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Source:Stuff
July 04, 2024 00:16 UTC
Photo: 123rfSome patients with severe eczema are paying thousands of dollars for new-generation treatments - but many of those worst affected are missing out. According to dermatologists, eczema treatment in New Zealand is a decade behind, despite 6 percent of the population suffering from the chronic inflammatory skin condition - one of the highest rates in the world. Upadacitinib (Rinvoq) for moderate to severe eczema is on Pharmac's "options for investment list", which means it is a treatment it would like to fund, once its budget allowed. Photo: DupixentDermatological Society incoming president Dr Scott Barker said New Zealand was more than 10 years behind in terms of recommended eczema treatment. "GPs are able to prescribe the standard medicines we have now [for severe eczema] - like Methotrexate, Ciclosporin and Azathioprine.
Source:Stuff
July 03, 2024 19:33 UTC
Defence Force involvementMeanwhile, there has been confusion about the role of the Defence Force in the boot camp programme since the idea was floated almost two years ago. On 6 March, on Morning Report, Mitchell heaped praise on the scheme talking about proposed youth academies being "exactly the same thing". The Defence Force has now unequivocally stated it will not be staffing or running the camps. It has also helped Oranga Tamariki to develop the curriculum, which draws heavily on the Limited Service Volunteer syllabus. In terms of how the boot camps will run, existing Oranga Tamariki staff will support the pilot.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 03, 2024 19:00 UTC
Several rusty rubbish bins in a south Auckland town centre are in desperate need of replacement, a councillor says. However, Papakura was one of only four local boards in Auckland that decided to fund and keep their rubbish bins. ADVERTISEMENTThe local board acknowledged the rusty bins were noticeable, with rubbish bags sitting on the ground. For Papakura, the board had come up with $58,482 to pay for keeping their bins, it cost Franklin $43,452 and Manurewa Local Board $71,014. Papakura Local Board chair Brent Catchpole said it made sense that bins removed from other areas could be used to replace the worn bins in other sites.
Source:Stuff
July 03, 2024 13:09 UTC
In Central Otago, New Zealand, a novel approach to cherry cultivation is being adopted, shifting away from traditional methods. The region, known for its cherry production, is witnessing the introduction of the Upright Fruiting Offshoot (UFO) system, a technique that optimizes light penetration within the canopy to enhance fruit quality. The adoption of the UFO system is part of a broader trend towards leveraging new technologies to improve productivity in the cherry industry. Earnscy Weaver, a cherry growing adviser in Central Otago, played a pivotal role in bringing the UFO system to New Zealand after learning about it from Dr. Matt Whiting in the United States. The UFO system offers several advantages over traditional cultivation methods, including improved light harvesting, simplified pruning, and reduced fruit damage from rain and birds.
Source:Otago Daily Times
July 03, 2024 12:58 UTC
And while most won’t reach Swiftie-level superfans, there’s still good reason for them to transform their micro moments into something more memorable. Here are a couple of best-in-class examples of how brands are sweating the small stuff. Adding youness with Nike As far as fitness-lifestyle brands go, it’s hard to top Nike. Yep, it’s the small details that make a difference, even for one of the world’s biggest brands. Pit Vipers, hit makers Dudes-being-bros American brand Pit Viper sells extreme, unbreakable sunnies that promise to “protect your face from boring”.
Source:Stuff
July 03, 2024 11:59 UTC
Source: Victoria Country Fire AuthorityHalls Gap Fire Brigade is seeking new members and the rewarding role could be yours. The brigade is attending events around the community and hosting information nights informing locals about the good work they do. After moving to Halls Gap, he found CFA was a great way to meet new people and help the community. The brigade currently has 17 non-operational and operational members, responding to both rural and urban call outs. Justin said new members would ease the load on current members.
Source:Stuff
July 03, 2024 11:26 UTC
An Ashburton woman who fatally stabbed her partner in the head - then tried to convince a jury he’d inflicted the 12cm wound himself - has been jailed for more than four years. “In a moment of extreme anger borne out of the hurtful verbal tirade, she stabbed Mr Hemi in the back of the head,” McRae said. Because of the vulnerable location in which you struck Mr Hemi, the outcome of such an attack can have, as was the case here, catastrophic consequences. Photo / NZ Herald“These features of your background do not bear directly on your actions in killing Mr Hemi. “Because you continue to deny the offending in the face of what is an overwhelming case, any discrete credit for remorse is unavailable,” said Justice Mander.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 03, 2024 10:23 UTC
What is the impact elsewhere in the health sector of this “un-Budgeted” spending. Adding in increases around Very Low Cost Access, Community Services Cards and other general practice funding, the total funding increase proposed – by the Government side of the PHO Services Agreement Amendment Protocol equation – to support sustainability in general practice is $81.9 million. It’s a different league from the costs faced by cancer patients to self-fund lifesaving medicines, but add increased copayments to the return of the $5 prescription charge and this cost-shifting by the Government is going to hurt patients and general practice. Nothing quite says cosy reliability more than the rows of pylons that march up and down the country delivering power. Yet again the budgetary eye stays firmly unfocused on general practice, where the key purpose is keeping people healthy and out of costly secondary care.
Source:Stuff
July 03, 2024 07:39 UTC
Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand with news the expected dairy price drop has been more than expected. The Australian 10 year bond yield starts today at 4.45% and down -2 bps. The Kiwi dollar starts today slightly softer from yesterday at just on 60.7 USc. That all means our TWI-5 starts today still at 70.3. The bitcoin price starts today at US$61,903 and down -2.1% from this time yesterday in a developing yoyo pattern.
Source:Stuff
July 03, 2024 01:20 UTC
Wet days could get 10 percent wetter and the driest group of days 10 percent drier even in places where previous modelling has shown no change to average yearly rainfall. Wetter wet days mean more chance of flooding. The timing of those heavier rain days also becomes important. There were already multiple lines of evidence showing wet days would get wetter in New Zealand, Harrington said. The drier dry days affected some of country's most prominent farming areas, including the middle of the North Island down to Wairarapa, he said.
Source:Stuff
July 02, 2024 23:44 UTC
More than 35% of homes listed for sale in Auckland and Northland are subsequently withdrawn from sale, one economist says. He took the number of properties listed in a month, compared to the number sold and the overall number of houses listed for sale. "That suggests over 45% of properties listed for sale are eventually pulled from the market." That covers properties withdrawn between March and May in each year. Trade Me said the median days properties were listed on its site increased to 68 days for May, which was an increase of six days from April.
Source:Stuff
July 02, 2024 23:27 UTC
- Leith Hutchison shaken to death by his father. Leith Hutchison was 15 months old when he was violently shaken to death by his father. Leith Hutchison was shaken to death by his father. Leith Hutchison. “It is well known that New Zealand has an appalling history of child abuse cases.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 02, 2024 23:18 UTC
Eight regions had annual stock increases above 30% and none had less stock for sale compared to a year ago. The above figures suggest the market remains firmly in buyers' favour, which is also being reflected in average asking prices on the website which have been tumbling since March. The national average asking price, non-seasonally adjusted, for properties advertised on Realestate.co.nz has declined for the last four consecutive months and was $837,241 in June. The average asking price in Auckland is now perilously close to dipping under $1 million. However the slide in asking prices does have a silver lining.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 02, 2024 23:04 UTC
Another week, and another seemingly hair-raising security issue crops up: this time it's a vulnerability affecting a common application millions of people use for remote access over networks, namely OpenSSH. Except a bug has been found that potentially makes the remote access tool potentially a lot less secure. As per infosec industry custom, the critical bug was given a snazzy logo and a catchy name by Qualys: regreSSHion. #regreSSHion #CVE20246387 — Faisal (@faisalusuf) July 1, 2024Cutting to the chase, if an attacker is successful in exploiting the regreSSHion bug, it opens up the target system completely. Qualys said attackers can get root access; this is the highest level of privilege for an account on UNIX-like systems.
Source:Stuff
July 02, 2024 12:46 UTC