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COVID-19 Inquiry released
Source: New Zealand Government The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 has been released today, delivering an independent account of the pandemic response and its lasting...
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Wrong place for offender, right time for Police
Source: New Zealand Police An alleged offender attempting to break into cars right under the noses of Police was caught in the act in Henderson early this morning. Waitematā West...
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Aid organisations fighting to stay in Gaza, unable to get much-needed supplies into city
Source: Radio New Zealand Medecins Sans Frontieres is determined to stay in Gaza despite requirements from Israel to supply extensive details of staff and funding. Medecins Sans Frontieres Aid organisations...
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Robin Beets was killed in a dementia unit attack but his family don’t want the other patient charged
Source: Radio New Zealand Robin Walter Beets, 84, died in November 2023. Supplied The death of an elderly man at a dementia unit following an altercation with another patient was...
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How to talk to your children about conflict and war
Source: Radio New Zealand It can be hard to avoid news about the conflict and war around the world, especially with images and updates regularly topping the news and circulating...
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Robin Beets was killed at a dementia unit but his family don’t want the other patient charged
Source: Radio New Zealand Robin Walter Beets, 84, died in November 2023. Supplied The death of an elderly man at a dementia unit following an altercation with another patient was...
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More scope for private sector to ease public healthcare woes, report says
Source: Radio New Zealand A new report is calling for more collaboration between the public and private health sectors. Unsplash / RNZ A new report from Westpac NZ is calling...
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HKPC Establishes New “Future Life & Health Tech Centre”
Source: Media Outreach Driving R&D Translation and Sector Collaboration; Elevating Hong Kong as a Global Life & Health Innovation Hub HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 March...
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Food Expo PRO and Hong Kong International Tea Fair: Aisa’s Key Trade Event for F&B
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 March 2026 – Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the Food Expo PRO and Hong...
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Schools bringing in counsellors to deal with harm caused by social media
Source: Radio New Zealand There are calls for a ban on social media for under 16’s in New Zealand. (File photo) NurPhoto via AFP Principals of two Auckland schools say...
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Te Papa, botanical gardens added to measles locations of interest
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Papa was one of the locations visited by the tourist in February. CC4.0 A tourist who was in New Zealand while infected with measles visited...
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Appointment of the Aged Care Commissioner
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Minister of Health Casey Costello has today announced Ms Erin James’ appointment as Aged Care Commissioner. The Aged Care Commissioner sits within the Office of...
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Diabetic patient dies in Waikato Hospital stairwell after urgently needed food delayed
Source: Radio New Zealand Waikato Hospital. RNZ / Simon Rogers A diabetic patient collapsed and died in a Waikato Hospital stairwell after a delay getting urgently needed food. The 79-year-old...
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HOFA Announces the Second Edition of the Digital Art Awards, in Collaboration with Exhibition Partner PhillipsX in Hong Kong, proudly backed by Lightyear
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 9 March 2026 – Celebrating a new generation of digital artists working across generative systems, AI, immersive media and...
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EIT international students welcomed at Hawke’s Bay mayoral ceremony
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 12 minutes ago International students at Eastern Institute of Technology were officially welcomed to Hawke’s Bay at the region’s annual Mayoral Welcome ceremony. More than...
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Collaboration on medical device procurement
Source: PHARMAC Pharmac and Health New Zealand (Health NZ) are working towards a more streamlined and coordinated national approach to hospital medical device procurement. The Government announced changes to the...
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Funding medicines for people with high health needs
Source: PHARMAC Pharmac is working to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders, including those with the highest health needs. This includes Māori, Pacific peoples, disabled people, women, and people...
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Obesity experts advise on new treatments
Source: PHARMAC With high obesity rates in New Zealand and new medicines entering the market, public interest in weight‑loss treatments is understandably strong. In June 2025 Medsafe approved semaglutide (Wegovy)...
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Ninth wave of Covid-19 suggests wane in immunity, expert says everyone must ‘act to reduce impact’
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com – RNZ / Composite Image – RNZ A public health expert says New Zealand is in its ninth wave of Covid-19. The latest Health New...
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Measles case: Parliament tour included in new locations of interest
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Alexander Robertson A tour through Parliament is among several new locations of interest connected to a measles case in a traveller who...
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Women shaping the future of Aotearoa recognised in inaugural Women of Impact in Property list
Source: Property Council of New Zealand Thirty wāhine whose leadership is shaping the future of New Zealand’s built environment have been recognised in the inaugural Women of Impact in Property...
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University of Auckland supports $5m programme to eliminate cervical cancer in Pacific
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern in the Pacific. SUPPLIED More than $5 million has been granted for a programme to eliminate cervical cancer across the...
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The House: MPs agree infrastructure debate should be politics free
Source: Radio New Zealand Highways, hospitals, schools, etc: MPs agree politics is detrimental to infrastructure decision-making and things need to change, but can’t help getting political about it. VNP /...
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Can psychopaths change?
Source: Radio New Zealand Psychopaths might account for only about 1 percent of the general population, but they account for a disproportionate share of violent crime. Distinct from other conditions...
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Universities – $5.1 million grant to eliminate cervical cancer in Pacific region – UoA
Source: University of Auckland – UoA Pacific-led initiatives set to eliminate cervical cancer across the Pacific Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa – Centre for Pacific and Global Health at Waipapa...
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Health Concerns – Questions over dilapidated and cramped renal unit forced to ration dialysis – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The Health Minister must explain why after years of concerns from nurses about Christchurch Hospital’s barely functioning dialysis unit, he only stepped in late yesterday when...
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Moa Point disaster exposes deeper problems, public health experts warn
Source: Radio New Zealand Lyall Bay beach and the rest of Wellington’s south coast has been off limits since the Moa Point treatment plant failed on 4 February. RNZ /...