Harris concedes election, vows to fight on
6 days ago · Photo: Reuters. US Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a televised concession speech to the nation after a whirlwind campaign that failed to stop Republican Donald Trump's return to the White House. "While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fuelled this campaign," she told supporters at her alma mater Howard University ...
Midwifery functions to be moved - Otago Daily Times Online News
5 days ago · More midwifery functions will be moved out of Dunedin Hospital and into the community in a bid to free up room, the Otago Daily Times has been told. In Dunedin, maternity care is delivered at the Queen Mary Maternity Centre in the main ward block of the hospital. But Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) Southern director of midwifery Karen ...
$3m funding boosts children’s study - Otago Daily Times Online …
5 days ago · An interdisciplinary longitudinal study testing to see if children’s self-regulation and academic skills can be fostered using the Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start) programme, will be able to continue after it was awarded $3million by the Marsden Fund. The study aims to find new strategies for teachers and policymakers, which could transform ...
Burnett extends overall lead in home tour
5 days ago · Burnett rode a personal best by 1sec for the Bluff climb, only a few seconds shy of the Strava record held by former winner James Piccoli, of Canada. He extended his general classification lead to 1min 41sec, along with the King of the Mountain jersey and more time in the team classification.
Man acquitted of manslaughter of 78-year-old
5 days ago · An Invercargill man who fatally pushed a 78-year-old after an argument over a courtesy coach has been acquitted of manslaughter. Kevin Robert Fulton, 46, was on trial in the High Court at Invercargill this week. After about eight hours of deliberating, the jury returned their unanimous not-guilty verdict yesterday afternoon.
Advice to give babies vitamin D after resurgence of rickets
5 days ago · Otago researchers are urging parents of newborns to give their babies vitamin D supplements after a new survey found a resurgence in the number of rickets cases being notified in New Zealand. University of Otago researcher and Dunedin Hospital paediatric endocrinologist Prof Ben Wheeler said the survey had only been going for less than a month ...
Ministers ‘lied’ about intentions: ORC - Otago Daily Times Online …
5 days ago · Cr Elliot Weir said the contents of the briefing were both incredible and ultimately unsurprising. "This information confirms the ministers lied to our faces about their intentions, and deliberately kept us in the dark," Cr Weir said. Cr Alexa Forbes said she now thought her "trust in the good faith of the ministers was misplaced".
‘No hiding’ from falling satisfaction - Otago Daily Times Online News
5 days ago · New mayor Tamah Alley says "there’s no hiding" from the fact only 44% of their community feels satisfied with councillors’ performances, down from 73% in 2023. The 29% drop was captured in the Central Otago District Council’s annual residents survey and released to councillors last week. The survey, with 455 respondents, went out in June ...