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Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2025–2029

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Publication date: 17 June 2025 Document download Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2025–2029 (pdf,849.4 KB) View all files and formats The strategic direction for preventing...

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Office of the Privacy Commissioner

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Jess Ducey argues that protecting people’s privacy means not just our secrets or personal data – but our self-determination and bodily-autonomy. It can...

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Penalties rise over conveyor belt deaths

· August 5, 2025

Source: Worksafe New Zealand 9 July 2025 Courts have imposed more than $800,000 in penalties since mid-March, in response to workers being killed on unsafe conveyor belts in the manufacturing...

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Shot kea released after lengthy recovery

· August 5, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  10 July 2025 The young male kea was found with a shattered leg bone in Golden Bay’s Ligar Bay in February. It was caught by...

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Update: Man critically injured in Stokes Valley

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Inspector Haley Ryan: A man has been taken into custody, and is assisting Police with further enquiries after a man was critically...

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Work-related health newsletter – August 2025

· August 5, 2025

Source: Worksafe New Zealand 5 August 2025 Check out our latest guidance and resources to help you ensure a healthy and safe work environment for you and your workers. In...

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Better urgent care services for Lower Hutt

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown, alongside Hutt South MP Chris Bishop, today officially opened the new premises of the Lower Hutt After Hours Medical Centre on Connolly...

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One in court following incident in Hawke’s Bay

· August 4, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Hawke’s Bay Area Commander Detective Inspector Martin James: A woman is before the courts following an incident resulting in a hospital and nearby schools...

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Fatal crash – Canterbury

· August 4, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following the crash last night on State Highway 1/Rakaia Highway. The two-vehicle crash was reported to Police around 7:20pm. One person died...

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Arrest made, car seized after Stokes Valley shooting

· August 4, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police have charged a 25-year-old Taitā man and seized a vehicle after yesterday’s shooting in Stokes Valley. Emergency services were called to Hanson Grove about 9am...

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Unlabelled GE food leaves consumers in the dark

· August 3, 2025

Source: Charles Hyland, Chair, Soil & Health Association of New Zealand Aotearoa New Zealand – Consumers have just lost a fundamental right to informed choice about the food they’re eating, says...

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Speech to National Party Conference

· August 2, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Ka nui te mihi kia koutou. Kia Ora, good afternoon, everyone! How great is it to be here in Christchurch! Before I start can I acknowledge...