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Pharmacists pick up 1257 mistakes in prescriptions in a week
Source: Radio New Zealand An audit at 68 pharmacies in Manawatū and Bay of Plenty found 26 percent of mistakes by prescribers – like doctors, midwives and dentists – had...
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Postcode lottery rampant in trauma care, South Island bears brunt of shortfall – specialists
Source: Radio New Zealand A study earlier this year showed Christchurch Hospital’s specialist trauma admitting service failed to improve patient outcomes due to staffing gaps, limited operating hours and underfunding....
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Manawatū, Bay of Plenty pharmacists pick up 1257 mistakes in prescriptions in a week
Source: Radio New Zealand An audit at 68 pharmacies in Manawatū and Bay of Plenty found 26 percent of mistakes by prescribers – like doctors, midwives and dentists – had...
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Clinicians call for more regulation of home pregnancy, Covid tests to ensure accuracy
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders are buying home tests that may be no more accurate than flipping a coin. 123rf New Zealanders are buying home tests for pregnancy, herpes,...
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Health and Politics – Puberty blocker ban will hurt young people: Child and Youth nurses – NZNO
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The decision to ban new prescriptions for puberty blockers will hurt young people, the NZNO College of Child and Youth Nurses (CCYN) Tapuhitia Ngā Mokopuna Mō...
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Public feedback helping finalise plans for state highways
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Plans to improve the state highway network in Dunedin are due to be finalised by the end of this year after encouraging and constructive feedback...
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Report finds a quarter of women abused by partner
Source: Radio New Zealand The head of Women’s Refuge is disappointed but not at all surprised by the latest data. 123RF Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing....
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Eight injured in crash south of Hokitika
Source: Radio New Zealand The crashed closed part of SH6. RNZ / Patrice Allen A crash south of Hokitika on the West Coast has left eight people injured, four seriously....
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Dentist accused of treating patients while license suspended named
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Jacob Goldenberg and his company, Total Health Dentistry in Ponsonby, face 21 charges. RNZ / Liu Chen An Auckland dentist accused of treating patients while...
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Taiwan CareTech Alliance Targets Japan’s Silver Market with Smart Elderly Care Solutions
Source: Media Outreach TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 November 2025 – To seize opportunities in Japan’s rapidly aging market, Taiwan’s smart assistive technology SME, Netown Corporation, has...
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“TORI SANWA,” Japan’s Century-Old Legendary Brand, Collaborates with Café Sensu for a Pop-up Store Launch at Tai Koo APITA
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 November 2025 – With over 125 years of history in Japan, the legendary Japanese brand revered as the...
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Steering our Great Rides into the Future
Source: New Zealand Government A new funding arrangement to support the management and maintenance of New Zealand’s 23 iconic Great Rides will enable Kiwis and international visitors to get out...
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Universities – All New Zealand universities feature in top 450 in QS Sustainability Rankings in 2026
Source: QS Sustainability Rankings QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026 – All New Zealand universities feature in top 450 in QS Sustainability Rankings in 2026 London, 18th November 2025: QS Quacquarelli...
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Drug Checking Service Provider Licensing Handbook
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
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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New Zealand pushes pause on puberty blockers pending UK trial
Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is halting new prescriptions of puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria, saying “a precautionary...
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University Research – Global rise of junk food a major health hazard – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Ultraprocessed food is displacing healthy food and driving up rates of diabetes, depression and heart disease in New Zealand and internationally, a new report shows....
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New actions to grow the mental health and addiction workforce
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is delivering on reducing wait times and growing the frontline mental health and addiction workforce, one year on from the country’s first dedicated workforce...
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Morning Report live: Casey Costello faces questions over smoking rates
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate health minister Casey Costello says getting through longer term smokers was the most challenging part of the process. RNZ Smoking is on the decline in...
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Authorities test other sand products for asbestos after three brands recalled
Source: Radio New Zealand The recalled sand products. Supplied The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is widening its net to test products similar to play sand currently being...
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AI scribe tool rolled out to emergency departments, promises to slash clinicians’ admin
Source: Radio New Zealand An AI scribe tool is being rolled out across the country’s emergency departments. 123RF An AI scribe tool is being rolled out across the country’s emergency...
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Teen vaping crisis worsens, system ‘truly failed to protect them’, health organisation says
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation Vaping is far from under control, with new figures showing a worrying rise in use among teens. The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ warns that the...
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AIA Hong Kong Offers Free Rides on the Hong Kong Observation Wheel to Celebrate Athletes of National Games, National Games for Persons with Disabilities and National Special Olympic Games
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2025 – To celebrate all athletes participating in the 15th National Games of the People’s Republic of...
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High school volleyball team in crash that left 12 injured
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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Person dies in crash on State Highway 73 in Canterbury
Source: Radio New Zealand Another two people were taken to Christchurch Hospital with moderate injuries. ST JOHN NZ A person has died in a crash that has closed part of...
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Govt halts new puberty blockers prescriptions for gender-affirming care
Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is halting new prescriptions of puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria, saying “a precautionary...
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Daily smoking numbers plateau, slight increase in vapers
Source: Radio New Zealand The prevalence for daily smoking had dropped just a fraction from 6.9 to 6.8 percent. Daily smoking numbers have plateaued at 6.8 percent as the country...