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Pharmac says introducing a new ADHD medicine and removing the renewal criteria for others would help benefit 13,000 people in five years.It is seeking feedback on funding the drug lisdexamfetamine, known as Vyvanse, and to scrap the renewal criteria for stimulant medicines used in ADHD treatment by December 1.Director of advice and assessment Dr David Hughes said more than 6000 people will benefit from this in the first year.”Funding lisdexamfetamine would be a great addition to the ADHD treatment options already available and would help alleviate the supply shortages that are causing stress and frustration for a number of people.”The…
By Susan Edmunds of RNZ Home loan rates are now comfortably below 6 percent on two-year terms, which have historically been a favourite of New Zealand borrowers. But opinions are mixed on whether they will prove a good option over the longer term. ANZ and Westpac are offering a special rate of 5.79 percent for two years. ASB and BNZ are offering 5.89 percent, and Kiwibank 5.99 percent. According to Reserve Bank data, the last time two-year rates were below 6 percent was in September 2022. ANZ senior economist Chris Tennent-Brown said the home loan rates were attractive. “Short term…
Police are investigating after a person was found dead at an address on Auckland’s North Shore this morning. A police spokesperson said they were notified of the incident in the suburb of Beach Haven just before 10am.”An investigation into the circumstances of the death is underway and at this stage it is being treated as unexplained.”
Tuesday’s raids came a month after authorities foiled a plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna which were subsequently cancelled. ADVERTISEMENTAustrian security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamist extremists in the run-up to the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, citing the potential for copycat violence on the date of the plane hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people.The raids occurred across the country on Tuesday, before Wednesday’s anniversary, because the 2001 terror attack remains symbolic for extremists and has inspired copycat attempts, the Directorate of State Security and Intelligence said in a statement.Authorities thwarted an…
A “handful” of University of Otago medical students have been discovered behaving inappropriately with human remains.The university declined to comment on the specific numbers, what happened or what action it took, saying fewer than five students had been caught in the last three years and revealing further details risked identifying them.It followed an Official Information Act request to share whether any medical students had committed misconduct towards human remains or cadaveric material, what they did, and what the university did in response.”The wider context is that in the three-year period 1800 students have attended Otago Medical School ELM (early learning…
This article was originally published in Portuguese Human rights defenders say refugees “are increasingly becoming targets of xenophobia, discrimination, and violent aggression” upon their return to Syria. ADVERTISEMENTSyrian human rights defenders have called on the European Union to help stop the increase in violence against Syrian refugees in Cyprus and Lebanon, including forced deportation.”The triangle between Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus has catalysed the Syrian refugee catastrophe. We know for sure that many of those who were forced to return to Syria ended up in detention on arrival, or were recruited by the government for military service, with some ending up serving…
Police are appealing for information on an orange Toyota Yaris after a fatal crash yesterday which occurred on State Highway 5 near Tīrau.The incident occurred just east of the intersection of Webster Rd at around 3.25pm and involved three vehicles. One person died, while three others were taken to hospital.Taupō Area Manager road policing Senior Sergeant Fane Troy said investigators would like to hear from witnesses or anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage that may have captured the crash, or the events prior.Troy said investigators are specifically looking for footage of an orange Toyota Yaris which was travelling in the…
Ex-Green MP Darleen Tana says the Green Party and its co-leaders did not abide by its own constitution when it sought to eject her from the party and ultimately from Parliament. A judicial review of the party co-leaders, Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick, is being heard in the High Court at Auckland before Justice David Johnstone. Justice Johnstone later reserved his judgment. The review is the latest twist in a saga that unfolded in March when migrant worker exploitation allegations at her husband’s business emerged publicly. The hearing opened, before a full public gallery, with a karakia, before the arguments…
A minor eruption at Whakaari/White Island is continuing as volcanologists report the total gas output from the volcano “remains higher than normal”.The alert level at the volcano was raised to three early last month as it continues to go through an extended active period. GNS Science issued a new update on the eruption this afternoon.Although a visible plume sometimes reached a kilometre above Whakaari, the ash from it has been falling only within 1-3km of the island.The “likelihood of ash fallout on the mainland remains very low”, GNS Science said, and the volcanic alert level remains at level three (minor…
When he broke the news he was being inducted into the Business Hall of Fame, his wife Liz was not that impressed, Sir Ian Taylor says. “I always joke, when I first heard that I was going to be inducted and I told my wife … the next thing she said was, ‘Oh my God, who’s doing that? What were they thinking?’.” The Dunedin businessman, innovator and former television personality was the last of seven laureates for 2024 inducted into the Business Hall of Fame at an event in Auckland on Wednesday. Sir Ian, KNZM, CNZM, is the founder of…