The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has attracted attention in the past week for two contradictory reasons: the Japanese government has withdrawn its recommendation for the shot, while public health officials in the United States have attributed a massive drop in the prevalence of the virus among teenage girls to its use. The Japanese government’s decision Read more
Paul Holmes, who recently became Sir Paul Holmes, is arguably the best known media personality in New Zealand’s television history. He’s someone who has always had an edge about him that has meant he possibly hasn’t been the most loved New Zealand media personality, but he’s always been my favourite interviewer, which for many years Read more
A group of girls have cut off their ponytails and donated their hair to a charity that will see their locks turned into wigs for women living with cancer. Ten students from St Mary’s Catholic school in Tauranga sat in front of their peers yesterday and had 20cm of their hair cut off for the Read more
Carrie Allen, the 12 year old daughter of the Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral New Plymouth, Jamie Allen and his wife Suzy, was buried in the Cathedral’s graveyard last Friday. Only on rare occasions, since the graveyard at St Mary’s was closed in 1861, has permission been granted for a burial there. The last was in Read more
Secondary school pupils in Suva are supporting the Walk On Walk Strong (WOWS) nationwide appeal to raise funds which is underway in Fiji, for children living with cancer. Wows was begun by Sina Kami, whose 15 year old daughter, Tae, died of cancer in 2008, to raise the funds needed to fulfil her daughter’s dream of Read more
The words ‘Jesus heals cancer’ have been removed from a billboard erected by a New Zealand church.
The church removed the words from the billboard on Wednesday, replacing them with a quote from the Bible: ‘Jesus heals every sickness and every disease – Matthew 4:23’.
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A billboard put up by a Napier church which claims that Jesus heals cancer has upset a local family whose three year old son is undergoing treatment for leukemia. The sign was erected last week at the Equippers Church in Tamatea. The billboard claims that Jesus heals cancer. The Church claims six of its members Read more
Some people have been irritated by the near adulation of Steve Jobs by Apple lovers. Since his death last week there have been an avalanche of blogs. Paul Vallely says. “Think different is the Apple slogan. Ironically, there was a pretty undifferentiated consensus in the tributes being paid to him. Eulogies likened him to Edison and Read more