[ad_1] Public health director Caroline McElnay has admitted that health officials are “scratching our heads” over the most recent cases of Pullman Covid-19, after another ex-MIQ returnee tested positive. The Ministry of Health confirmed today a community case of Covid-19 in Hamilton. The person had been isolating since January 30 …
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[ad_1] Mass fire at the Apanui school in Whakatane. Photo / Supplied A Whakatāne primary school community was “shocked and saddened” after a massive fire destroyed eight classrooms and a teachers’ lounge overnight. “There are few words for how we feel this morning,” Apanui school principal Simon Akroyd said. He …
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[ad_1] Dr. Siouxsie Wiles says she never received a response to her comments. Photo / Arvid Eriksson A leading scientist has criticized Air New Zealand for encouraging passengers to remove their masks by serving food and drink on short flights. Infectious disease expert Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles tagged the national …
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[ad_1] Actor Christopher Plummer has died at the age of 91. Photo / Getty Christopher Plummer, the handsome award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the movie The Sound of Music and at age 82 became the oldest Oscar winner in history, has died. He was 91 years old. …
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[ad_1] The pamphlets comparing Jews to the devil resulted in New Zealand’s only prosecution for hate speech, but it is a story most unknown. Torika Tokalau reports. Expensive houses and quiet tree-lined streets: Auckland’s Remuera is a perfect slice of suburbs, but it was also the location of New Zealand’s …
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[ad_1] Wellington City Councilor Tamatha Paul. Photo / Mark Mitchell A 21-gun salute marking the anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne is coming under fire for being celebrated on the same day as Waitangi Day. The planned greeting at Waitangi and Point Jerningham, Wellington, will be held tomorrow …
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[ad_1] A teacher who reported an ECE center for punishing young children by isolating them or forcing them to sit on a mat for hours fears that the abuse will continue. Photo / Archive By Charlotte Cook of RNZ A teacher who denounced an early childhood center for punishing young …
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[ad_1] Deal February 5, 2021 4:36 am5 minutes to read Air New Zealand parked dozens of planes leading to massive cancellations. Photography / Brett Phibbs Air New Zealand chief Greg Foran maintains that the airline would not be operating if it had reimbursed everyone who had canceled flights, but says …
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[ad_1] Hundreds of people packed the hall at the East Otago Events Center tonight to discuss the state of the water affecting some 1,500 residents in townships north of Dunedin. Photo / Gregor Richardson The blood tests will help officials determine whether residents of Waikouaiti and Karitane may be chronically …
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[ad_1] Supplied 100 liters of hydrochloric acid have been spilled in Napier, leading to the eviction of a street and a health warning for bathers. A Napier street was evacuated and a health advisory was issued after a Hawke’s Bay business spilled 100 liters of hydrochloric acid into a stormwater …
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