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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    A toxicologist's urging parents not to panic - but suggests children exposed to contaminated coloured sand should be regularly monitored
     11 December 2025
    A toxicologist's urging parents not to panic - but suggests children exposed to contaminated coloured sand should be regularly monitored
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    A call for better cancer prevention, to prevent a spike in cancer harm
    11 Dec: A call for better cancer prevention, to prevent a spike in cancer harm... more
    New research has linked castration and sterilisation to increased life expectancy
    11 Dec: New research has linked castration and sterilisation to increased life expectancy... more
    A Dunedin woman with 68-thousand social media followers, broadcast claims that her midwife was killing babies
    10 Dec: A Dunedin woman with 68-thousand social media followers, broadcast claims that her midwife was killing babies... more
    An urgent recall's been issued for two Akaroa King Salmon products over a potential listeria contamination
    10 Dec: An urgent recall's been issued for two Akaroa King Salmon products over a potential listeria contamination... more
    Six years of challenges, court hearings, and legal battles have paid off for two parents
    10 Dec: Six years of challenges, court hearings, and legal battles have paid off for two parents... more
    Children from a Christchurch daycare where some were burnt by chemicals accidentally put on a waterslide - are back at the centre today
    8 Dec: Children from a Christchurch daycare where some were burnt by chemicals accidentally put on a waterslide - are back at the centre today... more
    People at 11 locations of interest are being asked to contact Heathline urgently about measles
    8 Dec: People at 11 locations of interest are being asked to contact Heathline urgently about measles... more
    Warnings signs as new data indicates steadily declining oral health in New Zealand
    7 Dec: Warnings signs as new data indicates steadily declining oral health in New Zealand... more
    Kindercare daycare says it's shocked that children entrusted in their care were harmed at a Christchurch centre yesterday afternoon
    6 Dec: Kindercare daycare says it's shocked that children entrusted in their care were harmed at a Christchurch centre yesterday afternoon... more

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    Law and Order:
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