Public health concerns have been raised about the presence of high levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning along the Auckland's coastline. The Auckland Regional Public Health Service has passed the message and has asked people not to consume shellfish.

Last year, John Lewis's advertisement at the time of Christmas was successful in gaining praise from worldwide viewers. The advert showed a boy desperately waiting for the Christmas so that he could gift presents to his parents.

With passage of time, autism has become quite a prevalent problem across the globe. Current statistics has revealed that one in 82 children is diagnosed with the condition. This might be the reason that researchers across the globe have been looking to find causing agents of the same, so that treatments can be found.

A recent annual report on the use of illegal drugs has raised concerns over the increased use of synthetic cannabis products. Methamphetamine users have been discovered to be using more of such illegal drugs. Figures suggest that the use has depicted a sharp rise from 10% administered in 2010 to 41% in 2011.

Experts have claimed that a child being overweight and suffering health ailments in later life completely depends upon certain factors even before they are given birth. Hence, pregnant women are being alerted that the health of their child in coming time depends upon them.

Auckland Hospital staff has been somewhat warned by the Auckland District Health Board Chief Executive Ms. Ailsa Claire for the potential privacy breach that occurred at the hospital and allowed the accessing of clinical records and the leaking of information to the media.