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Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs   Foreign Minister Winston Peters has appointed Leon Grice and Heather Simpson to serve on the Antarctica New Zealand board. “Since taking office, the Coalition Government has become concerned ...

Peters appoints Leon Grice and Heather Simpson to Antarctica New Zealand board amid concern about the direction of the Scott Base Redevelopment Project

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Thirty people from around the world have embarked on a cultural tour of New Zealand, fulfilling the quest of former US President Jimmy Carter. The contingent, from the US, Canada, Belguim, Croatia and Australia, are being hosted and staying in the homes ...

Kiwis will soon have a new way to discover whether they’ve unknowingly had Covid-19, with a simple blood-based test developed by two New Zealand companies.

The Ministry of Health appears well short of its initial hopes to conduct over 6000 saliva tests a week.

Saliva testing provider Rako Science offered to help with the public health response, but the Government gave them 'the metaphorical finger'.

A leaked study into saliva testing shows the Ministry of Health has been so slow with saliva testing, it is still trying to figure out how accurate various types of saliva tests are.

The use of saliva tests and rapid antigen self-tests is to be dramatically expanded in New Zealand hospitals, schools and other workplaces.