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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Today in History, January 11: Smoking link to cancer announced in groundbreaking report
     11 January 2026
    In 1964, a major scientific report laid bare the deadly risks of smoking, at a time when the tobacco industry had a stronghold on the public and government coffers. Delve into the ABC Archives to discover how Australians reacted.
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    Health New Zealand's providing support for Northland victims of the Manage My Health cybersecurity breach
    11 Jan: Health New Zealand's providing support for Northland victims of the Manage My Health cybersecurity breach... more
    Ice Paks sold at Kmart are being recalled over toxin fears
    9 Jan: Ice Paks sold at Kmart are being recalled over toxin fears... more
    Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a newborn baby boy in Auckland
    9 Jan: Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a newborn baby boy in Auckland... more
    Health portal Manage My Health is still working to notify users affected by last week's major cyber breach
    9 Jan: Health portal Manage My Health is still working to notify users affected by last week's major cyber breach... more
    Expressions of interest close today for a new Primary Care Pathway for medical graduates
    9 Jan: Expressions of interest close today for a new Primary Care Pathway for medical graduates... more
    Biosecurity teams are ramping up controls in Auckland - after catching a single male Queensland fruit fly in a Mount Roskill surveillance trap on Tuesday
    9 Jan: Biosecurity teams are ramping up controls in Auckland - after catching a single male Queensland fruit fly in a Mount Roskill surveillance trap on Tuesday... more
    Hopes new meth-contamination statistics will quell concerns
    8 Jan: Hopes new meth-contamination statistics will quell concerns... more
    Parents are being warned to be vigilant about specific Nestlé baby formula batches - being recalled globally over possible toxins
    8 Jan: Parents are being warned to be vigilant about specific Nestlé baby formula batches - being recalled globally over possible toxins... more
    New figures show there's been a significant rise in the number of frontline mental health and addiction workers
    7 Jan: New figures show there's been a significant rise in the number of frontline mental health and addiction workers... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     15 Dec: A nod of approval for the KidsCan school lunches scheme ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Authorities are working to get to the bottom of a major cyber security breach which may have exposed the personal health data of tens of thousands of Kiwis +++++++++++++++++++++++
     01 Jan: The government's calling for transparency in the wake of a cyber security breach - that could put patients' medical data at risk ++++++++++++++++
     24 Dec: Extreme caution's being urged to users of synthetic cannabinoids, especially in Auckland +++++++++++++
     01 Jan: (CCN - INCLUDES AUCKLAND IN THE TOP LINE) +++++++++++++
     24 Dec: This year's Christmas spread could cost a bit more to put on tomorrow ++++++++++++
     24 Dec: A jury's ordered US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson to pay more than 2.5 billion dollars - to a woman who blamed it for causing her cancer ++++++++++++


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