# flu (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover flu. Page: Feed: --- ## [ACT to campaign on Paul Henry's 'Starship for cancer' proposal](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1077302/act-to-campaign-on-paul-henry-s-starship-for-cancer-proposal) _2026-08-21 · RNZ News Headlines_ Henry mused about creating a world-class cancer hospital when he announced his candidacy. ACT is running with the idea. ## [Report on Mt Maunganui landslide risk unread: Tauranga City Council](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/emergencies_local/1077176/report-on-mt-maunganui-landslide-risk-unread-tauranga-city-council) _2026-08-21 · RNZ News Headlines_ The August 2025 council meeting that was to receive the report warning of the landslide risk was cancelled and never rescheduled. ## [Lawyer convicted of assault on his 12-year-old son which left him hospitalised](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-and-justice/1076370/lawyer-convicted-of-assault-on-his-12-year-old-son-which-left-him-hospitalised) _2026-08-21 · RNZ News Headlines_ The lawyer was sentenced to supervision after pleading guilty to the assault and has name suppression. ## [Healthline calls in reinforcements amid biggest flu outbreak in 10 years](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/1077262/healthline-calls-in-reinforcements-amid-biggest-flu-outbreak-in-10-years) _2026-08-21 · RNZ News Headlines_ The health service has been handling about 20 percent more calls than normal following a surge in flu. ## [Third case of H5 bird flu found in Wellington region](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/1076428/third-case-of-h5-bird-flu-found-in-wellington-region) _2026-08-21 · RNZ News Headlines_ The northern giant petrel was found on a remote Cape Palliser beach. ## [East Coast conservationist rescues emu chicks after feral cat attack](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/1077210/east-coast-conservationist-rescues-emu-chicks-after-feral-cat-attack) _2026-08-21 · RNZ News Headlines_ Ruatoria man Graeme Atkins says raising the birds is like looking after puppies, with them following him around everywhere. ## [IRD still talking to charities about cap on donation tax credits: Luxon](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1076863/ird-still-talking-to-charities-about-cap-on-donation-tax-credits-luxon) _2026-08-21 · RNZ News Headlines_ The Prime Minister was responding to criticisms of the policy from one of his MPs, Greg Fleming. ## [Police close Papatoetoe election fraud investigation due to insufficient evidence](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/1076559/police-close-papatoetoe-election-fraud-investigation-due-to-insufficient-evidence) _2026-08-21 · RNZ News Headlines_ Police have closed an investigation into alleged electoral fraud in the 2025 Papatoetoe local body election. ## [Air New Zealand forced to BYO fuel due to contaminated batch in Fiji](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/1073987/air-new-zealand-forced-to-byo-fuel-due-to-contaminated-batch-in-fiji) _2026-08-21 · RNZ News Headlines_ It also had to cancel a service. ## ['Doesn't bring Blake back' - inquest into 25-year-old murdered in maximum security prison concludes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-and-justice/1076369/doesn-t-bring-blake-back-inquest-into-25-year-old-murdered-in-maximum-security-prison-concludes) _2026-08-21 · RNZ News Headlines_ Prison head defends the mixing of gang members at Paremoremo. ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/A3k3WSvEfqmA) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [Paul Dougan: Perth father dies after alleged Bali assault, according to family](https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/paul-dougan-perth-father-dies-after-alleged-bali-assault-according-to-family-c-22755215) _2026-08-20 · Caleb Runciman · The West Australian_ A Perth dad has died after he was allegedly bashed by up to four people in Bali, according to his son who shared a heartbreaking post on Thursday night. ## [James Paul Ellis-Kendrick: Man spared jail after pressuring children to send explicit photos](https://thewest.com.au/news/court-justice/james-paul-ellis-kendrick-man-spared-jail-after-pressuring-children-to-send-explicit-photos-c-22752465) _2026-08-20 · Hannah Cross · The West Australian_ A man who pressured underage girls as young as 11 to send him sexually explicit photos of themselves has been spared jail. ## [Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter thrown out of Parliament after heated exchange over Palestine](https://thewest.com.au/politics/state-politics/nationals-mp-lachlan-hunter-thrown-out-of-parliament-after-heated-exchange-over-palestine-c-22751435) _2026-08-20 · Jessica Page and Oliver Lane · The West Australian_ Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter has been suspended from State Parliament for the second time in three months after a heated exchange over a pro-Palestine event. ## [Mum-of-three Evette Wallington, 29, killed in freak workplace incident at Osborne Park tow truck yard](https://thewest.com.au/business/mum-of-three-evette-wallington-29-killed-in-freak-workplace-incident-at-osborne-park-tow-truck-yard-c-22748402) _2026-08-19 · Emma Kirk · The West Australian_ A mum-of-three killed in a freak workplace incident at a tow truck yard has been identified. ## [Former West Coast Eagle Brad Sheppard to test alleged negligence claims against AFL, club at 2027 trial](https://thewest.com.au/news/court-justice/former-west-coast-eagle-brad-sheppard-to-test-alleged-negligence-claims-against-afl-club-at-2027-trial-c-22743505) _2026-08-19 · Hannah Cross · The West Australian_ Former West Coast player Brad Sheppard will take his former club and the AFL to trial next year after mediation failed in his bid for compensation over career-ending head injuries. ## [Leadership Matters: Ben Wyatt says resources sector must prove worth and politics is becoming too hostile](https://thewest.com.au/business/leadership-matters/leadership-matters-ben-wyatt-says-resources-sector-must-prove-worth-and-politics-is-becoming-too-hostile-c-22740460) _2026-08-19 · Adrian Rauso · The West Australian_ Ben Wyatt believes Australia’s resources sector needs to get better at communicating its worth to society and that hostility towards politicians has veered into ‘dangerous territory’. ## [Driver escaping police pursuit crashes through fence at Cecil Andrews College in Seville Grove](https://thewest.com.au/news/crime/driver-escaping-police-pursuit-crashes-through-school-fence-c-22746957) _2026-08-19 · Bethany Hiatt · The West Australian_ A man has smashed a car through a high school fence in the middle of the day as he allegedly tried to evade a police chase in Seville Grove. ## [City of Melville will not proceed with Bon Scott civic tribute following cost concerns](https://thewest.com.au/politics/local-government/city-of-melville-will-not-proceed-with-bon-scott-civic-tribute-following-cost-concerns--c-22746269) _2026-08-19 · Eliana Hullett · The West Australian_ A public tribute to recognise one of Melville’s biggest celebrity claims to fame will not go ahead due to cost concerns and questions over relevance. ## [Violent criminal who transitioned to a woman in prison should not be transferred to a female jail, court told](https://thewest.com.au/news/court-justice/violent-criminal-who-transitioned-to-a-woman-in-prison-should-not-be-transferred-to-a-male-jail-court-told-c-22729678) _2026-08-19 · Ben Harvey · The West Australian_ A violent criminal who transitioned to a woman inside prison should not be transferred to a female jail because she had always been treated as a man while behind bars, the Supreme Court has been told. ## 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