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Worker’s six-metre fall prompts industry call-out

· April 17, 2025

Source: Worksafe New Zealand 17 April 2025 As winter creeps closer, WorkSafe New Zealand is reminding businesses to take heed of the risks when workers are operating at height. The...

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Health Advisory: Waitematā Hui for Health – NZNO

· April 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation On Wednesday, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) members who work at North Shore and Waitakere hospitals will engage with local leaders...

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Welcome insights to make hospitality thrive

· April 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston has welcomed a report from the Restaurant Association and Hospitality New Zealand on steps to support the hospitality sector to...

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EPA calls for information on tattoo inks

· April 16, 2025

Source: Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking information about how tattoo inks are supplied, made and used in New Zealand to help assess whether the current rules...

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Hipkins needs to listen to women

· April 15, 2025

Source: ACT Party Chris Hipkins has criticised the Associate Health Minister’s move to raise concerns over Health NZ’s practice of avoiding the term ‘woman’ in reference to female patients. Responding to Hipkins’...

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Wet and wild week ahead for Tāmaki Makaurau

· April 15, 2025

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...