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New HHS Report Urges Therapy For Trans Youth
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE2 May 2025 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a report urging exploratory therapy for youth with gender dysphoria rather than...
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Universities – Mushroom testing could be magic – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Scientists are researching how best to identify mushroom species as a basis for a potential drug-checking service. Magic mushrooms are coming under the microscope, as...
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Third procedure room to expand endoscopy capacity in Hawke’s Bay
Source: New Zealand Government Endoscopy services at Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital are set to expand, with the addition of a third procedure room, Health Minister Simeon Brown announced today....
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Traffic Delays at Northcote
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police are advising of delays for northbound traffic coming off the Auckland Harbour Bridge at Northcote. A truck swerved across several lanes of traffic...
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Health – Sydney to host major surgical event focused on innovation and excellence
Source: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Sydney will host one of the largest surgical conferences in the southern hemisphere when the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) brings its...
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Driver sought following fatal crash in Balmoral
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are seeking the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash in Balmoral overnight. Just after 1am two vehicles collided on Dominion...
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Pest eradication to remove wallabies and possums from Kawau Island gets under way
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council has been working with landowners and residents on an operation to restore native forest on Kawau Island by removing wallabies and possums. After years of...
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Rural Health Roadshow coming to Wairoa
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey is pleased to be in Wairoa today as part of the...
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New data highlights progress in childhood immunisation rates
Source: New Zealand Government New data released today shows steady improvements in childhood immunisation rates across the country, highlighting the Government’s commitment to ensuring every child gets the best start...
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Man dies following assault in Papatoetoe
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) A man has died in hospital after allegedly being assaulted at a bus stop in Papatoetoe at the weekend. Police have been investigating the...
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Exercise NZ – Pilates Rising: One of the Fastest-Growing Fitness Trends Globally – Celebrating International Pilates Day 2025
Source: Exercise NZ The first Saturday of May — May 3rd — marks International Pilates Day. Pilates is officially one of the fastest-growing fitness trends in the world, with the...
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Speech to Tauranga Business Chamber: The Case For a Smaller, Focused Executive
Source: ACT Party Speech to Tauranga Business Chamber: The Case For a Smaller, Focused Executive Intro The term of Government is nearing half time, when we should be reviewing the...
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Unsafe quad bike killed farmhand
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 1 May 2025 A quad bike rollover which cost a Tararua farmhand his life could have been avoided if the farm manager had kept the bike...
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the 2023/24 Financial Year Report and Inventory
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Summary This document provides the report and inventory for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora (the Ministry) for...
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Transport – Road freight industry gloomy about economy
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand New Zealand’s road freight industry is painting a gloomy picture for business, with only a minority expecting their financial situation to improve over the...
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Jobs for Nature supercharges river restoration |
Source: Department of Conservation By Sarah Wilcox It’s more than 4 years since the $1.2 billion Jobs for Nature programme was set up as part of the COVID-19 recovery package....
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New weekend urgent care service launched in Tairāwhati
Source: New Zealand Government Access to urgent healthcare on weekends will be restored in Tairāwhati this Saturday (3 May 2025) with the launch of a new service, Health Minister Simeon...
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Serious crash: Tiverton Road, Avondale
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) One person remains in hospital in a critical condition following a crash in Avondale early this morning. At 2.14am, Police were notified of a...
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Health and Employment – Auckland theatre nurses to strike tomorrow – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Te Toka Tumai Auckland Te Whatu Ora theatre nurses will strike for two hours tomorrow over attempts by Health New Zealand not to pay them appropriately...
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Government Cuts – Patient care still at risk from Govt’s deep cuts to health IT workers – PSA
Source: PSA The Government is deliberately ignoring risks to patient safety and the security of sensitive information as it green lights damaging cuts to specialist IT health workers. Health NZ Te...
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Employment – Home Support Workers to strike over poor pay, ‘broken’ system – PSA
Source: PSA Nearly 1000 support workers from one of the country’s largest home support companies are walking off the job tomorrow to protest chronically low pay and a recent attempt by...
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AIA Singapore celebrates SG60 with a year of initiatives to empower holistic well-being across the nation
Source: Media Outreach Aligned to the theme of “Building Our Singapore Together”, the efforts aim to make a meaningful impact on Singaporeans of all generations SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire...
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Reawakening Manu-kau Noa Iho / Hayman Park
Source: Auckland Council From late April to December 2025, parts of Hayman Park in Manukau will be temporarily closed for work to further enhance its green spaces. This will finish...
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Right-Wing Government Strips Māori Health Safeguards and Pretends Colonisation Never Happened
Source: Te Pati Maori Right‑wing ministers are waging a campaign to erase Māori health equity by tearing out its very foundations. ACT’s Todd Stephenson dismisses Treaty‑based nursing standards as “off‑track distractions” and...
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Pilot project delivers promising results for sustainable urban design
Source: Auckland Council Advocates for living roofs, those lush, plant-covered patches of green on our city buildings, have long championed these slices of eco-paradise in our urban jungle. Now, thanks...
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Health – History shows patients at risk from Physician Associates – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Avoidable harm caused to patients both in New Zealand and in the United Kingdom shows the introduction of physician associates is a risk to patient safety,...
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Health – Alcohol and mental health symposium at Parliament – 5 May 2025
Source: Alcohol Healthwatch Alcohol Healthwatch are excited to be joining E Tipu E Rea Whānau Services, Takanga A Fohe, Le Va, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago, Health New Zealand...