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RedLogix 2.1 Interestingly that article starts with a description of appallingly bad safety standards at a major petrochem site in the 1960s. Yet remarkably everything has changed in the 50 years since; the events he describes are pretty much unthinkable in a developed country today. In particular: One day, Sherman was standing in a room, leaning over a large pipe to check a filter, when an operator in a distant control room mistakenly turned a knob, sending hot, almond-sm...

Voluntary Covid-19 saliva testing will be offered to border workers in quarantine facilities from Monday.

Invercargill and Dunedin have been closed by floods once a decade or so. Graeme 1.1.1 Large parts of Dunedin are below mean sea level, some around a metre. Invercargill is just above, but close enough that a flood combined with a high tide makes things pretty wet. Both suffer from being built on very weak ground, especially Invercargill, so both are never going to be more than they are now and unlikely to get much future investment. Its not only airports that are at risk...

Written By: weka - Date published: 6:06 am, January 23rd, 2021 - 38 comments When the government proposed declaring a climate emergency in December last year, Jacinda Ardern said this, This declaration is an acknowledgment of the next generation: an acknowledgment of the burden that they will carry if we do not get this right and if we do not take action now. When I visit schools, when I read children’s letters, I’m often...

Budget 2021 will be delivered on Thursday 20 May, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced today. “My focus continues to be on making sure spending is targeted at the areas and people that need it the most. “We will manage the books carefully including ensuring we are getting value for money ... 16 hours ago Morena ki a tatau, Tena tatau i nga kaupapa hauora, E tuitui nei i a tatau i tēnei ata, Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou katoa. When we were re-elected with a clear mandate for change, ou...

The Covid-19 recovery minister, Chris Hipkins, says New Zealanders have to wait for the vaccine to roll out in countries being ravaged by the virus before theyll get their turn. EXPLAINER: The pandemic rages on and over 2 million people have now succumbed to Covid-19. Since last year, scientists have scrambled to determine just how deadly the virus is. But its a hard question to answer. The comments sparked widespread alarm, particularly as initial estimates suggested Covid-19’s mortality ra...

The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases yesterday called on the New Zealand Government to begin its COVID-19 vaccination programme as soon as possible, saying the country is currently “at greater risk” from the spread of the so-called UK variant. Additionally, almost New Zealanders returning from abroad will soon be required to provide a negative test result before boarding a flight to New Zealand in an effort to keep the new variants at bay. The SMC asked experts to comment on w...

The global community is rushing to respond to new variants of the novel coronavirus, which appear to spread faster than their earlier counterparts. The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases yesterday called on the New Zealand Government to begin its ...

Covid 19 coronavirus: New UK strain would need longer level 4 lockdown if outbreak here - scientist 13 Jan, 2021 11:28 PM 5 minutes to read Ambulances queue outside London hospital as Covid-19 patient numbers rise and it enters disaster medicine mode. Video / ITV Ambulances queue outside London hospital as Covid-19 patient numbers rise and it enters disaster medicine mode. Video / ITV Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz A level 4 lockdown longer than that back in Mar...

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