Three motorcycle crashes on Hawke s Bay roads per week on average 13 Mar, 2021 08:18 PM 3 minutes to read The scene of a motorcycle crash on SH2, near Te Hauke, in October 2020. Photo / Warren Buckland Close to three motorcycle crashes occur on Hawke s Bay roads on average per week – resulting in more than $17.8m in ACC compensation in five years. Between 2015 and 2019, there were 736 motorcycle crashes in Hawke s Bay. These crashes cost ACC more than $17.8m to help people recover. In 2019 alone, there were 168 motorcycle injury claims in Hawke s Bay (3.2 per week on average) which came at a cost of $3.7m – the second highest number and cost from the five-year period.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Why there s no perfect vaccine rollout plan 11 Mar, 2021 01:06 AM 6 minutes to read The vaccine rollout is aiming to reach 2 million Kiwis within four months with people at higher risk if they catch Covid-19 being the next in line behind border and healthcare workers. The vaccine rollout is aiming to reach 2 million Kiwis within four months with people at higher risk if they catch Covid-19 being the next in line behind border and healthcare workers. A leading expert says there s no perfect way to roll out New Zealand s Covid-19 vaccine - and that gaps will occur whatever path is taken.
Sideswipe: March 11: Prescient words on pandemic 10 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Ten years ago by the New York Times published comments by Dr Abigail Zuger criticising certain supposedly unrealistic aspects of Contagion, Steven Soderbergh s film about a deadly pandemic sweeps the globe. The movie s screenwriter, Scott Burns, responded . We took great care to make sure our fictional story was based on real science. The world had seen more than three dozen new pandemic-ready viruses in the last three decades. The scientists who consulted on the film, along with most of their colleagues in epidemiology and virology, believe it is only a matter of time coupled with lack of preparation before the world faces a real-life pandemic like the make-believe one in the film. Dr Zuger s point that the Contagion virus or MEV-1 does not precisely replicate Nipah encephalitis, the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic or HIV/AIDS is correct. She is also right about the truncated speed of a pandemic as we have collapsed months of social catastrophe into an hour-and-a-half of a movie. The truth is we don t know when the next virus may appear or how it might progress. But a highly transmissible and novel respiratory virus in humans like MEV-1 could plausibly occur. Our objective in making this film was to entertain and initiate discussions among stakeholders in public health on the importance of global bio-surveillance and pandemic preparedness. Dr Zuger s perspective has highlighted the importance of this work, and we welcome her into what we hope will be a national and global discussion of how to prepare for and prevent and when necessary, respond to the next pandemic. (Via Letters of Note)
26 FEBRUARY 2021 Wheezing is a common occurrence that most of us will have experienced, whether temporarily through something like hayfever or a cold, or more long-term through a condition such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But scientists don t understand much about why it happens.
New research has used a combination of modelling and high-resolution video to try and shed some light on the mechanisms of wheezing, finding that there s a violent process that can cause our lung pipes to make these raspy sounds. With this new information available, the team is hoping that wheezing might be better understood and diagnosed in the future.
SunStar + February 16, 2021 WILL the Warning prophesied by the Blessed Mother in Garabandal and Medjugorje and even by Our Lord Jesus Christ in Poland happen very, very soon? This seems to be the case in recent revelations through credible Catholic mystics of these days. Consider what our Blessed Mother told Gisella Cardia last February 13: My children, thank you for being here in prayer. My sweet children, how I would like to place you in the front line among my fighters, my soldiers of light: be worthy, love my Jesus; do not be gloomy, but love diligently. Children, in this period many of you will be transformed and filled with the Holy Spirit in order to be able to have our light; many others will feel empty, almost having the sense of not having God s comfort. This condition will make you suffer greatly, but do not be afraid, God will never abandon you. This state will make you understand what it is like when you walk away even unconsciously, and where it could lead you. Remember that this suffering will, however, be for the elevation of your spirit.
GO NZ: An expert s guide to Christchurch s best buildings 28 Jan, 2021 03:30 AM 4 minutes to read Turanga, Christchurch s central library, is an anchor project in Cathedral Square. Photo / ChristchurchNZ NZ Herald Architectural writer and editor John Walsh gives his guide to the best buildings to look out for on a walk around Christchurch All cities are to some extent intentional but Christchurch, far more than most cities, didn t just happen. It was conceived in England, in the middle of the 19th century, as an Anglican settlement centred on a cathedral, bordered by a park and laid out as a rectangular grid of streets awaiting the buildings that would inevitably occur as prosperity caught up with colonial ambition.
Letters: Covid tracing, vaccination, phonics, rates and John Kenel 13 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 8 minutes to read A green tick registers on a mobile phone when the QR code is activated. Photo / Greg Bowker, File A green tick registers on a mobile phone when the QR code is activated. Photo / Greg Bowker, File NZ Herald Making our own luck New Zealand is an island nation but exists in a world awash with coronavirus. So far we have acted well and been lucky. But with the new more virulent strains there is a significant probability that our defences will be breached. The virus works in mysterious ways.
Saturday, 09 January 2021 - 6:04 Showery weather over the island is expected to enhance to some extent, due to the low level atmospheric disturbance to the south-east of Sri Lanka, during next few days from tonight (09). Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, Eastern, North-Central, Central and Uva provinces. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm can be expected at some places in Northern, Eastern, Central and Uva provinces. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere in the evening or night. Heavy showers above 100 mm can be expected at some places. General public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers
Saturday, 09 January 2021 - 14:51 The Meteorological Department s Disaster Early Warning Center has issued a warning for heavy rains. This announcement issued today at 2 pm will be valid until 2 pm on the 11th. It has been stated that due to the turbulent nature of the lower atmosphere in the south east of Sri Lanka, an increase in rainfall is expected in many parts of the island. Thundershowers will develop at several places in the North, East, North Central, Central and Uva Provinces. Elsewhere, showers or thundershowers will occur at times, especially in the evening or at night. The Meteorological Department said that heavy showers of more than 100 mm could occur in some places.