NZ Health & Safety News from NZCity

News | Health & Safety

4 Nov 2025 19:00

| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |

NZCity News

News

Home > News >		Health & Safety

Alarm bells after anaesthetic-drug etomidate in illicit vape pods has put some people to hospital

4 November 2025

Alarm bells after anaesthetic-drug etomidate in illicit vape pods has put some people to hospital

>> Read Article

Papua New Guinea conjoined twins should not be separated due to risk of death, hospital says
	4 Nov: Conjoined twins are extraordinarily rare, accounting for fewer than every two in 100,000 births.... more

Hopes care will speed up at Nelson Hospital's emergency department - as an extension opens its doors
	3 Nov: Hopes care will speed up at Nelson Hospital's emergency department - as an extension opens its doors... more

A woman with a brain injury after receiving an opioid overdose in hospital - now has permanent memory issues
	3 Nov: A woman with a brain injury after receiving an opioid overdose in hospital - now has permanent memory issues... more

Health New Zealand's concerned measles could become widespread, despite vaccination rates picking up
	3 Nov: Health New Zealand's concerned measles could become widespread, despite vaccination rates picking up... more

A public health expert's slamming the Government's handling of measles, as the number of cases climb
	2 Nov: A public health expert's slamming the Government's handling of measles, as the number of cases climb... more

Concern over the number of young people being diagnosed with type two diabetes
	2 Nov: Concern over the number of young people being diagnosed with type two diabetes... more

More than two thousand doses of the MMR vaccine were administered yesterday as measles cases rise around the country
	2 Nov: More than two thousand doses of the MMR vaccine were administered yesterday as measles cases rise around the country... more

Health New Zealand is launching Measles Immunisation Week tomorrow to get a growing outbreak under control
	2 Nov: Health New Zealand is launching Measles Immunisation Week tomorrow to get a growing outbreak under control... more

IVF could be improved with a new AI tool being designed by an embryo research group
	1 Nov: IVF could be improved with a new AI tool being designed by an embryo research group... more

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next >

Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News

18 Oct: Criticism of the justice system, over inconsistency in the way it deals with neurodiverse individuals +++++++++++++++

21 Oct: Health New Zealand's warning about potential measles exposure at Auckland City Hospital's ED - after an infectious person was there for more than nine hours last Friday +++++++++++++

17 Oct: Former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, famous for WWII apology, dies aged 101 +++++++++++++

15 Oct: Conjoined boys born in PNG bound for Australia for medical treatment +++++++++++++

20 Oct: Tattoo-related injuries are costing the country hundreds of thousands of dollars a year ++++++++++++

22 Oct: Union delegates have given rousing testimonies to their fellow members on the eve of tomorrow's mega-strike +++++++++++

15 Oct: Hospitality New Zealand's throwing its support behind a Government inspection of sector rules ++++++++++

No news stories found

Top Stories

RUGBY
Oli Mathis is willing to play the long game as he begins his life at the Crusaders More...

BUSINESS
A rise in building consents is being viewed as a positive sign by the construction sector More...

Today's News

Entertainment:
Daniel Radcliffe is returning to Broadway 18:37

Environment:
A win for some people in the bottom of the South Island - with power back on for some left in the dark for more than 10 days 18:37

National:
Jamie Morton joins The Conversation New Zealand as Deputy Editor 18:17

Entertainment:
Sia's estranged husband has been denied sole custody of their son 18:07

National:
‘How should I cast my soul?’ Patti Smith’s intimate new memoir is a quest for her true self 18:07

Living & Travel:
This year's winning Bird of the Year - karearea is attacking Wellington walkers on a popular bush walk 18:07

Entertainment:
Brad Pitt has accused Angelina Jolie of "persistent misdirection" in the court battle over their once-shared winery 17:37

Health & Safety:
Alarm bells after anaesthetic-drug etomidate in illicit vape pods has put some people to hospital 17:27

Entertainment:
Josh Hutcherson shot a sex scene in front of his great-grandmother 17:07

Accident and Emergency:
State Highway 98 is closed, just north of Invercargill, after a crash 16:57

News Search

© 2025 New Zealand City Ltd