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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    The Aged Care Commissioner's criticised a Balclutha resthome, where a 92-year-old resident was overdosed with fentanyl patches
     18 November 2025
    The Aged Care Commissioner's criticised a Balclutha resthome, where a 92-year-old resident was overdosed with fentanyl patches
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    It could takes weeks or months to control a superbug outbreak at Christchurch Hospital
    18 Nov: It could takes weeks or months to control a superbug outbreak at Christchurch Hospital... more
    Medical research in Canterbury has received a 1.5 million dollar boost
    18 Nov: Medical research in Canterbury has received a 1.5 million dollar boost... more
    Nurse practitioners can now prescribe more medicines, under legislation passed last week
    17 Nov: Nurse practitioners can now prescribe more medicines, under legislation passed last week... more
    A superbug outbreak at Christchurch Hospital is linked to a larger cluster, in Auckland
    17 Nov: A superbug outbreak at Christchurch Hospital is linked to a larger cluster, in Auckland... more
    A glimmer of hope for young children suffering respiratory illnesses, as a new medication is under consideration
    16 Nov: A glimmer of hope for young children suffering respiratory illnesses, as a new medication is under consideration... more
    The final phase of a 160-million dollar upgrade to Massey University's veterinary facilities has officially opened
    16 Nov: The final phase of a 160-million dollar upgrade to Massey University's veterinary facilities has officially opened... more
    One new case of measles has been confirmed in Wellington, with two airports as locations of interest
    15 Nov: One new case of measles has been confirmed in Wellington, with two airports as locations of interest... more
    Hospitals are facing a growing problem of antibiotic-resistant infections
    15 Nov: Hospitals are facing a growing problem of antibiotic-resistant infections... more
    Five community organisations with a focus on supporting youth mental health are receiving a funding boost from the Government
    15 Nov: Five community organisations with a focus on supporting youth mental health are receiving a funding boost from the Government... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     12 Nov: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees +++++++++++++
     16 Nov: The final phase of a 160-million dollar upgrade to Massey University's veterinary facilities has officially opened +++++++++++++
     23 Nov: Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users' mental health +++++++++++++
     14 Nov: Cases of VRE have triggered infection prevention measures to be put in place at Christchurch Hospital ++++++++++++
     05 Nov: PNG hospital says anyone prepared to take on conjoined twins 'must be willing to take on' the risks +++++++++++
     10 Nov: A measles case has popped up in Nelson, with currently no known links to previous cases +++++++++++
     10 Nov: 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 +++++++++++


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