A report into Whanganui’s Te Awhina Acute Mental Health Facility has found a significant number of failings, including growing use of seclusion and a significant number of incidents involving incorrect or excessive medication being supplied to patients. The report, by
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Covid 19 coronavirus: One new case in managed isolation facilities
There is one new case of Covid to report in managed isolation today. The new case is a traveller from the Netherlands who came to this country via France and the United Arab Emirates. The person tested positive on day
Covid 19 coronavirus: Five new MIQ cases; WHO patient’s mercy dash from Fiji
There are five new Covid cases to report in managed isolation today. Two of the cases tested positive on day 13 of their stay. The pair arrived in the country on July 14 from the United Arab Emirates and were
TAIC report into US tourist Tyler Nii’s tandem skydive death over Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown released
Crash investigators have today issued new safety recommendations after a Californian tourist died in a tragic commercial tandem skydive over Queenstown more than three years ago. Tyler Nii, 27, landed in Lake Wakatipu after a tandem skydiving trip with NZONE
Special report: How gangs of cyber pirates are attacking like never before
The White House calls it a “rising national security threat”. The US Justice department has been instructed to treat it as seriously as terrorism. And President Joe Biden is to raise it with Vladimir Putin at a high-stakes summit in
Covid-19 coronavirus: Today’s Covid cases, update on Perth investigation
There is one Covid case to report today in managed isolation. The person travelled from Britain via Qatar and tested positive on day 6. There are no community cases to report, the Ministry of Health said. The Ministry of Health
Covid 19 coronavirus: Four new MIQ Covid cases, before Cooks travel bubble announcement
There are four new Covid cases to report today, all inmanaged isolation facilities. The four cases in MIQ have come from Pakistan, the Philippines, Indonesia and India. The total number of active cases in New Zealand today is 25. Today’s
Laser pointed at commercial aircraft at Auckland Airport
Police have received a report of a laser being pointed at a commercial aircraft at Auckland Airport last night. A police spokeswoman said the report came in at 7.15pm and the matter had been referred to the Civil Aviation Authority
New NZIER report: Big increases to temporary migration, little tracking of effects
A new report has found that New Zealand’s rapidly expanding temporary and seasonal migrant programmes provide no obvious productivity boost either to the firms which employ them or to the horticultural sector generally. The NZIER report suggested (from what they
Covid 19 coronavirus: No new community cases, five new cases in MIQ
There are no new Covid-19 community cases to report today and five border-related cases to report in managed isolation. The new cases all arrived on flights from India, via the United Arab Emirates, and are in managed isolation/quarantine in Auckland.