Author: Kip Brook

Technology likely to provide a covid silver bullet

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Auckland - It is likely that technology will provide the silver bullet that New Zealand needs to manage covid-19, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. The resurgent outbreak of covid in the community has served as a reminder that Kiwis will be having to manage the impacts of this disease for some

Manufactured rule dishonoured the Cricket World Cup final

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Wanaka - Last year’s electrifying Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand was destroyed by a manufactured rule which extinguished and dishonoured the whole event, former New Zealand cricket captain and coach Glenn Turner says. The status of the event coupled with the closeness and neither team being able to

Ethically sourcing disposable gloves and clothing a major covid issue

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South Lake Tahoe, US - Glove prices have doubled in the last few months. The upsurge in demand for single-use gloves because of covid-19 has created widespread concerns about quality and labour exploitation in factories worldwide, a global leading Kiwi glove expert says. As covid cases continue to rise globally - and

Travelling back in time: the South Island to ourselves

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Mosgiel - New Zealand welcomed nearly four million tourists last year, then covid arrived. We have seen very few tourists this year, but as far as driving goes, this story gets better and better.  Here goes: We leave Christchurch in a covid two window – with no tourists on the road, no Australians

Proposed commercial rent laws not passed: no help for tenants    

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Christchurch - New government proposed rent laws have not been passed as law so there has been no help for commercial tenants since they were hit by the covid pandemic, ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie says. Some gyms and fitness facilities across New Zealand have faced going under during covid, in part

Huge importance now of eMental health solutions in the pandemic

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Auckland - Even before the covid-19 pandemic, the increasing issues related to mental health and addiction being experienced by so many people living in New Zealand was cause for major concern, NZ Health IT (NZHIT) chief executive Scott Arrol says. This was recognised by the government when, in the first wellbeing budget

Frontline medical staff being provided unsafe PPE

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Auckland - The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists has taken the unprecedented step of writing to federal, Victorian and NSW health ministers, raising serious concerns that essential covid protecting N95 mask fit testing has not been carried out at all hospitals in Australia. The college is very concerned about this,

Tech sector helps government embrace digital future

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Auckland - As New Zealanders step back to alert level Lockdowns, the tech sector is significantly supporting the government on its journey to embrace an enhanced digital future, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. New Zealand has in recent years been ranked one of the top digital economies in the world by