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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Bay of Plenty's being flagged as a potential hot spot for cocaine use, with the drug more than twice as likely to show up in work place testing
     19 February 2026
    Bay of Plenty's being flagged as a potential hot spot for cocaine use, with the drug more than twice as likely to show up in work place testing
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    New workplace testing results reveal cocaine detections have sharply risen across the country
    19 Feb: New workplace testing results reveal cocaine detections have sharply risen across the country... more
    Pharmac's being urged to give blood cancer patients assurance on what treatments are being funded in the coming years
    18 Feb: Pharmac's being urged to give blood cancer patients assurance on what treatments are being funded in the coming years... more
    Two new blood cancer medications could soon be available to patients as pills, with one accessible through private clinics
    18 Feb: Two new blood cancer medications could soon be available to patients as pills, with one accessible through private clinics... more
    A new iron treatment is on the way for people who've experienced serious reactions to treatment in the past
    18 Feb: A new iron treatment is on the way for people who've experienced serious reactions to treatment in the past... more
    Pharmacists have accepted a Health New Zealand pay offer
    17 Feb: Pharmacists have accepted a Health New Zealand pay offer... more
    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

     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 +++++++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++
     10 Feb: People are being urged to buy local tinned fruit, as imports from overseas flood the market ++++++++++
     09 Feb: A Maori man says a bone tissue transplant without his consent during wrist surgery - went against his cultural and religious beliefs ++++++++++
     26 Jan: Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital +++++++++
     15 Feb: The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open +++++++++


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