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May 4, 2023 | 
newshub.co.nz | Lauren Hendricksen
Watch: Lauren Hendricksen's report into the second case of measles detected in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland so far. Credits: Video - Newshub; Photo - Getty Images. A second case of measles has been confirmed and health experts warn it has the potential to "spread like wildfire" if people aren't immunised. The cases are linked, which Te Whatu Ora says is reassuring, but it could be several days before we know if there are further infections.
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May 3, 2023 | 
newshub.co.nz | Lauren Hendricksen
Māori paediatrician Dr. Owen Sinclair (L), Immunologist Dr. Dianne Sika-Paotonu (C), and Royal Oak Intermediate principal Tony Coughlan (R). Credits: Video: Newshub - Photo: Newshub. A new case of measles in Auckland has health experts extremely concerned about a potential outbreak due to the country's low immunisation rates. Staff and students have been warned to stay away from Albany Senior High School after a student attended for two days while infectious.
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May 2, 2023 | 
newshub.co.nz | Lauren Hendricksen
"Little guys, you know 6-7-year-olds are turning up with them."
Credits: Video - Newshub ; Image - Getty Images Students as young as six years old are taking up vaping in what's being described as an "epidemic in schools". Principals are calling for tougher restrictions after Australia announced a major crackdown. But some experts argue it won't have the desired outcome.
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Apr 29, 2023 | 
newshub.co.nz | Lauren Hendricksen
Watch: Health industry experts worried National's plan to keep nurses, midwives in New Zealand won't go far enough. Credits: Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Images Health industry experts are worried the National Party's plan to try and keep newly qualified nurses and midwives in the country won't go far enough.
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Apr 19, 2023 | 
newshub.co.nz | Lauren Hendricksen
Watch: The medical lab workforce is facing a "tsunami" of staff resignations. Credits: Video - Newshub; Images - Newshub / Getty Images Experts are sounding the alarm over the state of New Zealand's medical laboratory workforce, describing it as "perilous". The New Zealand Institute is warning if nothing changes, it could result in delays or fewer services for Kiwis.
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Apr 11, 2023 | 
newshub.co.nz | Lauren Hendricksen
"Things are bad an getting worse. There's no signs of improvement."
Credits: Newshub "Dismal", "appalling" and an environmental "emergency". That's how experts have described the state of Aotearoa's fresh water in reaction to the latest national report. An estimated 45 percent of our total river length is not suitable for swimming due to bacterial contamination. More than two-thirds (68 percent) of monitored groundwater sites failed drinking water standards at least once.
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Apr 10, 2023 | 
newshub.co.nz | Lauren Hendricksen
Road safety campaigner Clive Matthew-Wilson warns people are going to die if boy racing continues. Credits: Image - Supplied; Video - Newshub A road safety campaigner warns lives are seriously at risk if boy racing activity continues. It comes after a person was hospitalised near Palmerston North over the weekend after being struck by a car doing burnouts. And residents across the country are calling for action.
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Mar 29, 2023 | 
newshub.co.nz | Lauren Hendricksen
Watch: Some of the biggest names in technology have pushed the alarm button over the rise of artificial intelligence. Credits: Image - Getty Images; Video - Newshub. Some of the biggest names in technology have pushed the alarm button over the rise of artificial intelligence. They say it could pose a "profound risk to society and humanity". Hundreds of experts have signed an open letter calling for a six-month pause in the development of major new systems.
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Mar 28, 2023 | 
newshub.co.nz | Lauren Hendricksen
Watch: A terminally ill mum-of-two is pleading with the Government to reassess proposed legislation that will make it illegal for her to access life-extending medication. Credits: Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Images A terminally ill mum-of-two is pleading with the Government to reassess proposed legislation that will make it illegal for her to access life-extending medication.
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Mar 20, 2023 | 
newshub.co.nz | Lauren Hendricksen
Andersen says she has a decade's experience with Police, but the Opposition isn't convinced she's up for it. Credits: Newshub The new Minister of Police has revealed she put herself forward for the role, saying she has wanted it for a long time. Ginny Andersen says she has a decade's experience with Police, but the Opposition isn't convinced she's up for it.
