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Covid 19 coronavirus: Two arrivals into NZ from Perth considered casual contacts ; no new community cases, no MIQ cases
25 Apr, 2021 01:51 AM
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The cleaner who tested positive for Covid-19 worked on both Green and Red zone planes on the same day. Video / Mark Mitchell
The cleaner who tested positive for Covid-19 worked on both Green and Red zone planes on the same day. Video / Mark Mitchell
NZ Herald
Two people who arrived in New Zealand from Perth are being treated as casual contacts following the Covid outbreak in Western Australia.
The two people are in isolation until results of their Covid tests are known - but the Ministry of Health says the risk to the public has been assessed as very low .
Bring back Pods : Thousands sign petition to bring back Mars NZ s chocolate treat
25 Apr, 2021 12:53 AM
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Mars New Zealand has confirmed the products will be discontinued. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
More than 2,600 people have signed an online petition calling on Mars New Zealand to bring back Pods, after the company announced the beloved Kiwi treat would be disappearing off the shelves.
The beloved Kiwi snack that s been a go-to treat for many a road trip and movie night is being discontinued, according to manufacturer Mars New Zealand.
The petition is online on Change.org. Photo / Change.org
TVNZ reporter Andrew Mcfarlane revealed a statement from the company on Twitter this week.
Infertility: Standard IVF is fine for most people. So why are so many offered an expensive sperm injection they don t need?
25 Apr, 2021 02:56 AM
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Standard IVF is fine for most people. So why are so many offered an expensive alternative? Photo / 123rf
Standard IVF is fine for most people. So why are so many offered an expensive alternative? Photo / 123rf
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An expensive IVF technique, routinely offered in fertility clinics around the world, offers no extra benefits to standard IVF in the vast majority of cases, our new research shows.
The technique, known as intracytoplasmic sperm injection or ICSI, was developed to help couples where the man has a low sperm count. But it is now the main fertilisation method clinics use in Australia and New Zealand, even when sperm counts are normal.