[ad_1] By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter The Middlemore Hospital emergency department is giving non-urgent patients up to 500 free vouchers a month to encourage them to go to private accident and emergency (A&E) clinics for treatment. The vouchers and use of the Emergency Q app were adopted as a …
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[ad_1] The growing number of cases from India made the Asian giant the second most affected country by the pandemic today, behind the United States, as its efforts to avoid economic disaster take on urgency. The 90,802 cases added in the last 24 hours pushed India’s total beyond Brazil with …
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[ad_1] Mark Taylor / THINGS Jacinda Ardern’s childhood home, since she moved to Thames Street, Morrinsville, is for sale. It has a wood burning stove that pours out the warmth, four comfortable bedrooms, and is a delight for fans of ’80s Lockwood wood tones. But in the marketing spiel for …
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[ad_1] He was asked to pay the $ 7000, was given sedatives, and then sat in a waiting room, where he signed a consent form. When it came time for surgery, the investigation found that the ophthalmologist had selected the wrong size treatment package. This meant that the laser was …
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[ad_1] MARTY SHARPE / Things Napier Port’s Michael de Vos took Judith Collins on a tour of a penguin sanctuary developed by the port. Methamphetamine, no blue penguins, and friendly talks on the finer points of mechanical engineering. Judith Collins’ visit to Napier’s electorate began with a meeting with representatives …
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[ad_1] NZ First frontman Winston Peters was pictured today taking a sneaky smoking break on the University of Otago’s Dunedin campus, breaking his no-smoking rules. Video of Deputy Prime Minister taking a cheeky puff in front of a no smoking sign, along with Young NZ First Executive Member Robert Griffith …
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[ad_1] The president of the New Zealand chapter of the Comancheros Motorcycle Club, a media personality and three other individuals are on trial for denying a series of serious crimes including money laundering. Gang boss Pasilika Naufahu and others were arrested last year in a high-profile police raid that followed …
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[ad_1] Chris McKeen / Stuff Up to 500 people a month are redirected from the Middlemore Hospital emergency department to private accident and emergency clinics for treatment. (File photo) The Middlemore Hospital emergency department is giving non-urgent patients up to 500 free vouchers a month to encourage them to go …
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[ad_1] Crown prosecutor Ben Vanderkolk told the court that the girls, whose names are being removed, planned the attack on social media. “Three young women contacted each other on Facebook Messenger, and then, armed with knives, decided to rob a house,” Vanderkolk said. The court was informed that two of …
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[ad_1] A gender reveal party is blamed for starting a wildfire that has since spread across 7000 acres in California. US officials say the fire at El Dorado Ranch Park in Southern California was started by a “smoke-generating pyrotechnic device” during a gender reveal party. Ringo HW Chiu / AP …
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