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Trump signs order to pull US from WHO, citing funding disparities
The president has repeatedly criticised WHO over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Doctor faulted following woman’s death days after Covid vaccination
A GP at an urgent care clinic failed to provide the unwell woman with appropriate care.
What is HMPV? Experts say alarm over virus outbreak in China is overblown
Routine virus cases rise in China, but experts say no cause for panic.
'Noose with your name on it': Warrant issued for man who threatened to 'hang' PM
'I’ve got a noose with your name on it,' he wrote of Dame Jacinda Ardern during her term.
'Patterns of behaviour': Schools fight to get more students attending class
'It’s addressing the habit of attending ... fronting up in a timely fashion'.
Meet the girl who hasn't missed a day of school in 11 years
She says she even turned down a holiday in Hawaii to keep her perfect record.
What NZ scientists are discovering about how our bodies fight infection
Ever wondered if catching one viral nasty spares you from being hit hard by another?
Lack of Covid leave a problem for health professionals, nurse says
Nurses allegedly reluctant to test for Covid and take time off work amid latest influx.
FBI ‘found evidence Covid was lab leak but was not allowed to brief president’
‘I find it surprising White House didn’t ask’, says doctor of microbiology Jason Bannan.
Biden pardoned son while leaving hundreds in limbo
Amid the blowback over Hunter Biden’s pardon, the President announced 1500 commutations.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: The mother of all budget requests - this Govt needs to slash even more
OPINION: They need to rip, sh*t and bust. Slash unnecessary spending.
Government to end emergency housing contracts with two more Rotorua motels
Two more motels will stop being contracted by the Government for emergency housing.
'Life upside down': Long Covid sufferers reveal daily struggles
Long Covid leaves Andrea Vanek housebound, struggling with severe symptoms.
Opinion: Disinformation campaigns are a public health risk – NZ has no effective strategy to deal with it
OPINION: Conspiracy theories are another major tool in the propaganda kit.
Auckland set to record its highest number of graffiti incidents in past five years
Auckland Council is using new methods to fight graffiti because of an uptick in tagging.
Covid for Christmas? Here's what the modellers are predicting
Epidemiologist: Catching Covid shouldn’t be framed as an immunity-boosting positive
'State of shock' - vendors v agent who gave keys to buyer before settlement
Parmar gave keys to the purchaser the day before settlement without the vendors' consent.
Ex-Auckland pharmacist asks judge to toss conviction for $50,000 theft so he can work in Australia
A conviction might make it more difficult to attend pharmacist conferences, he said.
Letters: Don't let Auckland Airport proceeds become council piggy bank
OPINION: 'Is NZ a First World country? I wonder.'
Lured through a dating app: How man with spotless record became drug ring henchman
Loneliness made him vulnerable to exploitation, his lawyer said.
Pete Hodgson: Dunedin Hospital project – the anatomy of a debacle and the warning for other regions
OPINION: Other regions please take note. Dysfunction might soon be coming your way too.
Ryan Bridge: Some Covid lockdowns went too long, vaccine mandates went too far
OPINION: As social beings, we struggled to allow for differences of opinion and thought.
Opinion: Health job cuts pose risk to next pandemic planning
OPINION: The risk of future pandemics is increasing.
Opinion: A bird flu pandemic would be one of the most foreseeable catastrophes in history
New York Times: H5N1 is raging out of control among America’s cattle.
Letters: The regions need abysmal Air NZ to be reliable
OPINION: 'Our death toll would have been much higher under a different system.'
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Hipkins owes us an apology for ruinous Covid vaccine mandates
OPINION: A lot of people were hurt by the mandates. More people are angry about them.
Sue Grey guilty of unsatisfactory conduct for 'sloppy' use of a suppressed child's name
The baby was at the centre of a stand-off over the use of vaccinated people’s blood.