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Whale Strandings: What you need to know
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Summer’s here, and with more of us heading to the beach and along the coast for some much needed ‘naturing’ downtime, we thought it would...
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Draft guidance for self-assessable changes to agricultural chemical and veterinary medicine trade name product registrations
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Have your say New Zealand Food Safety is inviting public comment on new self-assessable changes guidance documents and changes to the existing chemistry and...
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Draft update to guidance on labelling veterinary medicines
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Have your say New Zealand Food Safety is inviting public comment on the updated ‘Labelling veterinary medicines’ guidance document. This consultation opened on 18...
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Northland youths who died in suicide cluster got lost in the system, coroner finds
Source: Radio New Zealand A coroner has found there are ongoing and wide-ranging barriers for young people accessing suicide prevention services in Northland. 123RF Warning: This story discusses suicide and...
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Plan to ditch flu tracking tool will leave big data gap, epidemiologist says
Source: Radio New Zealand Epidemiologist Michael Baker. Luke Pilkinton-Ching A leading epidemiologist says a plan to ditch an online tool tracking respiratory illness is short-sighted, and will leave a big...
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Bondi community returning to new normal, after shooting tragedy
Source: Radio New Zealand Kazzi Beach Greek displays Israel flags to support the victims, but has had both positive and negative feedback. Charlotte Cook Bondi businesses say they will feel...
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FBI tip-off helps authorities foil mass stabbing attack at court, Hastings man jailed
Source: Radio New Zealand A 22-year-old man planned to commit a mass stabbing attack at his sentencing at Napier District Court. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Warning: This story contains content...
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Hastings man jailed for planning mass stabbing attack at court after FBI alerts authorities
Source: Radio New Zealand A 22-year-old man planned to commit a mass stabbing attack at his sentencing at Napier District Court. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Warning: This story contains content...
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Kōkiri Marae adds period care to Christmas kai parcels as costs bite
Source: Radio New Zealand Kōkiri Marae Sexual & Reproductive Health Promoter/Educator Shelley Duffin (left). Supplied A Wellington Marae is adding period care products to its Christmas kai parcels this year...
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SUNeVision Launches Third-Year Startup Programme
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 December 2025 – SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. (“SUNeVision”, SEHK: 1686), the largest data centre provider in Hong Kong and...
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Abuse survivors still unaware they were named online by Ministry of Social Development
Source: Radio New Zealand Lydia Oosterhoff is a human rights lawyer and senior associate at Cooper Legal. Jimmy Ellingham Mother of man named in online privacy breach linking him to...
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Minister Simeon Brown sets Health NZ ‘efficiency targets’ of $500m
Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Mark Papalii Hospitals and public health services across the country have been asked to find more than half-a-billion dollars in...
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New case of measles in Queenstown
Source: Radio New Zealand Four measles cases are still infectious according to Health New Zealand. Unsplash/ Michael Amadeus Health New Zealand says there is a new case of measles of...
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Puberty Blockers decision puts children back at risk
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 17 December 2025 Family First NZ says that a decision by a judge today in the Wellington High Court to pause the ban on...
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Puberty blockers ban delayed by judicial review
Source: Radio New Zealand PATHA is seeking a judicial review of what it calls the “illegal and unethical decision”. File photo. RNZ // Angus Dreaver The ban on new prescriptions...
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TSquared Lab launches TSquared Health, an AI-driven longevity ecosystem, with the acquisition of Noviu Health
Source: Media Outreach Dr. Hisham Badaruddin Appointed Chief Medical Officer as TSquared Health Integrates Medical, Biomarker, and AI Longevity Capabilities SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 December 2025 –...
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Tennis: American Ben Shelton secures top seeding for ASB Classic
Source: Radio New Zealand Clockwise from top left: Gael Monfils, Casper Ruud, Ben Shelton and Cam Norrie are in the field for the 2026 ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland....
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Aged Care Advisory Group appointed
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister Casey Costello has today announced appointments to the Aged Care Ministerial Advisory Group, to provide expert advice on long-term reform of the aged...
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Mental health targets delivering faster access to support
Source: New Zealand Government New data released today shows strong improvement across all three mental health and addiction access targets compared with the same quarter last year, Minister for Mental...
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Can you donate your poo in New Zealand?
Source: Radio New Zealand Poo transplants may sound unglamorous, but researchers say the early evidence has been encouraging, and it’s grabbed attention around the world. Nelson infectious disease specialist Richard...
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‘Crunch point’: Stretched rheumatologists decline half of referrals in some regions
Source: Radio New Zealand A computer illustration of a person with foot pain. KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Rheumatologists in some regions are turning down about half the specialist referrals they...
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Economists forecast tough calls to get books back to black
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis speaking at the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update. RNZ Economists say the government is stuck between a rock and a hard...
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Jevon McSkimming case a wake-up call to child abuse ‘at every level’, charity says
Source: Radio New Zealand Ex-deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming. RNZ / Mark Papalii Warning: This story discusses sexual abuse, which some may find disturbing. Jevon McSkimming’s sentencing on Wednesday should...
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WorkSafe files charge following worker’s fatal fall from scissor lift
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone WorkSafe has filed a charge in relation to the death of a Chinese worker who fell from a scissor lift during work...
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NZ-AU: Gelteq Furthers Asia Presence Through Partnership with Hong Kong Flag Football Program
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gelteq Limited (“Gelteq” or the “Company”), a clinical and science-based company specialising in gel-based oral delivery solutions, today announced...
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Water fight: Farmers strive to limit cows’ environmental footprint
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Barlass’ farm is home to about 1500 dairy cows RNZ / Nate McKinnon As nitrates creep up in some Canterbury drinking water supplies, dairy farmers...
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Hong Kong Launches Its First Dental Innovation Incubation Programme
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 December 2025 – The University of Hong Kong (HKU) proudly unveils the Global Hub for Future Dentistry (GHFD)...