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• Source:  1 NEWS The eight-hour strike by nurses at all public hospitals and DHB facilities will go ahead this week after the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) voted to reject a second offer. Source: istock.com NZNO lead advocate David Wait said the second DHB offer did not significantly change and did not address "serious nursing workforce issues" and...

• Source:  1 NEWS There have been five breaches of standards after surgical instruments were not properly sterilised in five operations at Dunedin Hospital over a period of almost a year, its been revealed. Source: istock.com The five standards breaches, which took place between March 31, 2020 and January 31, 2021, include three involving surgical cement; on...

• Source:  Associated Press An Australian court has rejected a challenge to the federal government’s power — described by critics as draconian — to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so they don’t bring the coronavirus home. Australian flag and golden scale with a judges gavel. Source: istock.com Most Australians h...

Todays update was provided by the Ministry of Health in a statement this afternoon.

Hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste are being sent offshore.

• Source:  AAP Two teenage Victorian girls found on a school bus south of Adelaide have been arrested and charged for breaching Covid-19 regulations. Victoria police (file photo). Source: istock.com Police believe the girls hitchhiked or used public transport to cross into South Australia overnight and provided false information at a ...

The 518-hectare property in Nelson’s Cable Bay has been sold to a private New Zealand company after three years on the market.

• Source:  Women in Tāmaki Makaurau will get early access to a cervical cancer self-screening test, two years before the national roll out. Gynecological swab for HPV. Source: istock.com The screening allows women to test themselves for the cancer-causing virus rather than having a pap smear with a doctor or nurse. A research programme targeting Māori and Pacific women is looking...

• Source:  1 NEWS Quarantine-free travel between Aotearoa and Victoria can continue, with New Zealand’s Ministry of Health deeming tonight the public health risk from Covid-19 cases confirmed in Melbourne is being “appropriately managed”.  Source: istock.com But, the Ministry of Health is putting in place additional precautions for people who have bee...

• Source:  1 NEWS Source: istock.com Police arrested the pair as they responded to reports of shoplifting in Massey last night located. They say the two youths are allegedly involved in three serious incidents in Henderson Valley, New Lynn and Glen Eden on Thursday 20 May. "As a result, a youth has been charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, one ch...