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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Criticism of Bay of Plenty's Opioid Treatment Service - after a man died six weeks after being rapidly cut off from methadone
     2 March 2026
    Criticism of Bay of Plenty's Opioid Treatment Service - after a man died six weeks after being rapidly cut off from methadone
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    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
    Temporary reprieve for Gaza healthcare system as Israel's attempt to block Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups is stopped
    28 Feb: Israel's Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked the government from shuttering the Gaza operations of dozens of aid organisations.... more
    The number of children and youths entering the justice system is dropping
    27 Feb: The number of children and youths entering the justice system is dropping... more
    A snapshot of ambulance callouts uncovers mental health pressure points
    27 Feb: A snapshot of ambulance callouts uncovers mental health pressure points... more
    An IT outage affected radiology departments in Auckland and Northland hospitals this afternoon
    26 Feb: An IT outage affected radiology departments in Auckland and Northland hospitals this afternoon... 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 ++++++++++++++++++++++
     15 Feb: The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open +++++++++++++++
     21 Feb: The country's first research-informed cyberbullying programme is now available ++++++++++++++
     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:
    Iran shows ballistic missiles and drones can wreak havoc across Middle East 8:17

    Accident and Emergency:
    One person's died in a single-vehicle crash in Paekakariki, on the Kapiti Coast 8:17

    Rugby League:
    Roger Tuivasa-Sheck claims the loss of club captain Mitch Barnett at the end of this NRL league season has become a bonding factor for this year's Warriors squad 8:07

    Environment:
    Switzerland can save its alpine villages. But should it? 8:07

    Business:
    Holes are being poked in an economic report claiming 383-million dollars would be generated for the economy from sand mining at Northland's Bream Bay 7:57

    Rugby:
    The Crusaders are struggling to understand how Chiefs prop Jared Proffit went unpunished for an alleged tip tackle off the ball on David Havili during Saturday's Super Rugby derby at Hamilton 7:57

    International:
    The Epstein files: Why the sex offender's brother and lawyer do not believe he took his own life 7:57

    Basketball:
    ANBL basketball great Andrew Gaze believes Breakers assistant coach Judd Flavell deserves a promotion 7:47

    Motoring:
    A Coroner's ruled safer median barriers could have prevented three men dying in an Auckland crash 7:27

    Business:
    Promising signs when it comes to consumer arrears 7:17

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