Health NZ warns of rising measles risk after new cases in Manawatū and Nelson
National Public Health Service (NPHS) public health medicine specialist Dr Sharon Sime said there is the potential for…
Accidental drowning: Coroner ‘troubled’ that bystanders didn’t pull 4-yr-old Nia Lohchab from Tauranga Memorial Park fountain and try to revive her
Bates reinforced water safety messaging ahead of summer, saying a child can “slip below the surface in a…
Watch: Blue whale spotted on Akaroa cruise in first sighting since 2020
“We had word from another operator that there was a humpback whale just at the harbour entrance,” Waghorn…
Two killed as cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea
A man aboard the ground vehicle, aged 30, was confirmed dead at the scene while a 41-year-old man…
Moeaia Tuai slavery and rape trial begins in Auckland High Court
While Tuai did help both of the siblings get jobs, it wasn’t what they were expecting, he said.…
Kaikohe death: Person found unconscious in water dies
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Are weight-loss drugs like Ozempic causing eating disorders with ‘sinister’ marketing?
New Zealand Eating Disorders Clinic director Dr Roger Mysliwiec says GLP1 drugs were being “pushed very strongly” for…
Michael Clarke matches with girlfriend Arabella Sherborne at Sydney race day
“She has had a few boyfriends but is really ready to settle down. Her and Michael are a…
Auckland businessman Peter Mazany to pay $9k over old and crowded boarding house
He has acknowledged he was at fault, saying he didn’t fully understand the rules around boarding houses. Originally,…
Johnson & Johnson faces UK lawsuit over talc cancer claim
The company “chose to keep it on the market in the pursuit of profit”, it added, claiming J&J…
PGG Wrightson’s board shake-up raises questions over Agria and Elders’ motives, Jarden downgrades a2 Milk – Stock Takes
“John brings extensive experience in the agriculture sector and a deep understanding of PGW, having previously served as…
Coroner finds ‘sub-optimal’ record-keeping before post-op death of Gisborne woman
“Had they known, I am satisfied that a different post-operative care plan would have been arranged.” Private surgery…