Published Friday 14 Feb 2020
You will have seen in the media that the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread to areas outside of China. The Ministry of Health is closely monitoring the situation and following guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO). Coronavirus is of concern but at this stage the risk of a widespread outbreak is low in New Zealand.
Published Friday 14 Feb 2020
When a young Suzanne Aubert left her home in France in 1860 to join a mission on the other side of the world, she began a New Zealand adventure that would last for 66 years. Her influence on nursing, looking after mothers and babies and people here in Wellington continues to this day as she was instrumental in setting up the Home of Compassion in Island Bay.
Published Friday 14 Feb 2020
Wainuiomata resident Nitika Naidu grins at a memory of scrubbing a dirty set of teeth.“People might say, ‘what about people with stinky breath or dirty teeth?’ But once you’ve finished cleaning someone’s teeth, it’s very satisfying."
