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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Budget blowouts, patient safety and 'toxic' workplace claims raised in inquiry into NT's Acacia patient record system
     4 March 2026
    A hearing into the Northern Territory's controversial health patient record system Acacia has heard allegations of risks to patient safety and a "toxic" workplace culture.
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    A specific batch of Steinlager Ultra Low Carb beer is being recalled due to individual bottles in some 24-packs being incorrectly labelled as alcohol free
    4 Mar: A specific batch of Steinlager Ultra Low Carb beer is being recalled due to individual bottles in some 24-packs being incorrectly labelled as alcohol free... more
    Authorities say hydrogen cyanide was found at Ashburton's St Joseph's School last week, sending four people to hospital
    4 Mar: Authorities say hydrogen cyanide was found at Ashburton's St Joseph's School last week, sending four people to hospital... more
    Five-year gap between Dunedin Hospital's outpatient building opening and its inpatient building could cause major problems
    3 Mar: A five-year gap between the opening of Dunedin Hospital's outpatient building and its inpatient building - could cause major staffing and operational problems... more
    Criticism of Bay of Plenty's Opioid Treatment Service - after a man died six weeks after being rapidly cut off from methadone
    2 Mar: Criticism of Bay of Plenty's Opioid Treatment Service - after a man died six weeks after being rapidly cut off from methadone... more
    A coroner's inquest is examining the mental healthcare a man received at Invercargill Prison before his death in custody in August 2022
    2 Mar: A coroner's inquest is examining the mental healthcare a man received at Invercargill Prison before his death in custody in August 2022... more
    How young people experience school plays a critical role in their mental health
    1 Mar: How young people experience school plays a critical role in their mental health... more
    A call for an endometriosis action plan in New Zealand
    1 Mar: A call for an endometriosis action plan in New Zealand... more
    Improvements to rural emergency medication access and HIV treatment dispensing is kicking into gear from today
    1 Mar: Improvements to rural emergency medication access and HIV treatment dispensing is kicking into gear from today... more
    The mother of a disabled teenager, with the developmental age of a 1-year-old is pleading for help
    28 Feb: The mother of a disabled teenager, with the developmental age of a 1-year-old is pleading for help... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     14 Feb: Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event ++++++++++++++++++++++
     21 Feb: The country's first research-informed cyberbullying programme is now available ++++++++++++++++
     15 Feb: The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open ++++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: People are being urged to buy local tinned fruit, as imports from overseas flood the market ++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: A Maori man says a bone tissue transplant without his consent during wrist surgery - went against his cultural and religious beliefs ++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: Hopes a new dialysis unit in Southland improves access to life saving treatment +++++++++++++


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     Today's News

    International:
    Inside Iran, some citizens are already preparing for 'freedom day' 11:17

    Environment:
    All fire permits are suspended in the Queenstown Lakes District - as hot and windy weather has raised the fire risk to extreme 11:07

    Entertainment:
    Cara Delevingne is working on her "self-control" when using "terrifying" social media platforms 11:05

    Auckland:
    A post-mortem will be carried out today on the person who died in a fire in Auckland's Otahuhu on Wednesday night 10:47

    National:
    Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s presumed next supreme leader? And would he bring change – or more brutal suppression? 10:37

    Entertainment:
    Zendaya has married Tom Holland in secret, according to her stylist Law Roach 10:35

    National:
    New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ’s future demand – without importing gas 10:27

    Living & Travel:
    Emirates will be running a pair of flights out of Dubai to New Zealand tonight 10:27

    National:
    Fertiliser costs are soaring amid war in the Middle East. Will your grocery bill follow? 10:17

    National:
    Hezbollah - degraded, weakened but not yet disarmed - destabilizes Lebanon once again 10:07

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