Category Archives: social services

Make it easy for your Prostrate

Skipping the steaks, chops and ribs at the dinner table could help Kiwi men take down prostate cancer, a University of Auckland study has found. Researchers at the university's Cancer Society Research Centre have found a "Mediterranean-style diet" may benefit men with prostate cancer - the most diagnosed cancer in New Zealand men. The study…
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Eden Park Fixtures 2015

International Rugby 2015: Saturday 15th August: All Blacks v Australia (Bledisloe Cup) 1935 kickoff Super Rugby 2015: Friday 10th April: Blues V Brumbies (Aust) 1935 kickoff Saturday 2nd May: Blues v Force (Aust) 1735 kickoff Friday 15th May: Blues v Bulls (SA) 1935 kickoff Saturday 23rd May: Blues v Hurricanes (NZ) 1935 kickoff Saturday 6th…
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Don't Drink and Drive in New Zealand

As of December 1st 2014 the legal alcohol limit for drivers aged 20 years and over will be lowered from 80 to 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, or 400 to 250 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. The alcohol limit for drivers under the age of 20 will remain at zero. There…
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Had one Leg… Now has None !

    An aged care facility that didn't provide reasonable care after a one-legged man ended up having his other leg amputated has apologised. Radius Residential Care has released a statement in response to the Health and Disability Commissioner's finding that the facility did not provide services with "reasonable care and skill". The 70-year-old man…
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