Public health system getting worse Nita Blake-Persen Auckland, June 26, 2018 Some South Auckland people are losing their sight as doctors struggle to treat the soaring number of patients suffering from eye conditions. Thousands of people across the country are still waiting longer than intended for follow up eye-appointments, with the backlog at Counties Manukau DHB remaining stubbornly high. The…
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Lucy Corry Wellington, June 25, 2018 Apartments are springing up everywhere. In the year ended March 31, 2018, building consents for new apartments rose nearly 28% A majority of first home buyers may still prefer houses (research by CoreLogic earlier this year found that about 10% of apartments were sold to people buying their first home), this number may rise…
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Supplied Content Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter has outlined her plans prior to and following the birth of her baby. She will stop flying and remain based in Auckland from July 15, 2018 until the birth of her baby, due on August 6, 2018. She will continue to carry out her Ministerial duties from Auckland until she goes into…
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Supplied Content Auckland, June 25, 2018 Educators in Canterbury will today train the 400,000th ASB St John in Schools participant at Waituna Creek School, Waimate. St John Director of Community Health Services, Sarah Manley said that the school children receive training in first aid and responding to emergencies, bandaging and CPR, disaster preparedness, and an innovative new Injury Prevention module…
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Dr Joanne Taylor Auckland, June 25, 2018 Two thirds of New Zealand drivers experience mild to severe anxiety when they are behind the wheel with fear of road rage from others among the causes, a Massey University study has found. Dr Joanne Taylor, a specialist in driver behaviour based in the School of Psychology, said that this is the first…
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Kieran Madden Auckland, June 25, 2018 “Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?” lamented Poet T S Eliot. “Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” The rampant, internet-fuelled growth of access to information has overwhelmed our existing systems of democracy. This is a serious problem for politics; fake news and misinformation now obscure and distort debates…
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Stolen properties complicate second-hand businesses Inspector Tony Wakelin Auckland, June 25, 2018 Counties Manukau South Police have recently conducted checks on local second hand dealers in their area which covers premises from Takanini to Pukekohe. Second-hand dealers are licensed under ‘The Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004.’ The Act requires the Dealer to obtain identification from the seller and to…
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Tim Murphy Auckland, July 25, 2018 Former MediaWorks Chief Executive Sussan Turner popped up on the board of media company NZME this week – six weeks after her term as a Director of TVNZ ended quietly with no reappointment by the Labour-led government. Sussan Turner Turner was a one-termer on the board of the state broadcaster. Her departure on April…
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Alisha Farrer is a new Star on the Galaxy Venkat Raman (Indian Newslink) Auckland, June 24, 2018 While thousands of young men and women land every day in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru hoping to make it in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, success is reserved only to a few who are highly talented or fortunate or both. While…
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The Final Test in Dunedin (49-14) reinforces their supremacy Sheevas Dayal Dunedin, June 24, 2018 Damian Mckenzie, the All Blacks halfback scored twice and winger Rieko Loane’s hat trick saw the All Black’s depth as they accomplished a 49-14 triumph over France in Dunedin that gave them a 3-0 series sweep. The final match, held at the Forsyth Barr Stadium…
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