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Minister to review Parklands historic abuse claims
In a major backdown Health Minister Tony Ryall says he will now review the Ministry of Health's handling of historic abuse…
Setback to finding HIV vaccine
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Caregiver bill advice heavily censored
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Doctors charge $25 for children
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Smoking ban in spotlight as judicial review begins
A former mental health patient, who was denied the right to smoke, believes allowing addicted patients…
Improvements for Kiwis who suffer from a painful disease
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Psych patients fight smoking ban
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Charlotte's bionic dream
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Sisters deal with Jolie's dilemma
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Mum told to quit home
Mia Geraets lived for 25 years at the resthome her brother helped establish. It was a shock to her family when the resthome…
Diana Lennon: Our future wasted
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Doctors seek help to mend broken hearts
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Flesh eating disease victim gets prosthetic hands
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A woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease has…
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Pregnant boys show up in ads
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Health & Wellbeing
Isla Fisher bullied in to shedding baby weight
Australian actress Isla Fisher was bullied into losing her baby weight by a fearsome personal trainer who barked orders…
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A day on the green
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Anti-royalist fined: 'They did not ask permission'
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