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Public Health Alert: Elevated number of typhus fever infections reported

The Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) is reporting an elevated number of typhus fever cases in the city compared to other years (as of May). Health officials are encouraging community members to take action to prevent future infections. Typhus fever is a disease spread to humans by infected fleas and can cause symptoms like high …

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Party for predator-free island that provided a haven for kākāpō recovery

One of New Zealand’s greatest conservation successes is being celebrated, 25 years after Whenua Hou/Codfish Island became predator free. The island, near Rakiura/Stewart Island, is best known as the home of the Department of Conservation’s Kākāpō Recovery programme. Whenua Hou Komiti member Shona Sangster said the island’s role in biodiversity progress and saving taonga species …

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