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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Hospitals are facing a growing problem of antibiotic-resistant infections
     15 November 2025
    Hospitals are facing a growing problem of antibiotic-resistant infections
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    Five community organisations with a focus on supporting youth mental health are receiving a funding boost from the Government
    15 Nov 2025: Five community organisations with a focus on supporting youth mental health are receiving a funding boost from the Government... more
    Tongan rugby league international Eliesa Katoa is set to be shifted from an Auckland hospital to one in Melbourne, as he continues his recovery following brain surgery
    14 Nov 2025: Tongan rugby league international Eliesa Katoa is set to be shifted from an Auckland hospital to one in Melbourne, as he continues his recovery following brain surgery... more
    Police have selected the detection device they'll use for new roadside drug testing - picking up on cannabis, methamphetamine, MDMA, and cocaine
    14 Nov 2025: Police have selected the detection device they'll use for new roadside drug testing - picking up on cannabis, methamphetamine, MDMA, and cocaine... more
    Cases of VRE have triggered infection prevention measures to be put in place at Christchurch Hospital
    14 Nov 2025: Cases of VRE have triggered infection prevention measures to be put in place at Christchurch Hospital... more
    Christmas is coming early for some Kiwis, with Pharmac confirming five new approved treatments for conditions including cancer - from December
    12 Nov 2025: Christmas is coming early for some Kiwis, with Pharmac confirming five new approved treatments for conditions including cancer - from December... more
    A new Bill aiming to speed access to medicines has passed its third reading
    12 Nov 2025: A new Bill aiming to speed access to medicines has passed its third reading... more
    Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees
    12 Nov 2025: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees... more
    Tongan league coach Kristian Woolf remains committed to his hospitalised player Eli Katoa
    11 Nov 2025: Tongan league coach Kristian Woolf remains committed to his hospitalised player Eli Katoa... more
    It's been found shortcomings in nursing care at Taranaki Base Hospital, directly contributed to a 78-year-old man's fatal fall
    11 Nov 2025: It's been found shortcomings in nursing care at Taranaki Base Hospital, directly contributed to a 78-year-old man's fatal fall... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     15 Dec: A nod of approval for the KidsCan school lunches scheme ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Authorities are working to get to the bottom of a major cyber security breach which may have exposed the personal health data of tens of thousands of Kiwis +++++++++++++++++++++++
     01 Jan: The government's calling for transparency in the wake of a cyber security breach - that could put patients' medical data at risk ++++++++++++++++
     24 Dec: Extreme caution's being urged to users of synthetic cannabinoids, especially in Auckland +++++++++++++
     01 Jan: (CCN - INCLUDES AUCKLAND IN THE TOP LINE) ++++++++++++
     24 Dec: This year's Christmas spread could cost a bit more to put on tomorrow ++++++++++++
     24 Dec: A jury's ordered US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson to pay more than 2.5 billion dollars - to a woman who blamed it for causing her cancer ++++++++++++


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    Accident and Emergency:
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    Environment:
    MetService has issued a severe weather warning for the South Island West Coast 21:56

    Entertainment:
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    Environment:
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    Entertainment:
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    Entertainment:
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    Entertainment:
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    Christchurch:
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