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Te Tairāwhiti a Covid-19 vaccination success story
The small predominantly Māori communities in Te Tairāwhiti north of Gisborne are almost fully vaccinated against Covid-19 after close to 200 doses were given over two days by local vaccinators. Audio
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East Cape Covid-19 vaccinations: 'We protect ourselves, we protect our pakeke'
The small predominantly Māori communities in Te Tairāwhiti north of Gisborne are almost fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
In Te Araroa this week, close to two hundred second doses were given over… Video, Audio
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Pharmaceutical company fined $28k for wetland breach
An East Cape pharmaceutical company has been fined $28,000 for planting in and taking water from a "regionally-significant wetland" without consent.
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Vaping statement from DHB sparks debate
A health statement in Gisborne that backs vaping as a means to quit smoking has been called out for not first denouncing the practice.
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40th anniversary of first 1981 Springbok rugby Tour match
Audio 22 Jul 2021Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first game of the controversial Springboks rugby Tour, which divided the country.
In 1981 South Africa's rugby team was invited to tour Aotearoa, with some New… Audio
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Children's ward full for first time in two years
Gisborne Hospital's children's ward has reached full capacity for the first time in two years as respiratory illnesses put health services under pressure.
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Māori in remote town embrace chance to be vaccinated: 'The right thing to do'
Many isolated communities are getting their Covid-19 vaccinations before the general public to reduce complexities.
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Te Araroa community receives second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Around 16 percent of the population have now received at least one dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
The Health Ministry wants to get through 1.6 million doses in three weeks in September alone.
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Mass rural protest across the country
Farmers and their supporters are today joining a nationwide protest organised by Groundswell NZ, planned for more than 50 towns and cities. The action is against what has been described as increasing… Audio
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'Outdated' and 'inequitable' Well Child Tamariki Ora faces redesign
The programme, which began with Royal New Zealand Plunket in 1907, will likely change to a whānau-led model that pairs families with a nurse of kaiāwhina, Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha…
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Museums Aotearoa - a new direction
April this year saw a mass resignation of the board of Museums Aotearoa, reportedly over its governance and management. There were concerns it might not survive the upheaval, but there's now a new… Audio
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'A black cloud hanging' - stressed Gisborne businesses call for immigration clarity
Audio 8 Jul 2021Many small business owners in Gisborne say they're having sleepless nights, as they desperately wait in limbo for answers from Immigration.
Current rules under Covid-19 mean they cannot get skilled… Video, Audio
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Concern over immunisation numbers: 'Our families are finding it hard', expert says
Immunisation rates of babies in Tairāwhiti have dropped "disturbingly low", with one expert saying it reflects an overstretched health system.
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Nurses' strike could be averted with pay equity settlement
The Minister of Health, district health boards, and the Nurses Organisation all agree that if pay equity is settled then strike action could be avoided. Audio
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DHBs on nurses' new strike action
Nurses are set to resume strike action at public hospitals throughout the country in a bid for better pay and conditions.
Last month 30,000 nurses walked off the wards in hospitals when employment… Audio
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New mortuary waste bylaw a 'nationally significant milestone'
A "respect and dignity" bylaw has been passed in Gisborne banning the culturally abhorrent practice of sending mortuary waste to sea.
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'It was chaotic' - Police looking at improvements after search for 3yo
Gisborne police say the large number of people who helped search for three-year-old Axle near Tolaga Bay last month may have made the search "chaotic".
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Finding Axle: Police say large number of volunteers may have made search chaotic
Gisborne Police say the large number of people who helped search for three-year-old Axle near Tolaga Bay last month may have made the search chaotic.
They're looking at ways to improve managing… Audio
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Horowhenua residents on alert for possible flooding
Residents in some parts of Horowhenua are being given sandbags in case flooding threatens their properties.
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Extra police in Wairoa after rising gang violence, shootings
Whānau are being urged to report whoever is behind a spree of gang related shootings in Wairoa, with police saying a line's been crossed and children put in serious danger.
Extra officers have been… Video, Audio
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Students use marae as base after flooded school shuts
Students at a school in Tokomaru Bay will be learning from a marae while their buildings are repaired after horrific flooding.
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Tairawhiti braces for more rain overnight
Audio 21 Jun 2021The impact of heavy rain continues on the East Coast with locals bracing for more heavy downpours overnight, especially south of Gisborne. Karyn speaks with Civil Defence group controller, David… Audio
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Caravans and shipping container swept away in East Coast flooding
When flood waters swept away a caravan from Rick Whaitiri's property in Tokomaru Bay on Sunday morning, he thought the house might be next.
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East Coast flood damage worse than expected, says MP
Yesterday's flood-swollen rivers in Tokomaru Bay, north of Gisborne, triggered memories of the destruction caused by Cyclone Bola in 1988, East Coast MP Kiri Allan says.
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In pictures: Clean-up underway after flash floods hit East Cape
The clean-up is underway on the East Coast after a deluge overnight and this morning, which went right up to the doorways of homes and prompted evacuations.
