[ad_1] Performing just one additional colonoscopy per week at each district health board would offer a fair bowel exam for Maori, says one expert. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) joins calls for the government to lower the age for bowel cancer screening in Maori, saying the national program …
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[ad_1] The White Ferns have collapsed to the biggest ODI loss in their history, being beaten 232 runs by Australia in the final ODI Rose Bowl. Their previous heaviest loss, by runs, was a 186-run loss to India in 2017, with Australia also scoring the highest on record against the …
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[ad_1] A murderer who plotted a “carefully planned murder” and brutally stabbed his ex-partner to death while she slept missed the opportunity to take the case to the Supreme Court. Ernest Smith was sentenced to life in prison in 2013, without the possibility of being released for 17 years, for …
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[ad_1] Forget Auckland or Wellington, Lower Hutt is where the real estate market is really taking off. On Monday, another 11-unit townhome development was pulled from the plans in less than 24 hours Monday. Developer Blair Chappell, managing director of The Williams Corporation, said she had 46 contracts on her …
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[ad_1] Two former jail employees in the US state of Oklahoma and their supervisor face misdemeanor cruelty charges after investigators found they forced inmates to stay handcuffed for hours and listen to children’s songs. Baby shark repeatedly, a prosecutor said Monday. At least four inmates were secured to a wall …
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[ad_1] Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has opened up about how dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic put pressure on her mental health. Speaking to Sir John Kirwan on his podcast Open-minded: Leadership During a Pandemic, Bloomfield spoke about the tensions he faced while offering advice to Kiwis who may …
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[ad_1] Christel Yardley / Waikato Times Mark Robert Garson pleaded guilty to the murder of Australian tourist Sean McKinnon near Raglan and threatened to kill his fiancee, Bianca Buckley. The family of a murdered Australian tourist plans to come to New Zealand for their shooter’s sentencing. And the man’s fiancee, …
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[ad_1] Chaotic scenes have occurred in South Africa’s Free State province, where farmers have taken to the streets after two brutal killings that have sparked national outrage. Farmers holding “Boer Lives Matter” banners stormed a court in Senekal city and fired while trying to force their way into cells containing …
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[ad_1] More people have already voted earlier than they have voted upfront during the entire 2011 election. During Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, 372,295 people voted in the 2020 general election. This is more than the total anticipated vote count for the 2011 election, when 334,558 people attended before Election …
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[ad_1] A Lower Hutt man who admitted to raping a semi-conscious woman initially tried to tell the police that the victim had taken advantage of him. He even tried to reinforce his lies by telling police that his own girlfriend had performed sexual acts with him in the past while …
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