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The Long Read: Malhotra, Johnson, Kennedy, and Siri – Threats to health or Big Pharma’s Nemesis?

Martin Hanson -

Speaking at the Reform UK party conference in Birmingham, the distinguished cardiologist Aseem Malhotra said that it was “high likely” that the cancers of...

Brazilian man killed after dropping barbell in tragic gym accident

Daily Telegraph NZ -

55-year-old Brazilian man Ronald Montenegro died after a heavy barbell slipped from his hands and crushed his chest during a workout at a gym...

‘Stop the Gene Technology Bill’ event at the Kapiti Food Fair, Saturday 6 December 2025

Daily Telegraph NZ -

On Saturday 29th November, people across New Zealand came together to protest the Gene Technology Bill at community events in over 25 centres across...

Landmark glyphosate “safety” study retracted after 25 years

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A cornerstone scientific paper long used by global regulators — including authorities in New Zealand — to justify the widespread use of glyphosate-based weedkillers...

Dec. 11 court hearing to decide whistleblower status of Barry Young

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealand COVID whistleblower Barry Young will return to the Wellington District Court on December 11 for a crucial hearing that could decide not...

Seymour says Compass ‘smeared’ as rotten meals likely left unrefrigerated at school

Daily Telegraph NZ -

NZ Food Safety says rancid lunches served to students at Christchurch’s Haeata Community Campus were most likely meals delivered the previous Thursday, left unrefrigerated...

Doctors’ union and Health NZ set to resume pay talks

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Both the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists and Health New Zealand say they are ready to return to the bargaining table after the Employment...

Botched Hawke’s Bay surgery leaves woman paralysed

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A woman in her sixties was left permanently paralysed and reliant on a wheelchair after a 2020 back operation at Hawke’s Bay Hospital went...

Health workers on nationwide strike over pay dispute

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Around 17,000 health workers across New Zealand are striking today for the second time in a month after mediation between the Public Service Association...

Food safety shouldn’t depend on Wi-Fi or trusting a QR code – NoMoreGlyphosate.nz

Daily Telegraph NZ -

NoMoreGlyphosate.nz has released a three-part investigative series examining New Zealand's upcoming digital food labelling trial, the Government's Product Labelling Regulatory Review, and the wider...

Urgent: Provisions of the Gene Tech Bill are being introduced by stealth

Guy Hatchard -

Frustrated by questions being raised by some political parties which are currently stalling the Gene Technology Bill, government appointed regulators have gone ahead to...

Got Toothache? Don’t Panic!

Ursula Edgington -

De-programme yourself from the toxic dental profit clinics. Last weekend I took two hours out to attend a local workshop aimed at helping the public...

Viral video shows Aldi supermarket stocked full of bioengineered “fake food”

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A video posted online has sparked widespread discussion after a woman shopping at an Aldi supermarket in the U.S. claimed that “almost everything” on...

Brown pushes digital health overhaul

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government is pitching its new 10-year "digital health roadmap" as a cure-all for delays and paperwork, but many of the promises hinge on...

Blocked bedside phone and missed monitoring among failures leading to stillbirth – HDC

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) investigation has found multiple failures in the antenatal care of a woman at Waitākere Hospital, whose baby was...

Expert warns of ‘deep failures’ in vaccine oversight and transparency

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Prominent Danish medical researcher and professor, Dr Peter Gøtzsche, has accused U.S. health agencies, vaccine manufacturers, and leading vaccinologists of systematically concealing safety data...

Nurse suspended three years for illegally accessing hundreds of patient records

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A North Island registered nurse has been suspended for three years after the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal found she repeatedly accessed the medical records...

Extreme agendas of biotechnology are being put on the table

Guy Hatchard -

ChatGPT founder Sam Altman has joined a clutch of tech billionaires contributing to the US$30 million funding of a biotechnology business called Preventive which aims to “correct...

CDC revises its stance on vaccines and autism

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has significantly revised its public guidance on the relationship between vaccines and autism, acknowledging for...

Audit finds over a quarter of prescription errors pose serious harm

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A major audit of electronic prescriptions across 68 regional pharmacies in the North Island has revealed that more than one in four prescription errors...

Home tests for COVID, pregnancy and STIs can be unreliable – experts

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Many home diagnostic tests are so poorly regulated they can be as unreliable as chance, a new NZ Medical Journal report warns. The paper highlights...

Forensic trainee stripped of registration after ‘repugnant’ online posts

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A forensic pathology technician in training to conduct homicide autopsies has lost his medical registration after sharing a dissected human skull image online and...

New safeguards on puberty blockers introduced

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government has signed off on new restrictions governing the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues — commonly known as puberty blockers — while ensuring...

Massive petition delivered to parliament urging urgent fix to ‘broken’ health system

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A massive petition demanding urgent government action to repair New Zealand’s “broken” health system was delivered to Parliament, stretching an estimated 276 metres across...

Common dry-cleaning chemical linked to spike in liver disease across U.S.

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A new University of Southern California (USC) study has found that tetrachloroethylene (PCE), a chemical widely used in dry cleaning, adhesives, spot cleaners, and...

Asbestos-contaminated ‘Magic Sand’ triggers major recall at Kmart and schools

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealand’s recall of coloured play sands has expanded after asbestos was found in four Kmart Magic Sand products, including a sandcastle kit and...

What did an MP say about the giant alarming cancer study?

Guy Hatchard -

Tom Rutherford, National MP for Bay of Plenty, is described by his party as an exciting young political prospect who is bringing experience and fresh insights...

Pharmac to fund five new treatments from December

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Pharmac will fund access to five new or improved treatments from December 2025, including medicines for breast and lung cancer, multiple sclerosis, and serious...

A cancer study that changes everything with results that can’t be ignored

Guy Hatchard -

An alarming message for the Royal Commissioners, media, medical authorities, scientists and MPs. On 26th September 2025 a study entitled “1-year risks of cancers associated...

Glyphosate safety claims challenged

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A Wairarapa Times-Age opinion column defending glyphosate as harmless and “environmentally essential” has drawn criticism for ignoring scientific and legal evidence that contradicts its...

God’s precious infants born alive from abortion denied care and abandoned!

Right to Life NZ -

Right to Life calls on the Ministry of Health to urgently ensure that appropriate palliative care for babies born alive following an abortion is...

All Members of Parliament who intend to vote for the Gene Tech bill must stand down

Mary Hobbs -

A ‘no’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘yes’ merely to please. — Mahatma Gandhi It was reported that 97% of the...

Scientists warn MPs Gene Tech Bill is ‘built on promises, not evidence’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealand charity the Physicians and Scientists for Global Responsibility (PSGRNZ) have emailed an open letter to New Zealand Members of Parliament highlighting that any vote...

I am not afraid of those asking questions, but of those who believe they know all the answers

Guy Hatchard -

This article examines what we know about heredity, health and genetics. It draws out the implications for intelligence and the applicability (or rather risks) of...

RFK Jr. urges global ban on mercury in vaccines

Daily Telegraph NZ -

U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called on world health authorities to follow America’s lead and remove all mercury-based compounds from...

Children born alive after attempted abortions – OIA

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Family First says that according to official government data, every month on average an unborn child is surviving an attempted abortion but is not...

Middlemore Hospital criticised after woman suffers brain injury from opioid overdose

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A 46-year-old woman suffered a brain injury and permanent memory loss after being given excessive opioids at Middlemore Hospital during a busy night in...

Wellington students told to stay home over measles alert

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Wellington Girls’ College has directed about 900 students in years 9 to 11 to stay home after a student with measles attended classes and...

Rally at Parliament on 4 November to oppose Gene Tech Bill

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A public rally is set to take place outside Parliament on Tuesday, November 4, as campaigners call on MPs to stop the government’s proposed...

Te Kūiti Hospital marks 100 years

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Te Kūiti Hospital has celebrated its 100-year anniversary, marking a century of service at the heart of the King Country community. Health Minister Simeon Brown...

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