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Emerging research in Australia could eventually lead to a less invasive way to diagnosis endometriosis — with patients and advocates in New Zealand watching closely for a hoped-for breakthrough. In New Zealand, more than 120,000 women suffer from the condition. Research last year revealed New Zealand wait times for a diagnosis had pushed out from 8.7 years to 10 years “A faster, less invasive test could significantly reduce the 10 years on average it takes to diagnose the condition,” Tanya Cooke, CEO of Endometriosis NZ told 1News. Those living with endometriosis would have a “significantly improved quality of life” after…

This article was originally published in French FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl, who has been tasked with forming a coalition government, is opposed to sanctions against Russia, advocates for the remigration of foreigners and rejects the European Green Deal. ADVERTISEMENTHerbert Kickl’s possible accession to the Austrian chancellorship could have implications for the EU at a time when Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the war in Ukraine and the Draghi report on European competitiveness are calling on the 27 to play as one.Back to square one. Initially kept out of the negotiations to form a coalition government, the Freedom Party of…

PowerNet chief executive Jason Franklin has resigned and is leaving the company after 13 years. He is set to take up the role of chief executive at Powerco, based in Wellington. Powerco is New Zealand’s second-largest electricity and gas distributor, serving 1.1 million customers across 452,000 homes, businesses, and organisations in the North Island. In a statement released by PowerNet yesterday, Mr Franklin was said to have made a significant impact in his role for more than a decade. PowerNet is based in Invercargill and is the country’s fourth-largest electricity management company, managing most of the electricity assets in southern…

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is currently at home in Hanover, where she is resting and recovering from pneumonia, here’s what we know so far about her condition. ADVERTISEMENTVon der Leyen cancelled her external engagements for the first half of January as “she is taking care of herself and ensuring that she will be fully fit and able to resume her daily routine” after being diagnosed with pneumonia, confirmed the Commission’s spokesperson, Paula Pinho. “Pneumonia is a serious illness and needs to be treated as such, and that is what the President is doing,” she added. The…

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was shot and left critically injured in Palmerston North last month.Police were called to an address on Tremaine Avenue during the evening of December 13 following a report that a woman had been shot by a person known to her. She was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. Police said today that the woman had since been discharged and was recovering at home. “Since then, police have conducted several scene examinations and made a number of inquiries.”These investigations led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man at the…

Police are making enquiries after a person was found with “serious injuries” in Havelock North this afternoon.Police were called to the scene on Panckhurst St following a report of a injured person around 3.50pm. One person has since been taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in a serious condition.”Enquiries are ongoing into how they came to be injured,” a police spokesperson told 1News. A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said it responded with one ambulance and two rapid response vehicles.

A Crimean man who feared being conscripted to fight by Ukraine has been given refugee status in New Zealand.He arrived here 25 years ago, and jumped ship before his ship sailed. He remained after his first application for asylum was rejected in 2003.The 50-year-old speaks only Russian and considers himself Russian but is classed as a Ukrainian. He was concerned he would be forced to fight against his own people if he returned to Crimea to get a Russian passport.”He is aggrieved that decisions were taken which has meant that he had been given Ukrainian nationality and not Russian nationality…

A 37-year-old woman has denied charges of neglect and possession of a drug utensil, following the death of a young infant in north Canterbury last year.Yixia Chen appeared in the Christchurch District Court today before Judge Michael Crosbie.She was granted interim name suppression following her initial court dates in early December, however, this has now lapsed.Chen has pleaded not guilty to two charges, one of neglect and the other of possession of a glass methamphetamine pipe.She was remanded on bail ahead of a scheduled case review hearing on March 17.Police were called to an address in Oxford, in the Waimakariri…

There’s mounting frustration among healthcare workers who are still waiting for the almost $2 billion they’re owed in holiday pay – years after the mistake was discovered.In 2016, it was found that the former district health boards had not been paying holiday pay correctly since 2010.The complex issues with holiday pay have dogged the public and private sectors for years but, because of the size of the health workforce, remedying it has been slow.There are 220,000 workers – made up of 130,000 former and 90,000 current staff – caught up in the payment limbo.Among them is Nelson support worker Denise…

A funeral with full police honours will be held next week for slain Nelson police officer Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming.Police have confirmed the beloved 38-year veteran will be farewelled at a special service on Thursday, January 16 from 1pm at Nelson’s Trafalgar Centre.Fleming was one of two officers struck by a vehicle in Nelson’s Buxton Square about 2am on January 1.She later died from her injuries.The 32-year-old man charged with her murder appeared in court on Friday before being remanded in custody.Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said Fleming made the “ultimate sacrifice as a police officer”, and it was appropriate she…