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    Warnings not to collect and eat shellfish along the Bay of Plenty coast - with unsafe levels of toxins that could cause paralysis, respiratory failure and, in severe cases, death
     5 December 2025
    Warnings not to collect and eat shellfish along the Bay of Plenty coast - with unsafe levels of toxins that could cause paralysis, respiratory failure and, in severe cases, death
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    Kindercare says it's shocked by the incident and harm to children
    5 Dec: Kindercare says it's shocked by the incident and harm to children... more
    A Christchurch school at the centre of this week's mouldy lunches debacle, has launched an internal inquiry
    5 Dec: A Christchurch school at the centre of this week's mouldy lunches debacle, has launched an internal inquiry... more
    New Zealand Food Safety has recalled some flavours of Tom and Luke brand Snacka Balls due to hard plastic contamination
    4 Dec: New Zealand Food Safety has recalled some flavours of Tom and Luke brand Snacka Balls due to hard plastic contamination... more
    Health officials have confirmed one new case of measles today, in Wellington
    4 Dec: Health officials have confirmed one new case of measles today, in Wellington... more
    Nurse prescribers can now offer patients nearly double the number of medicines
    4 Dec: Nurse prescribers can now offer patients nearly double the number of medicines... more
    Five new measles cases have been identified
    3 Dec: Five new measles cases have been identified... more
    An unsophisticated theft of public money's led to fears there may be similar cases
    3 Dec: An unsophisticated theft of public money's led to fears there may be similar cases... more
    Pharmac's weighing up whether it should fund weight-loss drugs
    2 Dec: Pharmac's weighing up whether it should fund weight-loss drugs... more
    A health expert is labelling new weight loss drug recommendations as another tool in the toolkit
    2 Dec: A health expert is labelling new weight loss drug recommendations as another tool in the toolkit... more

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    Warnings not to collect and eat shellfish along the Bay of Plenty coast - with unsafe levels of toxins that could cause paralysis, respiratory failure and, in severe cases, death 18:57

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