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Supporting councils on risk-based traffic management
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 7 August 2025 WorkSafe and the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) are encouraging councils to get on board with the shift to a risk-based approach to...
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Leptospirosis learning modules receive positive endorsement from agriculture sector
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 7 August 2025 Our guidance on leptospirosis was recently updated to make it more accessible and user-friendly. Online learning modules were created, as well as a...
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Rural health conversation continues in Kaitaia
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey, and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Patterson are in Kaitaia today...
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Man arrested after baby receives critical injuries, Wairarapa
Source: New Zealand Police Wellington District Police’s Wairarapa Child Protection Team have arrested and charged a man in relation to a baby who was critically injured in Wairarapa in July....
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Amari Vientiane, Laos, Honoured with Four Prestigious Awards at the Haute Grandeur Global Awards 2025
Source: Media Outreach A milestone moment reinforcing ONYX Hospitality Group’s leadership in regional hospitality excellence VIENTIANE, LAOS – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 August 2025 – ONYX Hospitality Group, a...
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Doctor-patient trust is key to unlocking AI’s potential to improve healthcare in Australia, finds Philips’ Future Health Index Report
Source: Media Outreach Two-thirds (66%) of Australians welcome technology for improved care, but more than half (53%) are concerned it will mean less face time with their doctor. Three in...
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Health – Alzheimers NZ welcomes long overdue update on Health NZ’s review of New Zealand’s aged care system
Source: Alzheimers New Zealand Alzheimers NZ welcomes the update today from Health NZ on the long overdue review of Aotearoa New Zealand’s aged care system as well as two related reports....
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Trend Micro Reinvents Proactive Security with Digital Twin Technology
Source: Media Outreach Innovation at the speed of agentic AI, built on NVIDIA AI, provides a data-driven foundation for supercharged decision-making HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 6...
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Arrest after baby receives injuries in Hutt Valley
Source: New Zealand Police Wellington Police’s Child Protection Team has arrested and charged a 23-year-old man after a young baby was injured in the Hutt Valley. Detective Senior Sergeant Steve...
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A Decade of Wonder: Wonderfruit Announces Programming through a Guide to Wonder
Source: Media Outreach BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 6 August 2025 – Wonderfruit, Thailand’s annual celebration of culture, art, music and nature, returns for a milestone 10th edition...
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Abortions increase 30% since law change
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 6 August 2025Provisional data from the Ministry of Health reveals that the number of abortions increased by 5% in 2024, and have increased by...
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One arrest after New Lynn aggravated robbery
Source: New Zealand Police Police have made an arrest following an aggravated robbery at New Lynn Train Station overnight. Police were called to the transport hub at around 11.30pm on...
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Speech to Building Nations 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be here today at Building Nations 2025. I’d like to thank Nick Leggett and his team at Infrastructure New Zealand...
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Health – 20 years of ProCare scholarships for University of Auckland medical students
Source: ProCare ProCare is proud to mark the 20th anniversary of its scholarship programme supporting Māori and Pacific medical students at the University of Auckland. Since 2003, the ProCare Scholarship...
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Govt Cuts – Govt kept secret cuts to science funding to finance new Applied Tech Institute – PSA
Source: PSA Last month’s announcement on the new Applied Technology Institute failed to reveal that science funds were being cut to finance it. MBIE has now revealed to media that there is no...
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Rural health roadshow reaches Tūrangi
Source: New Zealand Government Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Patterson are in Tūrangi today...
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World Triathlon races into Tauranga
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand is set to welcome the world’s top athletes as Tauranga is announced as the host city for a series of World Triathlon events over...
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Pedestrian dies following Onehunga crash
Source: New Zealand Police Police can advise a pedestrian critically injured in a crash in Onehunga on 4 August has died. A crash involving a bus and pedestrian was reported...
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Advice for GPs sharing childen’s information with parents
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog When parents split up, this can sometimes create a fraught situation for agencies involved in providing care and services to their children, and...
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When your patient has a gun: changes to firearms legislation
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Following the tragic events of Christchurch in March 2019, gun reform is a legislative priority. The Government recently introduced the Arms Legislation Bill...
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No compensation for privacy breach
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog The parents of a profoundly disabled boy took a case to the Human Rights Review Tribunal [2020 HRRT 13] on their son’s behalf...
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Reporting and avoiding privacy breaches in the health sector
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Identifying, reporting, and reviewing privacy breaches, and acting when individual or systemic issues are identified, is vital to ensuring that a strong privacy...
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Disclosure of mother’s HDC complaint breaches privacy
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog The Human Rights Review Tribunal heard a case concerning a surgeon’s disclosure to ACC and other doctors that her patient’s mother had made...
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Home DNA tests and privacy
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Reviewed for relevance April 2025. Since 2007, companies like 23andMe.com and Ancestry.com have made at-home DNA testing kits accessible to the masses. Through...
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What’s in your DNA? What genetic testing might tell us about our health
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog We’ve all seen the ads for genetic ancestry testing – as a way for people to trace their genealogy beyond traditional family trees...
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Massey author wins British Psychology Society Book Award
Source: Massey University Professor Sarah Riley from the School of Psychology has won the Monograph award at the 2021 British Psychology Society Book Awards. The academic monograph category celebrates a...
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Maritime Union strongly critical of Tony Gibson appeal
Source: Maritime Union of New Zealand The Maritime Union says an appeal by former Port of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson against health and safety conviction should be dismissed. On 26...