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Face masks –Medical protection, or badge of obedience?

Martin Hanson -

I don’t normally watch TVNZ’s Seven Sharp, but on 5th October 2021, we were told that an immunologist would be on the programme to...

Puberty blockers decision puts children back at risk – Family First NZ

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Family First NZ says that a decision by a judge today in the Wellington High Court to pause the ban on puberty blockers could...

Mental health access improves nationwide – Doocey

DTNZ Politics -

New figures released today show 'measurable improvements' in access to mental health and addiction services across New Zealand, with progress recorded in all three...

Police acknowledge sentencing of former Wellington GP Jared Cook for sex crimes against boys

DTNZ Crime -

A former Wellington medical professional has been sentenced to home detention after admitting to a series of sexual offences involving teenage boys. Police confirmed that...

Former GP avoids jail despite history of sexual offending against teenage boys

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A former doctor convicted of multiple sexual offences involving teenage boys has been sentenced to home detention rather than prison, despite strong Crown opposition...

Doctor breached patient privacy and care standards in abortion consultation, HDC finds

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Health and Disability Commissioner has found a GP breached a pregnant woman’s rights after discussing her request for an abortion in a busy...

Forgotten light therapy sparks fresh debate over medicine, sunlight and suppressed treatments

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A new Substack essay by 'A Midwestern Doctor' exmaines the role of sunlight, ultraviolet exposure and a long-abandoned medical therapy once used in US...

The five big lies of vaccinology

Clayton J. Baker -

People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one, and if you repeat it frequently enough, people will sooner or later believe...

Open Letter to the Directors of health insurance companies

Guy Hatchard -

Sent personally to CEOs of Southern Cross, FMG, IAG, UniMed/Accuro, NIB and Partners Life Dear Director Sometimes information helps us to understand puzzling situations. Business models...

Concerns raised over proposal to shift food labelling to QR codes

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A proposal by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to trial QR code–based food labelling has drawn criticism from consumer advocates, who warn it...

New imaging scanner at Wellington Hospital to ‘improve diagnosis and patient care’, says Brown

DTNZ Politics -

Wellington Regional Hospital has installed a new SPECT-CT scanner featuring the latest imaging technology, promising faster scans, improved image quality and reduced radiation exposure...

Can whistleblowers rely on the Protected Disclosures Act?

J. R. Bruning -

Why a minor decision may have major ramifications - & why we rely on the courage of a single judge. Whistleblowers hold a key, but...

A very important read: What is the solution to NZ’s health crisis?

Guy Hatchard -

This is not a doom and gloom article, it documents the extensive benefits of natural, cost effective preventive approaches to health which can help...

Report warns cancer cases set to rise nearly 50% by 2044

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Cancer Control Agency (CCA) has released 'The State of Cancer in New Zealand 2025', providing the most up-to-date overview of how the country...

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party slams government double-standards over health data breaches

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party (NZOFP) is accusing the Government of a “staggering double standard” in its handling of two major health data...

Health NZ admits no review of leaked data while rejecting vaccine harm claims

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Health New Zealand (HNZ) has acknowledged it has never analysed leaked COVID-19 vaccination data while simultaneously assuring the public that vaccines were not responsible...

Investigation finds school’s mix-up likely cause of mouldy lunches

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealand Food Safety has found no ongoing food safety risk with the government’s school lunch provider after an investigation into mouldy meals at...

Measles — The right to know. For our children and grandchildren…

Mary Hobbs -

If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a...

Fluoride Free NZ challenges new ‘flawed’ study

Daily Telegraph NZ -

An open letter sent to members of New Zealand’s Parliamentary Health Select Committee is calling for an immediate halt to the country’s community fluoridation...

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...

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