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UK women becomes first to get Covid Vaccine

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A UK woman has been the first person in the world to get a Covid-19 vaccine.

Margaret Keenan, aged 90, was given the vaccine to get the UK’s mass coronavirus immunisation programme

She received the jab at 6.31 am on Thursday 10th December in Coventry. She received the injection from the nurse May Parsons at University hospital and said it was a “privilege”.

It was the first of 800,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that will be dispensed in the coming weeks.

Up to four million more are expected by the end of the month.

The vaccines will be administered in 70 hospitals around the UK. Patients aged 80 and over, who are either already attending hospital as an outpatient or are being discharged home after a hospital stay, are the first in line.

Green Turtle returns to Kelly Talton’s

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An injured sea turtle that was rescued, rehabilitated and released back into the ocean in March 2019 has returned to SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Turtle Rehabilitation Centre.

Connie the green sea turtle arrived back at the aquarium two weeks ago after a fisherman found her stranded at Rangiputa Beach in Northland and called the Department of Conservation.

According to Andrew Christie, Curator at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s, Connie is estimated to be between 10-15 years old and is in a much better condition than when she first arrived at the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in December 2018;

“Connie first came to us after being found stranded at Henderson Bay. She underwent rehabilitation with us for four months before we released her back into the ocean at the Poor Knights Island Marine Reserve. Over the past year Connie has put on over 5kgs, which shows she has been successful at feeding herself in the wild.”

“We are still yet to determine why Connie washed up a second time, but it highlights the harsh reality of sea turtles’ plight in the wild, with only one in 1,000 sea turtles making it to adulthood. It is also quite remarkable that Connie had returned to the same area where she was first found in December 2018,” continued Andrew.

Connie is currently suffering from buoyancy issues. The team at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s is tube feeding her every three days and treating her with an antifungal drug. The aim is to release Connie back into the wild once again at the end of summer if all goes well with her treatment.

Connie’s rehabilitation is a collaborative effort from SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s, Auckland Zoo and the Department of Conservation, with support from Countdown Supermarkets.

All turtles the team release back into the ocean are given a flipper tag with a unique code so they can be identified if they are found again. The organisations all urge anyone who comes across an injured or stranded turtle to call 0800 DOC HOT.

During the upcoming summer school holidays, kids can discover the Teeth & Tails of incredible aquatic animals as they journey through the underwater world at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s. The aquarium is taking guests on a deep dive into the form and function of sea creatures’ body parts with an activity trail, ‘Meet the Keeper’ talks, colouring-in stations and an artefacts station from Saturday 19 December 2020 to Sunday 31 January 2021.

All visitors must pre-book their tickets online in advance. Visit www.kellytarltons.co.nz for updates, tickets, opening hours and health and safety information.

Write for Rights campaign starts

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Did you know you could help support someone’s freedom with just the flick of your pen? Amnesty International’s annual Write for Rights campaign is here again. It’s the world’s biggest human rights campaign, each year garnering millions of letters calling for justice for people who have spoken up for human rights and in turn have had some of their rights oppressed or withheld from them.  

Often, the human right effected is their freedom of expression, which is the right for all of us to freely express our opinions and beliefs.  Sometimes when people speak out about the way they live, their beliefs and actions get them in trouble with their government. Sometimes they may have written a poem that said something the government didn’t like, or maybe they wore something their government didn’t like; some governments who disagree with people’s opinions may put them in prison to stop them speaking out. In human rights terms, and in international human rights law, we call this an abuse of people’s freedom of expression.  

Write for Rights gives other people the resources to support the person whose rights are being limited or oppressed completely.  

And your support matters! 

Last year over six and half million actions were taken – an annual increase for the 18th consecutive year. These are mainly people writing letters of support, or writing letters or signing petitions that ask certain governments to do certain things. The case of Yasaman Aryani in Iran received over one million actions alone, her sentence for handing out flowers on a train unveiled was reduced. Last year’s campaign also saw people who had been put in prison unjustly freed from prison and reunited with whānau.  

Amnesty International Community Manager Margaret Taylor says the campaign is for everyone. 

“Anyone can do it; you don’t have to be an expert on human rights to see when someone has been wronged. These messages and drawings of support are like a hug, letting human rights defenders know they are not alone. It’s why I encourage everyone to get involved, at school, in your lunch break, or at a social gathering; pull people together ahead of Christmas and be a part of this life-saving campaign in the season of giving. The millions of people who take part in Write for Rights each year stand for the freedom and dignity of all people.”  

Click here to get involved! 

Godwit breaks world record

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A Bar-tailed godwit has broken a world record.

The bird travelled more than 12,000km from Alaska to New Zealand in just 11 days

This sets a new world record for bird completing a non-stop flight.

The satellite recorded a point-to-point flight of 12,854km. It is estimated that the total flight time was 224 hours. The previous longest recorded non-stop flight by a bird, of 11,680km, was recorded in 2007.

The bar-tailed godwit set off from south-west Alaska on 16 September and arrived in a bay near Auckland 11 days later, having flown at speeds of up to 55mph.

The male bird, is known as 4BBRW. This comes from the blue, red and white rings fitted on its legs. It also had a 5gm satellite tag harnessed on its lower back to allow scientists to track its progress.

It was one of four birds to be tracked from the Alaskan mudflats where they had been feeding on clams and worms for two months.

Gitanjali Rao named Time ‘Kid of the Year’

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A teenage scientist and inventor has been named Time magazine’s first-ever Kid of the Year.

Gitanjali Rao, 15, has invented technologies including a device that can identify lead in drinking water, and an app that detects cyberbullying.

Gitanjali was chosen from more than 5,000 US nominees for the landmark title.

“If I can do it, you can do it, and anyone can do it,” she said.

She also said that “my goal has changed from creating my own devices to solve the world’s problems, but inspiring others to do the same as well.”

Check out the video of Gitanjali below.

Man walks 400km after argument with his wife

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A man in Europe has walked after an argument with this wife.

The unnamed 48-year-old Italian man reportedly went on the week’s hike in an attempt to calm down after falling out with his wife. He averaged around 65km each day. 

To add to his problems, when he was found, he was fined by authorities for breaching his country’s strict lockdown rules. 

He was fined NZ$688 for breaching lockdown conditions.

Perez wins amazing Formula 1 race

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Sergio Perez has produced one of the most amazing Formula 1 wins of the decade in Bahrain.

The Racing Point driver went from last place on the first lap to win his first-ever Grand Prix.

The Mexican had a collision on the first lap which put him at the back of the field. From there he made his way through the standings, with a little luck, to win.

Renault’s Esteban Ocon was second, while Lance Stroll kept his nose ahead of some fast-finishing rivals to finish in third

Queen’s corgi dies

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One of the Queen’s corgi’s, Vulcan, has died.

This means that she only has one of her cherished dogs left. His name is Candy.

It’s unknown how old Vulcan was or what he died from but the royal pup has been with the Queen since 2007.

This would make him more than 13-years-old.

The Queen has owned more than 30 corgis since 1945. In 2018 her last corgi had to be put down after suffering from cancer. 

The death of Vulcan follows more sad royal dog news, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s cocker spaniel Lupo dying in November.

Coronation Street celebrates 60th brithday

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This year is a massive one for the one and only Coronation Street.

It’s celebrating its 60 year anniversary.

The TV soap is the 4th longest-running TV show in the UK. It started in 1960 and so far there have been 10.186 episodes.

While Britain is in Covid restrictions, it’s still unclear what celebrations on the show will look like.

Coronation Street Facts

1. The first set was built in 1960.

2. The houses do have stairs, and one long, continuous corridor upstairs runs the length of the terrace.

3. The beer served in the Rovers is very weak shandy — mainly lemonade.

4. When the production started to shoot the series in high definition in 2010, they had the chimney stacks rebuilt in fibreglass to make them look more realistic, and the fake food served in Roy’s Rolls was replaced by real food.

5. In the makeup room they go through 50 boxes of tissues, 20 packs of make-up wipes, ten lipsticks, five powders, six eyeliners, four blushers, six eye-shadows and 15 large cans of hairspray each month.

Black Caps win the first test against the West Indies

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The Blackcaps have beaten the West Indies comfortably in the opening test in Hamilton. 

The Blackcaps victory was built on their massive first innings total of 519/7, with Kane Williamson’s career-high 251 setting the platform for the win.

With the ball, New Zealand was just as ruthless. They bowled out the West Indies out for 138 and 247 to secure an innings and 134 run victory.

The next test begins in Wellington on Friday.

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