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Wet and wild week ahead for Tāmaki Makaurau
Source: Auckland Council The upper North Island, including Tāmaki Makaurau, is in for a very wet and windy few days heading into the Easter holiday break. Auckland Emergency Management General...
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Feedback sought on proposed improvements to Dunedin’s SH1 one-way system
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA)’s plan to make the Dunedin SH1 one-way system easier to use, safer for everyone and more efficient takes its...
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Health – Time to give physios green light to certify patients return to work, saving ACC millions
Source: Physiotherapy New Zealand Minor law change needed to take pressure off GPs and return people to work faster Physiotherapy patients are waiting too long to be allowed to return to...
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Local News – Nominations open for Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards
Source: Porirua City Council Each year Wellington Airport and local councils come together to recognise the work carried out by community groups in the wider Wellington region. Nominations are now open...
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Mental health peer support service starts in Christchurch Hospital
Source: New Zealand Government Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says it was excellent to meet with Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department staff and peer support specialists today to mark the start...
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2023 VinFuture Special Prize Laureate Prof. Daniel Drucker: Ample room remains for innovation in GLP-1 therapies
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Neswire – 14 April 2025 – Together with world-renowned scientists including Prof. Joel F. Habener, Prof. Jens Juul Holst and Assoc. Prof....
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Vinmec Recognized As Vietnam’s First Allergy & Clinical Immunology Center of Excellence
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 April 2025 – The Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology under the Vinmec Healthcare System has officially been chosen...
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ISCA Launches “Changing Perspectives” Branding Video Campaign to Promote Accountancy Profession Amidst Transformation in Wider Business Ecosystem
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 April 2025 – The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) is pleased to announce the launch of “Changing Perspectives”, a...
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DHL Supply Chain strengthens Life Sciences & Healthcare infrastructure with new Pharma Hub in Singapore
Source: Media Outreach The new facility is part of DHL Group’s €500 million investment in Asia Pacific for the sector Regional capabilities are expanded to support global healthcare trends and...
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Lalamove Brings Care to Elderly Communities Across Asia with ‘ElderCare on the MOVE’
Source: Media Outreach This initiative supported six eldercare facilities with logistics assistance and NGOs with users’ loyalty point donations HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 April 2025...
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Employment Issues – Strike action brewing at large home support employer – PSA
Source: PSA Home Support workers will hold stop-work meetings tomorrow in response to their employer, Access Community Health, offering them no pay increase and reduced work conditions, despite the company receiving...
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Tourism turbocharge takes New Zealand to the world
Source: New Zealand Government A major drive boosting New Zealand as an international travel destination will kick off with a $13.5 million turbocharge for global marketing activity, Tourism and Hospitality...
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Release: Mental health staff and patients at risk without plan
Source: New Zealand Labour Party More people could be harmed if Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey does not guarantee to protect patients and workers as the Police withdraw from...
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Rural Health Roadshow to hear from rural communities
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey announced today he will be coming to 12 rural locations across...
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Over 60 Innovations presented by Hong Kong Innovation & Invention Go-Global at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions 2025
Source: Media Outreach 10+ conceptual inventions from student teams of primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong were exhibited for the first time at the top international exhibition HONG KONG...
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Celebrations as EIT Hawke’s Bay students graduate | EIT Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 1 day ago There was a strong sense of celebration in Napier today as 300 EIT students marked the end of their study...
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Emergency services in attendance at fire, Pakuranga
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Inspector Jason Homan: Emergency services are in attendance at a fire in a building on Grassways Avenue, Pakuranga, reported at around 12.45pm....
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Appeal for information following crash on Polson Hill Drive, Palmerston North
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are seeking witnesses after a crash on Polson Hill Drive, Palmerston North this afternoon. At around 1:40pm, Police were alerted to a crash...
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H&S Unveils Characteristic Wellness Innovations at FHA 2025 Singapore
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 11 April 2025 – H&S (the “Company”), a leading Australian wellness company, proudly showcased its exceptional portfolio of brands at FHA-Food...
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New guidance for adventure activity and outdoor recreation providers – managing the risks from natural hazards
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 11 April 2025 WorkSafe has created new guidance to help adventure activity operators and outdoor recreation providers manage risks from natural hazards such as flooding, landslips,...
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Ground broken on the first ‘Making Space for Water’ flood resilience projects
Source: Auckland Council Today marks a major milestone in Auckland’s flood recovery programme, with the official groundbreaking of the first flood resilience (blue-green) projects under Auckland Council’s Making Space for...
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ANZAC Day Events – Art of Remembrance 2025: ANZAC Tribute to New Zealand’s Nurses
Source: Lindsay Stanley, for Art of Remembrance event on Anzac Eve Annual commemorative event at Kāhui St David’s to mark Anzac Eve with a moving musical tribute featuring Soprano Felicity...
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New High Court Judge appointed
Source: New Zealand Government Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Simon Mount KC as a High Court Judge. Justice Mount graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor...
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Health AWARDS – ProCare and Unitec recognise Top Pacific Nurses
Source: ProCare ProCare in partnership with Unitec, is pleased to announce the winners of the Top Pacific Nurse award for the 2024 academic year – Katerina Alapae and Seluvaia Havea....
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Health – Nelson’s hands-on message to Te Whatu Ora over patient safety – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation More than 200 people are expected to make a chain around Nelson Hospital on Saturday, to demand a new hospital immediately and enough staff to care...
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Release: Longer wait for treatment under National
Source: New Zealand Labour Party New Zealanders have waited longer to get an appointment with a specialist and to get elective surgery under the National Government. Health data released today...
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New mental health and addictions facility officially opened in Whangārei
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown and Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey have today officially opened Manaia House, a new community mental health and addictions facility in the...