The Ministry of Health is reporting two new cases of monkeypox in New Zealand.The cases have been identified as community transmissions, transmitted within New Zealand as opposed to the previous nine cases where people were infected…
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Mycoplasma bovis: New strain of cattle disease detected on Mid Canterbury farm
A new strain of cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has been detected on a farm in Mid Canterbury. The property is one of four to recently test positive for the disease.As a result, summer testing for the disease will be “stepped…
Tourism business hit with $7500 penalty for refusing to hand over employment records
A small tourism business hit with a $7500 penalty for refusing to hand over employment records says it will fight the decision so it can stay afloat.The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has backed a Labour Inspectorate’s request…
Bail facility raid: Cash, drugs and gun found at Dairy Flat in Operation Cobalt move
Drugs, ammunition and a pistol have been found at a rehabilitation centre in Auckland where gang members and alleged drug dealers are on bail for serious criminal charges.Nga Kete Wananga Solutions is a residential facility in Dairy…
Drunk driver twice rammed parked car in neighbour's driveway in front of police officer
Martin Ruhe was more than four times the legal limit when he left hospital in his car and drove to where he’d been told police were attending an incident near his home.”It was a terrible decision to drive,” his lawyer Ian Miller…
The 20 most in-demand jobs in Australia
The most in-demand occupations have been revealed by the federal government as a skills shortage strikes more industries.
'Repugnant' child sex offender avoids open-ended jail sentence
This article deals with the subject of child sexual abuse and may be distressing for some readers. A child sex offender with convictions covering six victims accepts his actions are “morally repugnant” and has avoided an open-ended…
Michael Hill will begin using DNA tracking spray to combat brazen robberies, ram raids
Michael Hill will be heightening security measures, including using DNA tracking spray, in stores across New Zealand in response to a spate of robberies and smash and grabs that have targeted its stores.Daniel Bracken, Michael Hill…
Constable Matthew Hunt killing: Eli Epiha appeals sentence
The man who killed police Constable Matthew Hunt is appealing his “crushing” sentence – one of the longest jail terms in New Zealand history.But the Crown has pushed back, saying the “cold, unprovoked” killing caused “the highest…
Former school morphs into thriving co-housing community called Makahuri
Six years ago I visited a former Catholic girls’ school, in Te Horo, called Marycrest, which Drew MacKenzie and Anthony Ryan had bought.The long-abandoned dilapidated site comprised seven large buildings, which needed a lot of work…