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ACT wants pharmacists to take on more medical services, to help out GPs
Source: Radio New Zealand David Seymour and Simeon Brown announcing the scheme in April. RNZ / Nick Monro The ACT party is proposing to ease pressure on GPs by getting...
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WasteCo charged over workplace death of Lynda Kelly
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver A waste management company has been charged after an employee was killed at Te Anau transfer station last May. WorkSafe has been...
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Kiwi aboard MV Hondius cruise ship with deadly hantavirus outbreak
Source: Radio New Zealand A general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 3, 2026. AFP The...
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Right rules for the right risk: free online food safety training now available
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is making life easier for food businesses with the launch of a free online food safety training module says Minister for Food Safety Andrew...
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Education – Whitireia and WelTec Graduation ceremony celebrates the future of information technology, engineering, business, creative and hospitality
Source: Whitireia and WelTec With whānau and friends cheering them on, graduates proudly crossed the stage at last Thursday’s whakapōtaetanga (graduation) ceremony held at the Lower Hutt Events Centre. This milestone...
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New leadership to support ACC’s Turnaround Plan
Source: New Zealand Government Richard Keys, Lindsay Wright and Michael Playford have been appointed to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) Board, Minister for ACC Scott Simpson says. All three appointees...
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Extreme heat from climate change increasing risk of stroke – and death
Source: Radio New Zealand Bridge Hill scrub fire on 6 December 2024. Supplied/ FENZ More people will suffer strokes if climate change continues to progress as its current rate, a...
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NZ Rugby turn to Don Tricker lead high performance overhaul
Source: Radio New Zealand Don Tricker, Director of Player Health and Performance, San Diego Padres keynote speaker during The Sport NZ Performance Summit. www.photosport.nz Former Black Sox coach Don Tricker...
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Chris Hipkins confident Labour’s promise of three free doctors visits a year is realistic
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins. (File photo) RNZ / Mark Papalii Labour leader Chris Hipkins is confident the party’s promise of three free doctors visits a year...
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Survey reveals the dire state of dialysis services around New Zealand
Source: Radio New Zealand A four-chair haemodialysis unit in Blenheim, called Tātari Toto, opened last year. RNZ / Samantha Gee Half of all renal services nationally are operating above capacity,...
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No one charged after father of three tackled through glass door dies
Source: Radio New Zealand The man was left with security at the entrance, unresponsive, before being flown to Auckland Hospital where he died an hour later. RNZ / Alexander Robertson...
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Coroner rules man was acting in self-defence after person killed in fracas
Source: Radio New Zealand The man was left with security at the entrance, unresponsive, before being flown to Auckland Hospital where he died an hour later. RNZ / Alexander Robertson...
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Source of cruise hantavirus outbreak must be tracked down -microbiologist
Source: Radio New Zealand The MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia after an outbreak of “severe acute respiratory illness” on board. AFP A microbiologist says it’s crucial to...
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Hayden Tasker was trying to end his life when he killed Nelson police officer, court told
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayden Tasker. The Press / Iain McGregor Hayden Tasker was drunk, annoyed about life and motivated by anger toward police before he drove into two officers...
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Nelson Hospital has second power outage within six months
Source: Radio New Zealand The Nelson Hospital lost power today and in October. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The Nelson Hospital has had its second power outage within six months. Health...
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Baby who died on mother’s chest not regularly checked by midwife
Source: Radio New Zealand The baby died in August 2019. 123rf A minutes-old baby, who died on his mother’s chest while she was sutured up following his birth, should have...
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Fears for patient care after Palmerston North hospital’s last expert leaves
Source: Radio New Zealand Palmerston North Hospital. RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Last permanent doctor at Palmerston North Hospital gastroenterology department worries about patients with chronic conditions when he leaves Dr...
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Crews had ‘clear knowledge gap’ on Aratere ferry ahead of grounding
Source: Radio New Zealand The ship was grounded while sailing from Picton to Wellington on June 21, 2024. RNZ / Angus Dreaver Maritime NZ says there was a clear knowledge...
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Baby who died on mother’s chest not regularly checked by nurse
Source: Radio New Zealand The baby died in August 2019. 123rf A minutes-old baby, who died on his mother’s chest while she was sutured up following his birth, should have...
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Maritime NZ – KiwiRail sentenced over 2024 grounding of Aratere
Source: Maritime NZ The KiwiRail ferry, Aratere, ran aground on the evening of 21 June 2024 while undertaking a freight sailing between Picton and Wellington. At the time, there were...
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New measles case reported in Wellington
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. 123rf A new measles case has been discovered in Wellington, prompting a call for people who dined at Newtown restaurant to watch out for...
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High Court dismisses Tony Gibson appeal
Source: Maritime New Zealand The Auckland High Court has upheld the initial guilty finding and sentence of former Port of Auckland Chief Executive, Tony Gibson, after stevedore, Pala’amo Kalati, was...
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KiwiRail sentenced over 2024 grounding of Aratere
Source: Maritime New Zealand The KiwiRail ferry, Aratere, ran aground on the evening of 21 June 2024 while undertaking a freight sailing between Picton and Wellington. At the time, there...
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Autistic man still detained after 21 years of seclusion, even after Supreme Court ruling
Source: Radio New Zealand Artwork made by detained man Jay, which was shared with RNZ RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly The mother of an autistic man being held in long-term seclusion...
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Baby Soul Mathew Turany’s cause of death still a mystery more than a decade later
Source: Radio New Zealand Soul Mathew Turany. Supplied / Facebook The cause of a Canterbury baby’s catastrophic head injury remains a mystery more than a decade after the child’s death....
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Update – Rethink of Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill urged
Source: New Zealand Institute of Safety Management A coalition of New Zealand’s peak workplace health and safety organisations – representing employers, workers, and health and safety professionals – has written jointly...
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Workforce Safety – Rethink of Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill urged
Source: New Zealand Institute of Safety Management A coalition of New Zealand’s peak workplace health and safety organisations – representing employers, workers, and health and safety professionals – has written jointly...