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Helping older people get the right care
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets New funding will give older people greater access to aged residential care and longer care outside of hospitals, Associate Health Minister Casey...
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More staff, better prisons to keep public safe
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets New investment in prison capacity and frontline staff will help reduce reoffending and keep the public safe, Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell says. ...
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Billion-dollar investment in hospitals
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Nelson and other communities will benefit from a billion-dollar upgrade and expansion of hospitals across the country, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.“Budget 2025...
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Mental distress 111 calls to get a mental health response
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is overhauling the way emergency services respond to 111 calls from people experiencing mental distress, Minister for Mental Health Matt...
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Growth-promoting science and innovation backed
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets The Government is backing modern, commercially-focused science and innovation to fully realise the contribution it can make to economic growth and the...
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Advocacy – NZNO care and support workers at Parliament for Budget Day
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Care and support workers who had their pay equity claims dumped overnight after years of work will meet at Parliament tomorrow to voice their frustration at...
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“A devastating record”: New Greenpeace analysis reveals almost half a million blue sharks caught as ‘bycatch’ in Central and Western Pacific in 2023
Source: Greenpeace TASMAN SEA – A new analysis of the latest fisheries data by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread slaughter of sharks in the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers....
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Assault reignites Christchurch Hospital parking woes
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) is concerned that after-hours attacks on Christchurch Hospital staff returning to their cars have continued without...
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“A devastating record”: New Greenpeace analysis reveals almost half a million blue sharks caught as ‘bycatch’ in Central and Western Pacific in 2023
Source: Greenpeace TASMAN SEA – A new analysis of the latest fisheries data by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread slaughter of sharks in the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers....
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Billions missing from health budget
Source: Team effort to rescue teens New analysis from the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi shows that the health service is likely to be underfunded by...
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A guide for health professionals disclosing information to Police
Source: Reviewed May 2025 (previously titled ‘Can I tell the cops? A guide for health professionals.’ Health professionals have the significant responsibility of knowing and caring for some of the...
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1 in 4 Malaysians at Risk: Alpro Pharmacy Leads National Movement to Reverse Prediabetes
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 May 2025 – With one in four Malaysian adults unknowingly living with prediabetes, the country is facing a...
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Awards – Outstanding exporters to be recognised at ExportNZ ASB Bay of Plenty Export Awards
Source: EMA Judges for the ExportNZ ASB Bay of Plenty Export Awards have announced the finalists who will be honoured at the awards gala on Friday 18 July at Mercury Baypark,...
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Government Cuts – Billions missing from health budget – CTU
Source: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (CTU) New analysis from the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi shows that the health service is...
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Health and Politics – Funding primary care nurses the answer to the health crisis – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation To fix chronic staff shortages stopping New Zealanders seeing their GPs when they’re sick, the Coalition Government must use Budget 2025 to keep nurses in the...
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University Research – ‘Natural’ pacemaker successfully tried in humans – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) A pacemaker with a ‘beat’ that responds to breathing is showing good results in studies and is now being trialled in Kiwi heart patients. A...
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Parliament Hansard Report – Papers, Petitions, Select Committee Reports, and Introduction of Bills – 001477
Source: Govt’s austerity Budget to cause real harm in communities PETITIONS, PAPERS, SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLS SPEAKER: A petition has been delivered to the Clerk for presentation....
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BUDGET 2025 – What Vote Health Needs Just to Stay Afloat
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Budget 2025 will need to include $2 billion in additional operational funding this year just for the public health system to stand still. “Year on...
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LiveSpo® NAVAX Nasal-Spray Probiotics: A New Approach in Supporting the Treatment of Rhinosinusitis and Otitis Media
Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 May 2025 – LiveSpo® NAVAX – a nasal-spray probiotic product developed by Vietnamese scientists – has recently been published...
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Amari Pattaya: An Extraordinary Seaside Escape Awaits
Source: Media Outreach PATTAYA, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 May 2025 – Amari Pattaya is one of the premier properties managed by ONYX Hospitality Group, a leading Southeast...
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Prudential launches plan to provide customers with daily income during hospitalisation and recovery
Source: Media Outreach PRUHospital Care360, a hospital income insurance plan, offers additional financial security and peace of mind SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 May 2025 – Prudential Singapore...
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Manslaughter charge laid following Papatoetoe death
Source: New Zealand Police An additional charge has been laid over a man’s death following an alleged assault at a Papatoetoe bus stop last month. On 27 April, 61-year-old Peter...
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Reporting nuisance smoke
Source: PISA results continue to show more to be done for equity in education Agencies that respond to fire and smoke incidents Several agencies work closely together during smoke or...
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Auckland flood project wins prestigious award
Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines A project that’s transforming how Auckland deals with flooding has just taken home one of the top awards in...
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Health – Bold demand-side action required in face of methamphetamine surge
Source: New Zealand Drug Foundation New Zealand must invest in bold action to reduce demand for methamphetamine in the face of a recent surge in consumption, the NZ Drug Foundation...
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Government Cuts – Government must commit to pay equity for funded health sector: NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The Coalition Government must confirm its commitment to fully-funding pay equity for the funded health sector, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki O Aotearoa...
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Urgent care closer to home for rural and remote communities
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Kiwis living in rural and remote communities will benefit from a significant funding boost to urgent and after-hours healthcare services, Associate Health...