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Budget 2021: Governments $55 million IT upgrade to bolster breast cancer scans 8 May, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall arriving for a vaccine rollout and Covid-19 response update recently. Photo / Mark Mitchell Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall arriving for a vaccine rollout and Covid-19 response update recently. Photo / Mark Mitchell...

Netball: Silver Ferns great and former Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic coach Margaret Forsyth dies aged 59 4 May, 2021 02:35 AM 2 minutes to read NZ Herald Silver Fern great and former Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic netball coach Margaret Forsyth has died at the age of 59. Forsyth was the youngest Silver Fern to play at a netball World Cup, selected as just a 17-year-old for the tournament in 1979. Following her playing career, Forsyth served in the Police force as well as three terms as a Hamilton Ci...

Kevin Page: Prepping for Boomerang Childs pregnancy scan - what to do with the gel? 3 May, 2021 12:00 AM 4 minutes to read A pregnancy ultrasound scan. The Boomerang Child is having her latest scan and the granddad-to-be is going along as her support person. Photo / Getty Images A pregnancy ultrasound scan. The Boomerang Child is having her latest scan and the granddad-to-be is going along as her support person. Photo / Getty Images Kevin Page is a teller of tall tales with a firm belief too mu...

Star Trek, A-Team actor Nathan Jung dies aged 74 2 May, 2021 02:04 AM 2 minutes to read Nathan Jungs career spanned 50 years. Photo / Supplied news.com.au Beloved Star Trek actor Nathan Jung has died at the age of 74. The Hollywood star, whose career spanned over 50 years in a number of productions including The A-Team, died from undisclosed causes in California. Jungs close friend and lawyer Timothy Tau revealed to Variety the 74-year-old died on April 24. Known for his tall stature, Jung was ...

Whitianga apprentice aged 17 impresses on the job and builds new future 8 Apr, 2021 11:44 PM 3 minutes to read LBG Builders owner Brett Goodger with Abbey Mills, 17, who was one of hundreds who left school in 2020 to become an apprentice. Photo / Supplied LBG Builders owner Brett Goodger with Abbey Mills, 17, who was one of hundreds who left school in 2020 to become an apprentice. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald New apprentice Abbey Mills is part of a wave of teenagers building a future by picking u...

Rapper Shock G dies aged 57 23 Apr, 2021 01:46 AM 2 minutes to read Shock G from Digital Underground in character as Humpty Hump at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards. Photo / Getty Images Shock G from Digital Underground in character as Humpty Hump at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards. Photo / Getty Images NZ Herald US rapper Shock G from Digital Underground has died aged 57. The death of Shock G, real name Gregory Jacobs, is the latest to hit the hip-hop community after the two recent deaths of le...

Report: Māori youth more likely to die than non-Māori following major trauma 19 Apr, 2021 02:35 AM 2 minutes to read Experts are calling for a national consensus guideline on prioritising CT scans for trauma cases. Photo / File Experts are calling for a national consensus guideline on prioritising CT scans for trauma cases. Photo / File NZ Herald A new report has found Māori youth aged between 15 and 18 years old three times more likely to die in the 30 days following major trauma than non-M...

Northland news in brief: Young Northlander killed in a motorcycle crash named 13 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read A trust charged with the governance of Ruapekapeka Historic Reserve, on behalf of Northland Māori, has received $250,000 funding. A trust charged with the governance of Ruapekapeka Historic Reserve, on behalf of Northland Māori, has received $250,000 funding. Northern Advocate Crash motorcyclist named Police have released the name of a young Northlander killed in a motorcyc...

Northland news in brief: Kittens galore 12 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read The fitness group have walked over 2500km and raised over $2000 for Whangārei childrens charity Kind Hands. The fitness group have walked over 2500km and raised over $2000 for Whangārei childrens charity Kind Hands. Northern Advocate A Far North fitness group have walked over 2500km and raised over $2000 for Whangārei childrens charity Kind Hands. The group, led by Opua-based OutFit North personal trainer Nadine ...

William and Kate have paid their respects to Prince Philip following his death on Friday.