A regional medical practice has been forced to close its doors to new patients due to the loss of a beloved GP, who left New Zealand after a year in limbo in the residency queue. Due to Covid’s impact on
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Details to be revealed on ship at centre of infection scare off Taranaki coast
The ship with two Covid-positive mariners aboard is expected to return to New Zealand early next week. Details – including which port the Viking Bay will dock at – were still being finalised and would be announced when confirmed, the
Northland motorist tries to sue road contractor for car damages caused by shoddy roads
A motorist was offered $1000 to drop a case against New Zealand’s transport agency after he filed proceedings with the Disputes Tribunal blaming the poor state of Northland roads for damage to family cars. Richard Schofield of Mangonui rejected the
Girls with Hi-Vis: Campaign to get more girls into the infrastructure and roading industry
New Zealand’s infrastructure industry is booming but a shortfall of around 44,000 skilled workers in the next five years could have it come to a grinding halt. Roads need replacing, leaky water pipes need upgrading, power lines need maintaining and
John Roughan on catching up with the creator of the Mother of all Budgets, Ruth Richardson
OPINION: A dinner organised by the parliamentary press gallery some weeks ago to mark its 150th anniversary was attended by quite a number of past MPs. There was one I was particularly glad to see. Ruth Richardson was looking older
A pizza recipe with artichoke, mozzarella — and cicadas – The Denver Post
David George Gordon, author of the “Eat-a-Bug Cookbook,” says periodical cicadas should be harvested immediately after they have undergone their final molt — usually within minutes of their appearance above ground. Clinging by their claws to the bark of trees,
Wyoming backs coal with $1.2M threat to sue Colorado, other states – The Denver Post
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — While most states pursue ways to boost renewable energy, Wyoming is doing the opposite with a new program aimed at propping up the dwindling coal industry by suing other states that block exports of Wyoming coal and
Man charged with murder in Mt Cook, Wellington, appears in court
A man has appeared in court charged with murder after a woman’s body was found in a Wellington apartment. The 42-year-old briefly appeared in the Hutt Valley District Court this morning, charged with murdering Kaye Elizabeth Bernadette Harrison. Her body
Covid 19 coronavirus: Grand Millennium worker with virus wasn’t vaccinated, 7 new cases in managed isolation
The latest MIQ worker who tested positive for Covid-19 wasn’t vaccinated, director general of Health Ashley Bloomfield said. It comes amid revelations that 20 per cent of border staff have yet to get the jab protecting them against coronavirus. Bloomfield
Person dies at popular Whangārei Heads beach
Tragedy has unfolded at a popular Whangārei Heads surf beach with the discovery of a man’s body in the water earlier this afternoon. Northland Police Senior Sergeant Shane Turner said a man of European descent and around 65-years-old was found