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![First dog death at Coromandel beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
First dog death at Coromandel beach
A dog which died after visiting a Coromandel beach tests positive to the same toxin thought to have killed five dogs in Auckland.
![Samoan tsunami explained](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Samoan tsunami explained
A series of Herald graphics explores the science behind the tsunami that devastated Samoa.
![Beaches still risky, health officials warn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Beaches still risky, health officials warn
Public health officers are warning parents to closely watch children - and look out for toxic sea slugs - on Hauraki Gulf beaches.
![Sun may help battle skin cancer, studies find](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sun may help battle skin cancer, studies find
Sunbathing is known to cause skin cancer - but it may also help people survive when they get it, scientists are reporting.
![Boy or girl? The baffle of the sexes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Boy or girl? The baffle of the sexes
The gender row over South African runner Caster Semenya shows the line dividing males from females is far from clear.
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DoC looked at delaying poison drop
The head of the Department of Conservation said rat poison drops on two Hauraki Gulf islands should be delayed over public concerns.