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Drug Checking Service Provider Licensing Handbook

· November 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 20 November 2025 The Drug Checking Service Provider Licensing Handbook was updated in November 2025. This page now reflects the latest version....

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Swiss man charged after fatal crash in North Canterbury

· November 20, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand A 32-year-old Swiss national has been charged with careless driving causing death after a fatal crash near Sheffield in Canterbury’s Selwyn district on Wednesday. The person...

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High school volleyball team in crash that left 12 injured

· November 19, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand The volleyball players had been competing at Stadium Southland before the crash. File photo. © Photosport Ltd 2021 www.photosport.nz A Queenstown high school volleyball team is...

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Ban On Harmful Puberty Blockers Protects Children

· November 19, 2025

Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 19 November 2025 Family First NZ is applauding the government’s decision to end the use of GnRHa hormones (usually referred to as ‘puberty blockers’) for...

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New safeguards for puberty blocker prescribing

· November 19, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Cabinet has agreed to introduce new safeguards on the prescribing of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues, while ensuring patients with medical needs can continue to access appropriate care,...

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Smoking rate reduces to 6.8 per cent

· November 19, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister Casey Costello has welcomed the latest New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) results showing smoking rates reducing to 6.8 per cent.  “Most of the...