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Are bubs being breastfed long enough?

Kiwi babies aren't being breastfed for as long as international guidelines recommend.

Tongue proves unbearable burden

Bear with elephantiasis get life-saving surgery.

Climate change: five ways it could harm us

Global warming more than a problem for planet. It will hurt us personally too.

Beware: those 'health' drinks pack a sugar kick

One lifestyle drink, marketed as natural and organic, had more sugar than Powerade.

NZ eliminates measles and rubella

NZ has attracted international praise for passing the strict criteria.

Coleman accused of 'snubbing' sugary drink tax plan

Obesity researchers say Health Minister "snubbed" sugary drink tax proposal and petition.

Tiny gesture sends photo of 5yo viral

A heartbreaking picture of a 5-year-old girl is creating a very powerful reaction.

700,000 contaminated eggs enter Britain

Thousands of contaminated eggs entered the UK from the Netherlands earlier this year.

Mark Dye: Waterway plan rubbish

COMMENT: The Government's plan to clean up waterways is an attempt to look as though action's being taken, when in reality nothing's happening, says Mark Dye.

Drug nation: Kiwis' antibiotic use soars

Kiwis' use of antibiotics has soared, indicating widespread inappropriate use for viral coughs and colds, experts say.

The 10 biggest science stories of 2016

As 2016 draws to a close, the NZ Science Media Centre picked some of the biggest national and international science stories that made headlines

Dentists: Show us sugar by the teaspoon

Dentists spell out sugar control policies they say are needed

Our kids at risk: Calling time on trouble

NZ has the fourth-highest rate of child deaths from assault in the OECD. Simon Collins visited three communities to look for the root causes.

Cervical screening to end for under-25s

The National Screening Unit will end cervical smear tests for women aged 20-25 in 2018 citing "a strong body of evidence" showing the procedure may be causing more harm than good.

Yoga-mat chemical cut from fast-food

In early 2014, a blogger launched a petition pushing sandwich chain Subway to remove an obscure chemical also used in yoga mats from its bread.

Officials' Ebola nerves cost lives

An independent panel of 19 specialists has called for sweeping reforms to ensure there is no repeat of the catastrophe, which killed more than 11,000 people.