Health officials are warning measles could kill as cases near 1000 across the country, including more than 800 in Auckland.

More than one-third of those have ended up in hospital, and the Auckland medical officer of health fears the outbreak will turn deadly.

At Starship Hospital, four children are seriously unwell with measles - one is critical.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2019/09/anti-vaccination-messages-continue-to-spread-amid-new-zealand-measles-outbreak.html
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The measles outbreak has taken another turn today, with 804 cases now confirmed in Auckland this year.

It's the worst outbreak in 22 years, and has sparked a national response by the Government.

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Before e-scooters were released on the footpaths of New Zealand, one company was already asking authorities if it could double the power of its scooters.

Within days of the first low-power e-scooters being released in New Zealand by California-based company Lime last October, the Wellington e-scooter startup Flamingo wanted to double the allowed wattage.

Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/161108-emails-show-nzta-discussed-more-powerful-escooters.html
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The Government is charting the way towards a more renewable energy system with the launch of a national vision for hydrogen, Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods announced today.

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New Zealand Police are seeing too many crashes caused by people using their phones.

There is no excuse, says Superintendent Steve Greally, National Manager for Road Policing.

Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/161096-dont-trade-your-life-text-message.html
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Dunedin City Council has become the second council in the country to become an accredited living wage employer.

The announcement was made today in Dunedin where the 2019 list for accredited living wage employers was made.

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Wannabe robbers ripped an ATM machine from a wall in a small Canterbury town, but were not able to get any money out it.

Darfield residents will now have to travel out of town if they want to withdraw money outside of work hours after the town's only automated teller machine (ATM) was smashed out of its shop front. 

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/115465469/darfield-community-left-inconvenienced-after-towns-only-247-atm-ripped-from-wall
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Health experts in Auckland have criticised anti-vaxxers as "misinformed" as the number of confirmed cases passes 800.

Measles should not be treated as a trivial illness, Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) spokesman William Ranger said.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/115469156/auckland-measles-outbreak-arphs-criticises-misinformed-antivaxxers-as-number-of-cases-passes-800
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