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Why ‘decision fatigue’ could be hurting your health
Source: Radio New Zealand You’re standing in a supermarket aisle, weighing up whether to buy a microwave meal or a bunch of fresh carrots. We all know making healthy eating...
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The GP telling medical students to consider another career
Source: Radio New Zealand Photo /123RF A Canterbury-based GP says he no longer recommends the speciality to trainee doctors. Dr Dermot Coffey is one of many GPs who have been...
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Wellington harbourmaster pleads for emergency tug boat
Source: Radio New Zealand The Kaitaki Interislander ferry in Wellington Harbour. KiwiRail Wellington’s harbourmaster says there’s still a critical risk to people’s lives and the environment without an emergency tug...
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Survivors boycotting Marist Brothers apology
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Longhurst was denied the chance to speak. Supplied A group of abuse survivors is boycotting an apology by the Marist Brothers in Auckland, while another...
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Mirah Investment & Development Announces Strategic Partnership with RV Capital Across Portfolio of Hospitality Brands
Source: Media Outreach Investment spans equity positions in both SOMOSHOTELS and Cocana Resorts, with plans to bring the brands to five additional locations across Asia. BALI, INDONESIA – Media OutReach...
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Dr. Terence Tan, Medical Director of Halley Body Slimming Clinic, Shares Insights on the Evolving Role of Doctors in Medical Weight Management and GLP-1 RAs at Symposium
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 May 2026 – Dr. Terence Tan, Medical Director of Halley Medical Aesthetics and Halley Body Slimming Clinic, shared his clinical...
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Health – Government must respond to the impacts of climate change on mental health and wellbeing
Source: Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Te Hiringa Mahara is calling on the Government to explicitly recognise and address the mental health and wellbeing impacts climate change...
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Kiwi aboard cruise ship with deadly hantavirus outbreak hasn’t requested consular help
Source: Radio New Zealand An aerial view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. AFP A New Zealander onboard a...
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The six safety issues that stranded the Kaitaki in the Cook Strait
Source: Radio New Zealand The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has outlined six major system failures in a report on the loss of power aboard the Interislander ferry Kaitaki in 2023....
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CUHK Claims Top Positions in Hong Kong and Asia in the Latest QS World University Rankings by Subject
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 May 2026 – The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has achieved outstanding results in the QS World...
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Health – Medical Specialist Association reaches agreement with Health NZ, looks to next steps
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Toi Mata Hauora (ASMS) has ratified a new collective agreement with Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora....
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Senior doctors settle pay claim after 19 months of rancour
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / Hush Naidoo Jade After 19 months of bargaining and several strikes, senior doctors have ratified a pay agreement with Health NZ. Ninety-four percent of...
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Senior doctors vote to accept settlement
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed the ratification of a new collective agreement for members of Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS), who represent Senior Medical...
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Collaborative approach needed to fix the mental health crisis for young people – Youthline
Source: Radio New Zealand Public Health Summer School – Otago University Youthline says it is undertaking an average of three emergency interventions a day, up from one a week five...
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Boost for cycling infrastructure across NZ
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is investing up to $7.1 million to upgrade six Great Rides cycle trails, strengthening regional tourism and safety, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston...
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What is the English Language Bill and what would it actually do in New Zealand?
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been a vocal supporter of making English an official language in New Zealand. A bill doing just that is...
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Unemployment expected to get worse as fuel crisis impact yet to be felt
Source: Radio New Zealand A total of 163,000 people were unemployed in the new data. 123rf An economist is warning the unemployment rate is likely to get worse in the...
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Formal complaint lodged with United Nations over changes to New Zealand’s pay equity laws
Source: Radio New Zealand Pay equity protestors voice their opinions outside Parliament on Budget Day 2025. RNZ/Marika Khabazi A group of organisations have lodged a formal complaint with the United...
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$180 million boost to healthcare in the Otago Central Lakes area announced
Source: Radio New Zealand Waitaki MP Miles Anderson, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Southland MP Joseph Mooney at the announcement in Queenstown on Wednesday. Katie Todd An expansion to Lakes...
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Anoushka Shankar: Chapters – Hong Kong Premiere
Source: Media Outreach Anoushka Shankar sitar/composerRobert Ames guest conductor “Storytelling, emotion and expression…..a spinetingling performance”BROADWAYWORLD.COM 3 June 2026 (Wed)Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall, 8:00pm HONG KONG SAR – Media...
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New youth mental health service to open in Northland
Source: Radio New Zealand Matt Doocey. RNZ / Mark Papalii Warning: this story discusses sensitive topics relating to mental health and suicide. A new youth mental health respite service is...
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Why the same medicine can be called by several different names at your chemist
Source: Radio New Zealand Pharmacists like Wainuiomata’s Clive Cannons often get called upon to explain drug name differences. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Explainer – At Clive’s Chemist in Wainuiomata, customers...
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More care, closer to home for Otago Central Lakes
Source: New Zealand Government Planning is underway to expand locally delivered healthcare services for people living in Wānaka, Cromwell, Queenstown, and across the wider Otago Central Lakes area, Health Minister...
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Widow’s plea: let our loved ones come home safely
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 6 May 2026 Two more businesses have been held to account for the forestry road failures that killed Coromandel truck driver Greg Stevens, as his widow...
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Health – A year after Pay Equity gutted, hardworking nurses even worse off
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation A year after the Coalition Government brutally scrapped their Pay Equity claims, the rising cost of living and the fuel crisis is compounding the financial struggle...
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“Everyone Deserves Bodily Autonomy”: Supporters Rally in Support of High Court Challenge to Puberty Blocker Ban
Source: Queer Endurance in Defiance Wellington | Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Members of the public supporting the right of trans young people to access gender-affirming healthcare gathered outside the High Court...
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Economy – Financial system resilient amid heightened global risks – Reserve Bank
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 6 May 2026 – “The global risk environment has worsened over the past six months, as conflict in the Middle East threatens world energy supply”,...