Thursday, 15 July 2021, 1:07 pm
There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the
community in New Zealand today.
There are five new
cases of COVID-19 to report related to recent returnees in
managed isolation facilities, since the Ministry’s last
update yesterday.
In addition, 16 cases were reported
on the Playa Zahara fishing vessel by the Ministry this
morning. These crew members are not being counted in
today’s cases tally.
One previously reported case
has now recovered, while another previously reported case
has now been reclassified as ‘under
investigation.’
The number of active cases in New
Zealand is now 45.
Since 1 January 2021, there have
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:53 pm
The first infringement notices for border workers who
have not complied with COVID-19 testing requirements have
been issued, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.
A
total of 18 infringement notices, containing a fine of $300
each, have now been issued to border workers who have not
complied with testing for COVID-19 under Schedule 2 of the
Required Testing Order.
“Our border workers are on
the frontline of Aotearoa New Zealand’s efforts to keep
COVID-19 out of our communities, so it is critical to
support this workforce as best we can,” the Ministry’s
Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay
Publishers
Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) are
shocked the
National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ)
has announced plans to handover hundreds of thousands of
books from its collection to the notorious
Internet
Archive.
The Internet Archive’s scanning and
online distribution of books has been condemned
internationally as piracy on a massive scale. (1)
This activity by the Archive is the subject of a major
lawsuit by international publishers, representing authors
from around the world, and supported by authors’ groups.
(2)
Our
organisations represent thousands of authors and dozens of
publishers from across Aotearoa New Zealand. In recent years
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:42 pm
The Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ) has
dedicated much of its research focus over the last two
decades to the prevention and management of asthma, both
here at home in Aotearoa, New Zealand and around the
world.
MRINZ’s asthma research has included three
landmark studies which have shown that a 2 in1 inhaler,
containing both a preventer and reliever medication, is far
more effective than the traditional single reliever inhaler,
which has been the basis of asthma management for over 60
years.
These MRINZ studies have shown that the
as-needed use of the combined 2 in 1 inhaler, referred to as
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:36 pm
This month, Venture Taranaki is working with seven local
food producers to showcase Taranaki produce at the upcoming
Auckland Food Show, to parade the increasingly diverse and
delicious food products Taranaki has to offer, and to share
the region’s proud food story.
Taranaki has long
been a significant contributor to New Zealand’s food
sector, having helped position the country as a global dairy
heavyweight, and driving the red meat, poultry, and plant
food industries with production of value-added goods for
domestic and international markets.
Taranaki is
continuing on this path of success, with up-and-coming
producers taking to the national stage at the Auckland Food