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    Police have selected the detection device they'll use for new roadside drug testing - picking up on cannabis, methamphetamine, MDMA, and cocaine
     14 November 2025
    Police have selected the detection device they'll use for new roadside drug testing - picking up on cannabis, methamphetamine, MDMA, and cocaine
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    Cases of VRE have triggered infection prevention measures to be put in place at Christchurch Hospital
    14 Nov 2025: Cases of VRE have triggered infection prevention measures to be put in place at Christchurch Hospital... more
    Christmas is coming early for some Kiwis, with Pharmac confirming five new approved treatments for conditions including cancer - from December
    12 Nov 2025: Christmas is coming early for some Kiwis, with Pharmac confirming five new approved treatments for conditions including cancer - from December... more
    A new Bill aiming to speed access to medicines has passed its third reading
    12 Nov 2025: A new Bill aiming to speed access to medicines has passed its third reading... more
    Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees
    12 Nov 2025: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees... more
    Tongan league coach Kristian Woolf remains committed to his hospitalised player Eli Katoa
    11 Nov 2025: Tongan league coach Kristian Woolf remains committed to his hospitalised player Eli Katoa... more
    It's been found shortcomings in nursing care at Taranaki Base Hospital, directly contributed to a 78-year-old man's fatal fall
    11 Nov 2025: It's been found shortcomings in nursing care at Taranaki Base Hospital, directly contributed to a 78-year-old man's fatal fall... more
    A woman with horrendous pain for years whose bowel cancer wasn't diagnosed in multiple GP visits - only got a diagnosis through follow-up for an unrelated melanoma
    10 Nov 2025: A woman with horrendous pain for years whose bowel cancer wasn't diagnosed in multiple GP visits - only got a diagnosis through follow-up for an unrelated melanoma... more
    A measles case has popped up in Nelson, with currently no known links to previous cases
    10 Nov 2025: A measles case has popped up in Nelson, with currently no known links to previous cases... more
    Kiwis finances are giving them a headache - much more than during the pandemic
    9 Nov 2025: Kiwis finances are giving them a headache - much more than during the pandemic... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     02 Jan: Authorities are working to get to the bottom of a major cyber security breach which may have exposed the personal health data of tens of thousands of Kiwis ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: The Privacy Commissioner is expecting Manage My Health to demonstrate it has appropriate safeguards in place following a data breach +++++++++++++++++
     01 Jan: The government's calling for transparency in the wake of a cyber security breach - that could put patients' medical data at risk +++++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: The operators of patient portal Manage My Health are assuring users it systems are secure +++++++++++++++++
     04 Jan: Cautious optimism from tech experts, in the wake of this week's ManageMyHealth cyber attack +++++++++++++++++
     05 Jan: Hopes the ASB Tennis Classic will be the first of many strong events on the Auckland calendar +++++++++++++++
     05 Jan: We're all being warned to be alert, after two data breaches affecting tens of thousands of Kiwis ++++++++++++++


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