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'Is someone huffing all that?': About 50 nitrous oxide containers 'dumped' near beauty spot

'Why do they have to litter our countryside and do that sort of thing? It’s sad.'

Anger over inequality fuels youth-led movement in Morocco

Three people were killed after trying to storm a police station near Agadir.

Health experts double down on minimal meat-eating call

Recommendations outline the type and amounts of food people should aim for.

Inquest finds blogger ‘adversely influenced’ daughter’s cancer treatment

Kate Shemirani's daughter Paloma, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy for cancer.

Documents reveal bullying at Dunedin Hospital, staff 'live in fear' at Southland

Health NZ has launched an internal review ordered by commissioner Lester Levy.

Four cups of coffee and more walking: The daily habits that protect your liver

Telegraph: Liver disease is on the rise. An expert explains how to protect yourself.

Cebu quake: Focus on helping survivors as toll rises to 72

Nearly 600 houses were destroyed in Cebu, leaving thousands without shelter.

Three more measles cases confirmed in Northland outbreak

The number of confirmed cases has now risen to nine. The latest three were close contacts.

OpenAI launches parental controls for ChatGPT after teen suicide lawsuit

Parents can now set hours when their child cannot use ChatGPT.

'Real learning happens in a real life': Read an exclusive extract from Nigel Latta's new book

Latta died on the same day his book, Lessons on Living, went on sale.

What you need to know about breast cancer

Debra Leutenegger is the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ's community breast health educator. Video / Cameron Pitney

New measles cases in Northland linked to earlier infection

A Kerikeri High School play is now a listed location of interest for health officials.

Five dairy myths experts want to correct

New York Times: The truth about raw milk, lactose intolerance, low-fat dairy and more.

Measles warning after Bay of Islands school show identified as exposure site

Northland’s childhood vaccination rate is the country’s lowest, at 62%.

'Paralysed': Cabinet agrees to shake-up of medical device procurement

Pharmac Minister David Seymour says the sector has been 'exasperated by the uncertainty'.

What researchers suspect may be fuelling cancer among millennials

Modern life might be rewriting the body’s cellular fate, scientists say.