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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Water warnings along the capital's South Coast are expected to remain for another week, as officials wait for more test results
     8 February 2026
    Water warnings along the capital's South Coast are expected to remain for another week, as officials wait for more test results
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    ???1;Women with heart-conditions are at higher risk of complications during pregnancy, if they live rurally
    8 Feb: ???1;Women with heart-conditions are at higher risk of complications during pregnancy, if they live rurally... more
    Researchers say "prehabilitation" could give cancer patients a boost in recovery
    7 Feb: Researchers say "prehabilitation" could give cancer patients a boost in recovery... more
    A high-ranking general in Russia's military has been shot and hospitalised following an attack in Moscow
    7 Feb: A high-ranking general in Russia's military has been shot and hospitalised following an attack in Moscow... more
    New Zealander's vastly prefer in-person GP visits - despite the convenience of telehealth options
    6 Feb: New Zealander's vastly prefer in-person GP visits - despite the convenience of telehealth options... more
    Desperate need for medical evacuations in Gaza as Rafah crossing reopens
    4 Feb: Only five patients, along with their family members, exited through Rafah on the first day of its reopening, according to ABC staff inside Gaza. Doctors say it does not scratch the surface of the thousands of Palestinians who desperately need medical evacuation.... more
    The Office of the Auditor General's quashed claims about Health New Zealand removing patients from waitlists in Nelson
    3 Feb: The Office of the Auditor General's quashed claims about Health New Zealand removing patients from waitlists in Nelson... more
    Midwives will now be able to administer vaccinations to babies
    3 Feb: Midwives will now be able to administer vaccinations to babies... more
    A woman who was in hospital after having her leg amputated - found herself being watched as she changed, touched while she slept and had sexual comments made to her by a male patient
    2 Feb: A woman who was in hospital after having her leg amputated - found herself being watched as she changed, touched while she slept and had sexual comments made to her by a male patient... more
    The pharmacy sector is concerned year long prescriptions will change the way GP visits operate
    2 Feb: The pharmacy sector is concerned year long prescriptions will change the way GP visits operate... more

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