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Seven of 10 tested sunscreens fail to meet SPF label – Consumer NZ
One product was advertised as SPF50, but testing showed it delivered only SPF14.
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'By the Mob, for the Mob': What really happened at Mongrel Mob’s meth treatment courses
Under scrutiny again - the Mob-run programme that got $2.75m in Government funding.
Needles rationed amid surge in Kiwis 'experimenting on themselves' with injectables
The increase in needle use is putting pressure on traditional harm reduction services.
'We always have to be watchful': NZ officials monitoring Russian plague death
Authorities are investigating whether pneumonic plague caused lab worker's death.
‘Never again’: New legal fight on Covid vaccine requirements for under-18s
Case to ask if teens could give informed vaccine consent when expert advice was withheld.
On The Up: 'Somewhere calm to sit' – Hawke’s Bay crisis cafe opens on Friday
'Sometimes they need somewhere calm to sit, something to eat, somebody who’ll listen.'
The public health debate wrongly treats a teen vaper the same as a lifetime smoker
OPINION: We risk losing sight of the nearly 300,000 NZ adults who still smoke every day.
Thousands of cancers detected after 3 million screening kits sent out
More than 40% of detected cancers were found early, when treatment can work.
How New Zealand can build a world-leading health system
OPINION: Better funding, digital tools and workforce reform could transform healthcare.
New $35m Child Health Centre opens at Whangārei Hospital, sod turned at rebuild site
A $18.5m carpark extension has also been completed at Whangārei Hospital.
No beds available: Man with severe abdominal pain died after delayed ICU transfer
He ended up in palliative care as his organs were failing by the time he got to ICU.
GPs got no formal warning before free flu jabs rolled out for under-5s
Some parents face three-week waits as demand surges for children's flu shots.
'She ... didn't come back': A woman went into hospital for a routine procedure – she died soon after
Her son is calling for change after waiting 4 years for an HDC report into what happened.
Ministers announce cervical screening will be free from March next year
The Government policy will make screenings free for an estimated 786,000 extra women.
Flu vaccine to be free for all under fives
About 260,000 more children will qualify as flu hospitalisations surge.
'There's a wave coming': Schools and clinic warn of peptide pressure on boys
Medsafe cautions that unregulated peptides may cause life-threatening reactions.
Health Ministry wanted higher mileage rate increase than Govt, carer says it would've made 'huge difference'
The Government provided a 30% mileage rate boost in April to tackle rising fuel prices.
'It's scandalous': Documents reveal minister was aware of Health NZ hiring crackdown
Health NZ used strict hiring controls as part of its savings plan, documents show.
'Sleep it off': Highly agitated 26-year-old died after missed ED diagnosis
The coroner found Thames Hospital's ED failed to monitor Blake Williams' decline.
The change that could cut years off an endometriosis diagnosis
The Government will change guidelines to enable GPs to make a clinical diagnosis.
'Here is the door ... it's now open for you to get out': Relationship counsellor bullied clients
The HDC received four complaints about the man's disrespectful, unprofessional conduct.
Thailand school shooting death toll rises to eight
More than 30 people were injured, with 14 still in hospital.
Cancer clinic plan stuck in regulatory limbo
The Nosoviches want to use their nanotechnology on cancer without revealing trade secrets.
Auckland axe attacker quietly deported to China
Fanrong Meng was deported to China less than six weeks after agencies met.