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Covid-19 vaccinations have begun in Waikato, starting with the vaccinators themselves. The region will begin immunising its border workers at managed isolation MIQ facilities from Friday (File image). Photo: Supplied / Ministry of Health Aotearoas vaccine roll-out got officially underway last week in Auckland, with about 100 vaccinators receiving their first Pfizer jab. This afternoon, 28 people received the first of their two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at a dedicated centre in Hamil...

"I feel quite privileged to be the first one to get the vaccine,” Tamati said. “I truly believe in immunisations, theyre so important, and I feel like Im doing my part. Immunisations are about keeping our whānau, our hapu, our iwi and our communities well, and I feel like Im doing that today." Leanne Smith administered the first injection and says it was "quite an honour" to do it. Ministry of Health The ultra-cold freezers for storing the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine can get down to -80 deg...

Letter from the Editor: We asked students, parents and teachers, ‘Are you OK?’ They said ‘no’ Updated Feb 18, 2021; Posted Feb 18, 2021 Students and families from throughout Michigan share their stories of struggling through school during the COVID-19 pandemic.MLive Staff Facebook Share A few weeks ago, I wrote to you about the stresses associated with the COVID pandemic, and how that dove-tailed with an ongoing reporting project MLive has devoted to the issue of mental health in Mich...

Its a philosophy not lost on games manager Rachel OConnor. "It could be anyone from your well-trained athlete to just somebody getting out there for the first time. "Our first time entrants this year are about 39 percent of our overall entries, so just short of 2000 so its fantastic to see them giving this event a go, but yeah its literally anyone and everyone." And theyre not all old-timers. "So each sport has a minimum age. Weve got a couple of sports that start at 20 otherwise around that 30...

The E.G. Whitlam Research Fellowship has been established for the purpose of promoting research in Australian politics and public policy that demonstrates the contemporary relevance of the values and policies that informed Gough Whitlam’s social democratic vision to 21st Century Australia.

Lead from the front: The year 12 students who want to make an impact Normal text size Very large text size Roaa Ahmed is 18, but she’s no stranger to protesting for change. At just 10 years old, she took to the streets with thousands during the Egyptian revolution. Soon after authorities came banging on the door to arrest her teenage brother. “We were that type of family where we go and protest; we don’t keep silent,” she says. The family fled Egypt and arrived in Australia in 2018 wher...

Leanne Smith, nee Gourley, is missing for a second Christmas – and everyone hopes there wont be a third After more than year of searching for missing woman Leanne Smith, her family continues to hope they will see her face again. Since her disappearance on September 15 2019, family, friends, neighbours and even strangers have searched for Ms Smith, formerly Gourley. Coastline hunts, police drones, and everything in-between has been utilised in an attempt to find the Whitehaven-based woma...

Premium Content Subscriber only EXPANSION works of the Fig Tree Galleries in Yeppoon are reportedly progressing well, with construction underway on the new art gallery building. The expansion and upgrades of the Fig Tree Galleries, formerly known as the Mill Gallery on Normanby St, were made possible after Livingstone Shire Council received $250,000 in funding through Round 4 of the Queensland Government’s Building our Regions program. The project was also supported by $850,000 from Livingsto...

Why store credit cards may not be the best idea for holiday shopping Why store credit cards may not be the best idea for holiday shopping By: WEWS Staff and last updated 2020-12-14 17:06:39-05 CLEVELAND — Who’s been at a store buying holiday gifts and then the cashier asks, “do you want to sign up for our credit card today?” They might offer a discount or something else, but should you sign on the dotted line? “They make it easy. They really make it easy...

a hospital. early this tuesday morning, a hospital. early this tuesday morning, october 12th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs good morning. from new york, hope your days off to a good start. im maggie rodriguez. >> im harry smith. three weeks from today, midterm elections. a lot of people say the republicans are going to take over the house. some say really its the senate, too. big changes afoot in washington. well look into it with former arkansas governor mike huckabee. talk to him ...