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· April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman is expected to appear in Waitākere District Court in May. RNZ / Finn Blackwell A patient advocate has described alleged thefts from those undergoing...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown has today announced appointments to the New Zealand Blood and Organ Service (NZBOS) Board. Roger Jarrold and Dr Edward Hutchins have been...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown has made three new appointments to the Board of the Health Research Council (HRC) of New Zealand. Dr Margaret Whilsher, Dr Colin...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown has today announced appointments to the Board of the Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC). Rae Lamb and Dr Peter Watson have...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic 123RF Police are investigating how salt ended up in formula given to a baby at Dunedin Hospital. Officers tested the formula and spoke to...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Te Hiringa Mahara is calling for greater investment in early intervention and secondary prevention for young people experiencing distress. New evidence...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: Dental for All Dental advocates are pointing to the rising popularity of dental tourism as a “damning reflection” of New Zealand’s current approach to oral healthcare. “We know that...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in the Wellington suburb of Mt Cook. SUPPLIED Auckland Council’s head of flood response says he is concerned stormwater infrastructure is going to be left...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Around 2am on a Monday, Emily received a text from a fellow student, Patrick, whom she had gone on a blind date with two days earlier....
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· April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand STONZ president Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith Supplied / STONZ * A previous version of this story included the one-off payment towards a total increase of nearly 6 percent....
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· April 30, 2026
Source: Soil & Health Association of New Zealand 29 April 2026. New Zealanders are invited to take part in Organic Week 2026, a nationwide series of online events running from...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 30 April 2026 This report shows information on funding to Māori health providers by the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand, and...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed the ratification of a new 26-month collective agreement for members of Speciality Trainees of New Zealand (STONZ), who represent Resident...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government and the Cancer Society have jointly agreed to invest $1 million each to expand the SunSmart programme, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. Expanded SunSmart programme to...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A public health poster. Amy Williams/RNZ Eyesight experts warn there are children in New Zealand who have gone blind due to malnutrition, including a boy who...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A member’s bill by Green MP Kahurangi Carter passed its first hurdle on Wednesday night. VNP / Phil Smith The mother of a young man who...
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· April 30, 2026
Source: Cancer Society NZ Cancer Society Election Manifesto lays out plan to tackle our biggest killer National skin cancer prevention strategy low cost winner Eliminate cervical cancer with screening and accelerating...
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· April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The baby was taken to Christchurch Hospital with serious unexplained injuries. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The mother of a five-month-old baby on life support after suffering...
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· April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One person has been seriously injured. Supplied / Ken Cox Firefighters have extinguished a fire that tore through a Timaru industrial premises this morning. One person...
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· April 29, 2026
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Analysis by a media outlet, published today, finding health care staff shortages were contributing factors in the deaths of 11 babies is a national and avoidable...
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· April 29, 2026
Source: Maritime New Zealand The Auckland High Court has upheld the initial guilty finding and sentence of former Port of Auckland Chief Executive, Tony Gibson, after stevedore, Pala’amo Kalati, was...
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· April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Canisters of nitrous oxide left in a South Auckland car park (file image). RNZ / Rose Garratt Large nitrous oxide canisters will automatically be classed as...
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· April 29, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is taking further steps to tighten controls on nitrous oxide to reduce harm and curb its illegitimate use, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Police...
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· April 29, 2026
Source: Privacy Commissioner IPP3A is about an agency’s obligations when it collects personal information indirectly (collecting from someone other than the person themselves). Under IPP3A, if an agency collects someone’s...
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· April 29, 2026
Source: PSA A decision by Police to pause the fourth stage of their withdrawal from mental health support is a welcome but damning admission that this reckless programme has failed workers...
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· April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said they will progress with the final phase when it is safe to do so. 123RF The final phase of police’s withdrawal from mental health-related...
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· April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand “A tradie can earn as much as a policy analyst,” says Michael Johnston. Supplied/ Unsplash – Josh Olalde There’s increasing support to lift the cultural status...