsville over the weekend and seized methamphetamine and large quantities of chemical precursors and methamphetamine equipment. Three men and one woman, ages 35 to 59, …
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[ad_1] Ink Richie Mo’unga on Ian Foster’s All Blacks team for the Rugby Championship in Australia later this year. The All Blacks pivot declared himself available for the tournament, rejecting a report Monday that suggested he was one of the few players who would not be in charge. “I had …
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[ad_1] A convicted murderer managed to turn two Corrections officers around, despite being handcuffed to one of them. Karina Epiha escaped from custody in the early hours of Friday morning and has been on the run ever since. The 22-year-old was last seen running towards Gray Ave in Mangere just …
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[ad_1] Finance Minister Grant Robertson is revealing shortly before the all-important opening of the government books tomorrow. But he cautioned that revealing New Zealand’s GDP figures later this week “will not be a pleasant read.” The Treasury will unveil its Pre-Election Fiscal and Economic Update (Prefu) tomorrow, something the law …
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[ad_1] Ardern, who appeared later on the show, said there was “no evidence yet” for that from research by ESR, the Crown Research Institute of New Zealand, which has been performing genome sequencing on coronavirus positive samples. “We did a test sweep of all those frontline border task forces, all …
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[ad_1] The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has criticized Newstalk ZB presenter Mike Hosking on knuckles following “misleading” comments about the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Italy. During his breakfast show on April 6, the controversial announcer said: “99.2 percent [of people in Italy who have died of Covid-19] died …
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