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Northland and Waikato end states of emergency

· April 13, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Paeroa during Cyclone Vaianu, on Sunday 12 April, 2026. RNZ/ Nick Monro Northland and Waikato have ended the states of emergency activated on Saturday...

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Calls for independent checks on healthy homes standards

· April 13, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Damp old villas in a gully below Devon St, Aro Valley, Wellington, below Victoria University. Newsroom Housing advocates want an independent certification system so that landlords...

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Marlborough Sounds gets new address system

· April 13, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand The new water addressing system uses a distance-based method to assign a number, measured along the shoreline. Marlborough District Council / supplied About 1700 Marlborough Sounds...

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Wrong diagnosis ends in elderly man’s death

· April 13, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand An elderly man was sent home from Waikato Hospital’s ED after being misdiagnosed. RNZ / Simon Rogers An 82-year-old man died the day after being sent...

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Health NZ scrubs internet of old websites

· April 13, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand The clutter persisted for two years under the new centralised agency, which began consolidating them in July 2024. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Health New Zealand...

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Rural communities to access planned care closer to home

· April 13, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government New funding will help upskill the frontline rural health workforce, enabling rural general practitioners to deliver planned care and allowing more people to receive care closer...