Health · updated 30 October 2026
Health in New Zealand
Health news from New Zealand: 40 stories in the last two weeks, each pinned to where it happened. Updated every 5 minutes.
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- Surgeon fears service could 'entirely collapse' amid staffing shortageodt.co.nz · Invercargill ·
- SunLive - Dead cats and 1950s bottles among rubbish haulsunlive.co.nz · Waikato ·
- Seven of 10 tested sunscreens fail to meet SPF labelfuturefive.co.nz · New Zealand ·
- Controversial consent to dump Wānaka human waste on farmland reviewed after 'inaccuracies' foundrnz.co.nz · Otago ·
- Seven in 10 sunscreens fail SPF claims in New Zealand testfreemalaysiatoday.com · New Zealand ·
- Judge throws out Australian mushroom killer's appeal, imposes harsher sentencewinnipegsun.com · Wellington ·
- Mangahuia farm: Ellingham family continues 136-year sheep and beef traditionnzherald.co.nz · Mangahuia ·
- Bus stop attack: US student left with 'catastrophic and ultimately fatal wound'odt.co.nz · Auckland ·
- Accreditation of Waikato's proposed medical programmenzdoctor.co.nz · Waikato ·
- Beyond the statistics Te Kōhao Health shares stories of courage, healing and hopenzdoctor.co.nz · Waikato ·
- Final health report before watchdog role scrapped: One in four Māori in Waiariki missing out on GP carenzdoctor.co.nz · Waiariki ·
- Water truck crash: driver fined over defect noticemudgeeguardian.com.au · Wellington ·
- A Beauty Editor's Guide To Faradays, Auckland's New Luxury Department Storenzherald.co.nz · Manuka ·
- In New Zealand, 21 schools found with elevated drinking water nitrate levelsenglish.pravda.ru · Te Kowhai ·
- Auckland Harbour Bridge Crash Causing Delaysscoop.co.nz · New Zealand ·
- 7 out of 10 sunscreens fail SPF label claims in New Zealand test-Xinhuaenglish.news.cn · Wellington ·
- Smokers in New Zealand are Still Waiting for a Promised Reformprwire.com.au · Wellington ·
- Serious crash closes highway in Kawarau Gorgeodt.co.nz · Kawarau Gorge ·
- WorkSafe seeks witnesses to 'serious incident' where teens plunged 12m to ground from Ferris wheelodt.co.nz · Greymouth ·
- Nurse Maude inspiring young people to enter the healthcare sectorodt.co.nz · Te Waka ·
- Greens want greater transparency on state of drinking waterodt.co.nz · Waimate ·
- Helicopters sent to 'serious' crash blocking Central Otago highwaynzherald.co.nz · Kawarau Gorge ·
- Australian mushroom murderer loses appealrte.ie · Wellington ·
- Erin Patterson: Australian mushroom murderer loses appeal to overturn convictionsbbc.co.uk · Wellington ·
- SunLive - Dry conditions heighten Guy Fawkes fire risksunlive.co.nz · New Zealand ·
- Australian woman loses appeals over deadly mushroom mealthestar.com.my · Wellington ·
- Road Blocked, SH1/Tirau Road, Karapiro, Waipāscoop.co.nz · New Zealand ·
- GP Driven Offshore Over One Bad-Taste Emailrhema.co.nz · New Zealand ·
- Bainimarama granted travel approval to support wifefijisun.com.fj · New Zealand ·
- Keano Kini is optimistic the Kiwis' first-choice fullback will feature again in the Rugby League World Cup - 30-Oct-2026nzcity.co.nz · New Zealand ·
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