Legionnaires’ disease: The gardening risk that can turn deadly; what you need to know
Prendeville, a keen gardener, had been potting flowers for summer when, three days later, she began experiencing flu-like…
Eight die in battle that killed ex-NZSAS soldier Justin Conaglen, wounded Green Beret and MMA star Tim Kennedy
Conaglen had taken leave without pay from the NZDF in March before formally leaving the military in August.…
Mauao landslide: Why holiday parks are reviewing their natural hazard plans
“The risks of injury or fatality from slope failures to sleeping persons in fragile accommodation (tents/caravans) is quite…
Mount Maunganui landslide: CTV victim’s husband calls for Tauranga council oversight
Professor Maan Alkaisi represents families of those who died in the CTV building collapse in 2011. Photo /…
Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake
At Kisol village a few hours away, Bertolomeus Tiga, 42, told AFP his house was one of several…
'Really gutting': Fresh blow for locals as Mauao slips at deadly site – NZ Herald
‘Really gutting’: Fresh blow for locals as Mauao slips at deadly site NZ HeraldMauao monitoring alarms triggered SunLiveFresh Mount Maunganui…
Coroner warns of deadly risks after student’s autoerotic strangulation
He was unable to open the door, so forced it open and found his brother face down on…
Bird flu: NZ’s largest egg supplier Mainland Poultry puts 500,000 layer hens into lockdown as precaution
Free-range hens are usually given the freedom to spend much of their day outside and can interact with…
WHO reveals Ebola is spreading ‘faster than any previous outbreak’
Cases of Ebola, which spreads through close contact and infected bodily fluids, have so far been found in…
Ebola outbreak could be four times bigger than official figures, say health expert
The DRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak was declared on May 15 after several deaths in Ituri, a mineral-rich northeastern…
Bird flu is finally in Australia. What does that mean for us?
An outbreak could disrupt our primary industries as authorities work to contain its spread, with likely knock-on effects…
Ebola outbreak in Congo yet to peak, could last a year, Red Cross says
Medical staff stand at the doffing and decontamination station at the Evangelical Medical Centre of Nyankunde after providing…