[ad_1] Bejon Haswell / Things Timne’s Browne St Coundown on Saturday morning. A 47-year-old man with Covid-19 who went shopping for Timaru’s countdown on Browne St on Wednesday was arrested and received a pre-charge warning. Timaru’s Sergeant Grant Lord said the man who tested positive for the virus had been …
Read More »Outlander star Sam Heughan speaks out against ‘six years of constant harassment’ online
[ad_1] stranger Star Sam Heughan spoke on social media about what he calls “six years of constant bullying, harassment, harassment, and false stories” about him. The 39-year-old Scottish actor said Thursday in a lengthy post on his Instagram and Twitter accounts that he has been the subject of a series …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: man sentenced to one month in prison for confinement offenses
[ad_1] A 38-year-old Whanganui man has been jailed for a month for repeated lockdown offenses. District Central Commander Superintendent Chris de Wattignar said the man had been verbally warned five times regarding the Level 4 alert restrictions. In the sixth violation, the man had strayed a little from his home. …
Read More »Tauranga McLaren Falls Homicide: Girlfriend recalls witnessing her partner’s last moments after being shot
[ad_1] Alana Wingrove is at least thankful that the killers didn’t know she was upstairs with her 9-year-old son when they opened fire. All he heard was a shower of gunshots from a distance, as he watched Tyson play Playstation in the second floor living room of his isolated McLaren …
Read More »Covirus 19 coronavirus: school at level 3 will not be voluntary after all
[ad_1] LAST VIRUSES* 2.2 million cases worldwide, with nearly 150,000 deaths: New York and London residents are told to wear masks in public* NZ has 582 active cases, 11 deaths, and 816 recoveries* China increases death toll in Wuhan – by 50 percent* 108 people locked up: is it New …
Read More »Covirus 19 coronavirus: what you need to know about Friday’s big developments
[ad_1] New Zealand has recorded its fewest Covid-19 cases since the level 4 block began, and the government has moved to further clarify how we can live, work, and play if new level 3 rules are implemented. Get all Important news and read the full stories at the links below. …
Read More »Large pharmaceutical companies unite to find Covid-19 vaccine
[ad_1] ANDY JACKSON GSK and Sanofi have put aside the competition to come together to find a Covid-19 vaccine, and they pledge not to benefit from anything they develop, at least in the short term. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. GSK and Sanofi …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ministry of Health likely to stop testing Covid-19 antibodies
[ad_1] Health authorities are looking for ways to restrict the import and sale of coronavirus antibody test kits in New Zealand. A shameful mistake follows in the UK, where the government ordered millions of tests only to find they were not working well enough to be used. The tests use …
Read More »One dead, dozens injured and 2,000 Fijian houses destroyed by Cyclone Harold
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission. More details are emerging about the extent of the damage caused by Cyclone Harold last week in Fiji as relief supplies and food rations reach the worst affected areas of the country. According to the National Office …
Read More »Coronavirus: Seventh Rosewood Rest Home resident dies of Covid-19
[ad_1] The family of the seventh person to die of a coronavirus in Christchurch says they will “treasure” a gesture by hospital staff to wrap their mother and nanny in a special korowai. Public Health Director Dr. Caroline McElnay confirmed Friday that the 80-year-old woman died Thursday at Burwood Hospital. …
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