[ad_1] Southern District Health Board President Dave Cull is retiring for health reasons. The three-term former mayor of Dunedin issued a statement saying that he had recently been diagnosed with a tumor in his pancreas. He said he could not commit to his role as president and had submitted his …
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[ad_1] Four varieties of birth control pills are out of stock in New Zealand, including two brought in as alternatives to another drug. Brevinor and Necon were stocked as alternatives for Norimin, when supplies ran out this year. But now the supply of those alternatives is expected to be depleted …
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[ad_1] Voters are participating this year in what could be the most expensive general election in the country, with costs projected to reach $ 99 million. Add to that the costs of euthanasia and cannabis referendums ($ 14.6 million) and the bill is roughly $ 113.6 million. Additionally, the Election …
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[ad_1] Former Whanganui nurse, Lesley Martin, who went to jail for the attempted murder of her terminally ill mother at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, where she now lives. Photo / Supplied As New Zealanders prepare to vote on legalizing assisted death, health reporter Emma Russell speaks with former Whanganui nurse …
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[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has missed this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. She was a favorite when announcing the winner of this year’s award, due to NZ’s handling of Covid-19, but the United Nations World Food Program was announced as the winner on Friday night (time from New Zealand). Ardern …
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[ad_1] Wellington should be the envy of the world this weekend, with a schedule of sporting and cultural events that few, if any, cities in the Covid-19 plagued world can rival. Some 30,000 people will flock to Sky Stadium on Sunday for the opening game of the Bledisloe Cup, an …
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[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is among the favorites to be named the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The winner will be announced on the live stream above, and the announcement will start around 10pm. Ardern was asked about the award while campaigning in Northland on Friday. She …
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[ad_1] Masanori Udagawa / Getty Images Only 29,5,000 tickets have been sold for Sunday’s All Blacks event in Wellington, the fewest in the capital since 2012. There are still 5,000 tickets left for Sunday’s first Bledisloe Cup game between the All Blacks and Wallabies at Wellington’s Sky Stadium, raising the …
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[ad_1] Zealandia / Twitter The hole was cut in the Zealandia fence with a power tool over the weekend. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Wellington’s conservation and environment efforts are under siege after a series of malicious or ignorant attacks in recent weeks. A …
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[ad_1] He was on probation after serving a sentence for aggravated robbery, trying not to slip back into a life of crime after a transformative experience in a Maori prison. She had escaped an abusive relationship, taken her seven children with her, had recently converted to Mormonism, and was facing …
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