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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Pharmacists have accepted a Health New Zealand pay offer
     17 February 2026
    Pharmacists have accepted a Health New Zealand pay offer
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    Health experts are demanding tougher alcohol laws to prevent children from being influenced into drinking
    17 Feb: Health experts are demanding tougher alcohol laws to prevent children from being influenced into drinking... more
    Late diagnoses of ovarian cancer could come down to public confusion about the screening process
    17 Feb: Late diagnoses of ovarian cancer could come down to public confusion about the screening process... more
    A prisoner with a burst appendix claimed she was told to ride out painful and worsening symptoms - a nurse said was just a stomach bug
    16 Feb: A prisoner with a burst appendix claimed she was told to ride out painful and worsening symptoms - a nurse said was just a stomach bug... more
    The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open
    15 Feb: The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open... more
    Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event
    14 Feb: Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event... more
    Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now we’re learning more
    14 Feb: The Y chromosome doesn’t seem to do much except determine sex – but its loss in older men might be linked to heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s.... more
    The Office of the Auditor-General's cleared Health New Zealand of claims it misrepresented Nelson Hospital's waiting list numbers
    11 Feb: The Office of the Auditor-General's cleared Health New Zealand of claims it misrepresented Nelson Hospital's waiting list numbers... more
    The Ovarian Cancer Foundation's sounding the alarm about our least survivable women's cancer
    11 Feb: The Ovarian Cancer Foundation's sounding the alarm about our least survivable women's cancer... more
    New insight into the risk of being overweight
    10 Feb: New insight into the risk of being overweight... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes +++++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: A word of caution as calls grow to fund weight-management drugs +++++++++++++++
     14 Feb: Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event +++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Biosecurity officials hunting Queensland fruit flies in Auckland - have found nothing after another weekend of precautions ++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Drug researchers say the collapsing price of methamphetamine has concerning implications ++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Any weight loss drug roll out in New Zealand - would need to be done carefully +++++++++++++
     20 Jan: The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has ruled a young man's rights were breached at a care home, when he put on 20 kilos in six months +++++++++++


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