The parents are concerned blood products from the NZ Blood Service would be 'tainted' and say they have blood from 20 unvaccinated donors. Ms Grey said she had been 'flooded' by offers from other unvaccinated donors but that NZ Blood were refusing to accept it. The lawyer is now considering whether the NZ Blood Service can be cut from the equation entirely with negotiations to continue solely with the hospital. Ms Grey said there was no good reason why Te Whatu Ora was not considering her clients' proposal to use unvaccinated blood as a solution. She said she had refused the unvaccinated blood because she was responsible for her child and said 'so many' people were rallying behind her.

May Moncur is taking a Human Rights Review Tribunal case against the Chinese media company SkyKiwi, saying they have breached her human rights by banning her from their message boards. Being banned from an internet message board may seem an irritating trifle, but for May Moncur, it meant so much she’s taking it to the Human Rights Review Tribunal (HRRT). Moncur believes SkyKiwi is self-censoring, removing anything which might offend the Chinese government - including messages about democracy and human rights. Human rights barrister Graeme Edgeler says Moncur has an “arguable” case but HRRT cases are slow moving and can take two years to resolve. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff May Moncur says SkyKiwi has breached her human rights by banning her from their message boards.

The New Zealand Medical Council is reviewing guidelines for doctors on how to manage conflicts of interest when treating patients. A leading orthopaedic surgeon says patients will suffer in proposed changes to medical guidelines that could prevent clinicians from referring patients to treatments or clinics they have a financial stake in. The New Zealand Medical Council is reviewing expectations for doctors on how to manage conflicts of interest when treating patients. READ MORE:* Health system 'desperately' needing doctors won't let new grads start til 2023 - union* EDs are clogged. Walker said submission the Medical Council would consider submission on the proposal at its “next available council meeting”.

Spotify doesn’t just influence the listening habits of its vast audience, but even the way some musicians create music. Shanti Mathias takes a look at the musical behemoth that strives to give everyone everywhere everything. Spotify released its annual Wrapped promotion yesterday, as it does every December. If you spend ...

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The value of New Zealand homes is continuing to decline but the rate at which values are dropping is slowing. According to property data company CoreLogic's House Price Index, the average value of all New Zealand homes dropped by another $5,580 in November, falling to $958,622 from $964,202 in October. The average value on NZ homes has now declined by $84,639 since it peaked at $1,043,261 in March this year. The slide in values remains particularly severe in the Wellington Region where average values are now down by 15.9% compared to a year ago. Values in Lower Hutt have had the biggest fall in the entire country with average values down 19.4%.

Sir Murray Halberg. Photo: NZ HeraldSir Murray Halberg, considered one of New Zealand’s greatest ever athletes, has died. Murray Halberg (centre) after setting a new world record when he won the 5000 metres event at the World Athletic Games in 1961. After his sporting career, Halberg set up The Halberg Trust, which continues to support children with disabilities in sport under its new name the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation. The Halberg Awards, New Zealand’s most prestigious sports awards, are named in his honour in recognition for his work in sport and children with disabilities.

Should our banks be doing more to help cover the cost of money printing? The RBNZ is holding $49 billion dollars of banks' reserves, thanks to all the money printing of 2020. The problem is, the RBNZ is now having to pay interest on that at the rapidly rising OCR rate. NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny weighed in on this issue. LISTEN ABOVE

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Our hospitals, indeed our entire health system, is being kept running only through the hard overwork and selfless dedication of a truly remarkable health workforce. Inflation is running at levels not seen for thirty years, and is tipped to get worse. What is wrong with a system in which such a solution can seem like a reasonable option? Why do we need to have people sleeping on the streets and begging there when they wake up? David Jones is a retired orchard hand living in the Tasman district.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pushed back at questions from reporters at today's media conference with Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, including one about whether they were meeting because they were similar in age. Marin arrived in New Zealand yesterday, marking the first visit by a Finnish prime minister. At the media conference this morning Marin was asked by a reporter if she thought it was unfair that New Zealand media had used the title of "Party Prime Minister" to describe her. "I don't focus on it, I focus on other issues," Marin answered, referring the Ukraine invasion and energy crisis. ADVERTISEMENT"My first question is I wonder whether or not anyone ever asked Barack Obama and John Key if they met because they were of similar age.

Photo Credit: InstagramA man in Turkey was fatally shot by one of his dogs after it stepped on his shotgun during a hunting trip. Geverkoglu was putting his dog into his car when his dog’s paw brushed the shotgun, which then fired a few shots at him, according to Newsweek. An investigation is currently underway to see what transpired before the shooting and his body was transported to the Alacam State Hospital morgue. However, it is unclear which dog stepped on the shotgun and fired the fatal shot. — 🇳🇿 Igotta Numbum 🇳🇿 (@IGottaNumBum) November 28, 2022In a report by the Daily Mail, local media reports claim the dog shooting could’ve been a cover up for an alleged murder.

(File photo)A teenager who was gifted a massage by a friend was “virtually asleep” when the masseur sexually assaulted him, a court heard. At Nelson District Court on Monday, masseur Thomas James Hamilton, 33, was sentenced to 39 months in jail after a jury found him guilty of two charges of unlawful sexual connection. The summary of facts described how Hamilton was living in Tākaka when he met his 17-year-old victim in July, 2020. Then, he became aware his underwear had been pulled down and Hamilton had sexually assaulted him. Martin De Ruyter/Stuff Thomas Hamilton met his victim in Tākaka, where Hamilton’s caravan was parked outside a backpacker’s where the teenager was staying.

Photo: 123rf.comAuckland Council's new cost-saving committee has cancelled its first meeting - because there's nothing to talk about. The expenditure control and procurement committee was expected to meet on 6 December. But chairman and former National MP Maurice Williamson said the meeting was cancelled on Monday, on the grounds it did not have anything to discuss. "The only communication I've received from Maurice Williamson was that the meeting had been cancelled. The normal role of the now defunct finance and performance committee had been taken over by the governing body committee, he said.