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    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
     14 February 2026
    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
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    Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now we’re learning more
    14 Feb: The Y chromosome doesn’t seem to do much except determine sex – but its loss in older men might be linked to heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s.... more
    The Office of the Auditor-General's cleared Health New Zealand of claims it misrepresented Nelson Hospital's waiting list numbers
    11 Feb: The Office of the Auditor-General's cleared Health New Zealand of claims it misrepresented Nelson Hospital's waiting list numbers... more
    The Ovarian Cancer Foundation's sounding the alarm about our least survivable women's cancer
    11 Feb: The Ovarian Cancer Foundation's sounding the alarm about our least survivable women's cancer... more
    New insight into the risk of being overweight
    10 Feb: New insight into the risk of being overweight... more
    People are being urged to buy local tinned fruit, as imports from overseas flood the market
    10 Feb: People are being urged to buy local tinned fruit, as imports from overseas flood the market... more
    Hopes a new dialysis unit in Southland improves access to life saving treatment
    10 Feb: Hopes a new dialysis unit in Southland improves access to life saving treatment... more
    A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes
    10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes... more
    A Maori man says a bone tissue transplant without his consent during wrist surgery - went against his cultural and religious beliefs
    9 Feb: A Maori man says a bone tissue transplant without his consent during wrist surgery - went against his cultural and religious beliefs... more
    Concerns from drug testing organisations over extra high-dose MDMA pills
    9 Feb: Concerns from drug testing organisations over extra high-dose MDMA pills... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     18 Jan: Auckland University is taking aim at New Zealand's biggest cancer killer - by opening the country's first lung cancer organoid bank +++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: A word of caution as calls grow to fund weight-management drugs +++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Biosecurity officials hunting Queensland fruit flies in Auckland - have found nothing after another weekend of precautions ++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes ++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Drug researchers say the collapsing price of methamphetamine has concerning implications ++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Any weight loss drug roll out in New Zealand - would need to be done carefully +++++++++++++
     18 Jan: Auckland University scientists have received one million dollars to advance skin cancer treatments +++++++++++++


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