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![Young dad diagnosed with terminal brain cancer after workplace hit to head](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Young dad diagnosed with terminal brain cancer after workplace hit to head
At 32 years old, Rikki Tako is receving daily hospice care.
![Blood, Sweat and Tears: Psychobitch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Blood, Sweat and Tears: Psychobitch
When Kirsty McAlpine experienced menopause it almost destroyed her family. Video / Mike Scott
![Youth clinician who took his own life increasingly distressed at work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Youth clinician who took his own life increasingly distressed at work
WorkSafe found a 'very poor workplace culture' at the DHB after a clinician's suicide.
![Shane Reti announces security staff funding increase for hospitals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shane Reti announces security staff funding increase for hospitals
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti announces a $5.7 million boost to employ additional security staff in 32 hospitals across New Zealand. Video / Michael Craig
![Why New Zealand's crackdown on vaping needs to go further](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Why New Zealand's crackdown on vaping needs to go further
OPINION: By next week, disposable vapes need to have nicotine limits and safety features.
![Ian McCrae: How Te Whatu Ora strangled the health tech Golden Goose](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ian McCrae: How Te Whatu Ora strangled the health tech Golden Goose
Despite the flood of spending the agency appears to be angling for even more money.
!['Stock up while you still can': Retailers offload vapes ahead of bans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Stock up while you still can': Retailers offload vapes ahead of bans
By next week, disposable vapes need to have maximum nicotine limits and safety features.
![New Zealanders trapped in Israel, nurses' pay rise frustration and sinkhole repairs | Focus Morning Bulletin 11 October, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
New Zealanders trapped in Israel, nurses' pay rise frustration and sinkhole repairs | Focus Morning Bulletin 11 October, 2023
New Zealand church group stranded in Isreal, nurses' pay rise frustration continues and sinkhole repairs continue in Auckland. Video / NZ Herald
![Kea Kids: We all know vaping is bad for your health, but why? We find out.](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kea Kids: We all know vaping is bad for your health, but why? We find out.
What kinds of chemicals go into vape juice, and what can they do to your body? A Kea Kids News animation explores the science, and reporter Mason takes us to Wellington, where kids and adults have teamed up to crack down. Video / Kea Kids
![Hamilton Lake warning lifted but mind the scum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hamilton Lake warning lifted but mind the scum
Health warning placed on Hamilton Lake lifted, but still in place for other lakes.
![Pasifika mothers, daughters, wives urged to get tested to help save lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Pasifika mothers, daughters, wives urged to get tested to help save lives
Around 180 people get cervical cancer in New Zealand and die from the disease each year.
![Focus: Doctors on strike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Focus: Doctors on strike
Thousands of doctors and dentists on strike across the country today, over what they call our sick healthcare system. Video / NZ Herald
![Simon Wilson: Nonsense with numbers - the Luxon approach to politics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Simon Wilson: Nonsense with numbers - the Luxon approach to politics
OPINION: Christopher Luxon talks a big numbers game but the reality is very different.
![Commonsense approach still vital in Northland despite lifting of Covid protections](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Commonsense approach still vital in Northland despite lifting of Covid protections
Community leaders in Northland are generally happy with the lifting of Covid protections.
![New study on why Pacific patients are high users of EDs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
New study on why Pacific patients are high users of EDs
Study debunks belief that Pacific people don't use primary healthcare before visiting ED.
![Biggest ever emissions reduction project, Covid booster uptake slows & legal challenge to block nurse strike | Focus Morning Bulletin: 22 May, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Biggest ever emissions reduction project, Covid booster uptake slows & legal challenge to block nurse strike | Focus Morning Bulletin: 22 May, 2023
The government unveils biggest ever emissions reduction project, Covid booster uptake slows and why legal action could stop nurses from striking in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
![Watch: From 257kg to 100kg in 100 weeks - TikTok star's biggest challenge yet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Watch: From 257kg to 100kg in 100 weeks - TikTok star's biggest challenge yet
Sāmoan TikTok star 'Uce Gang' has set a challenge that could see him lose 157kg in 100 weeks. Video / Whakaata Māori
![Another atmospheric river, PM Hipkins 'blindsided' & why a school is saying 'stay away' | Focus Morning Bulletin 4 May, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Another atmospheric river, PM Hipkins 'blindsided' & why a school is saying 'stay away' | Focus Morning Bulletin 4 May, 2023
Atmospheric river threatens more slips and flooding, Chris Hipkins left in the dark over Labour minister’s shock defection and the future of MasterChef decided after judge’s sudden death in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
![Anzac Day 2023, concerns around Assisted Dying practitioner info & warning of $2k Census fines | Focus Morning Bulletin: 25 April, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Anzac Day 2023, concerns around Assisted Dying practitioner info & warning of $2k Census fines | Focus Morning Bulletin: 25 April, 2023
Thousands across Aotearoa turn out to Anzac Day commemorations, concerns around Assisted Dying practitioner info being publically released and Stats NZ remind Kiwis of $2k Census fines in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
![Cancer treatment crisis, green light for more migrants & history at the Cabinet table | Focus Morning Bulletin 12 April, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cancer treatment crisis, green light for more migrants & history at the Cabinet table | Focus Morning Bulletin 12 April, 2023
Cancer treatment backlog breaching patients' rights, green light for more migrants to get residency and history made at the Cabinet table in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
![Watch: Mike Hosking speaks with PM Chris Hipkins on lobbyists, health reforms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Watch: Mike Hosking speaks with PM Chris Hipkins on lobbyists, health reforms
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins told Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking that swipe card access for lobbyists did not necessarily mean they get meeting with anyone in the parliament. Video / Newstalk ZB