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Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and councillor Greg Sayers are facing off over aspects of the proposed freedom camping bylaw. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland Mayor and city councillor face off over freedom camping

14 Jun, 2019 5:32pm
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Promise to retrospectively fix bylaw allowing freedom camping on city streets shot down.

Rats as long as 30cm have been seen scurrying around the village. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Brazen cat-sized rats out and about in Titirangi

14 Jun, 2019 11:29am
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Rats as long as 30cm have been seen scurrying around the village.

Martin Walters is seeking answers from authorities about the death of his son during birth at Waikato Hospital. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

No after-hour specialists in 90% of hospital maternity units

12 Jun, 2019 11:00am
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Specialists are on-call after hours in most regions but could be 30 minutes away.

Baby Zani Tolu would have died without blood transfusions, says her mother, Malia Tolu. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Red alert: Why the Blood Service is desperate for middle-aged men

11 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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The NZ Blood Service needs more donors but there is a clinical reason men are in demand.

Construction cranes rise above Auckland city's skyline. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

City of cranes: What 98 of them are building in Auckland

29 May, 2019 3:03pm
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It's hard to miss the tall metal structures but what are they being used for?

Vicki Letele was released early from prison due to cancer. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Prison's medical staff fail to detect inmate's cancer

27 May, 2019 3:29pm
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Prison inmate Vicki Letele was not given adequate care and later died, report finds.

Emergency departments are struggling to keep up with the increasing demand for urgent mental health care. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

Wait-times of 8 hours for mental health help at A&E: Report

27 May, 2019 9:55am
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The number of people facing long waits for urgent mental health care has risen sharply.

Amber, pink headgear, and Declan Albrecht, red headgear, make a tackle in a game for the Pikiao Under 8 team. Photo / Supplied

SPORT

Thousands of children suffer head injuries from sport

26 May, 2019 8:55pm
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Kids playing rugby or netball made 5994 head or face injury claims in the last five years.

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwis urged not to be complacent as 'horror' flu season strikes Australia

23 May, 2019 5:00am
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New Zealanders shouldn't assume we will have another mild flu season, experts warn.

Christchurch woman Nikki Cleine says the day her cochlear implant was switched on was the best day of her life. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Hundreds of deaf adults missing out on life-changing surgery

21 May, 2019 11:34am
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More than 150 NZ adults, like Ricky McLeod, will never hear again without a funding boost.

A woman who went on to harm a stranger says the mental health service failed her. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Mental health care failed woman arrested for harming a stranger

20 May, 2019 4:08pm
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"There were huge red flags that should have signalled that I needed help."

A new drug being trialled for children with autism could help reduce anxiety. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

New drugs could make life easier for autistic children

17 May, 2019 5:00am
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Drug works by altering the bacteria in a person's gut.

The safety and importance of vaccination is one of the public health messages being undermined by fake news and social media. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Social media and fake news used to attack vaccinations

9 May, 2019 11:34am
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Influencers and social media are harming the health of Kiwis, a health expert says.

Hope Plews, pictured with her son Levi Plews, was not told of the high risk a drug she was being prescribed could have while she was pregnant with her second child. Photo / Fiona Perez

NEW ZEALAND

Mother fears for baby after misinformation about medication

8 May, 2019 7:40pm
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A specialist incorrectly told a woman medication she was on could not harm her baby.

The health board which was too slow to report that a toddler's injuries were non-accidental has described it as a tragic situation. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Toddler death: DHB apologises to family, staff 'deeply affected'

8 May, 2019 7:02pm
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"This was a tragic situation ... such tragedies impact us deeply."

A health board was too slow to pick up a toddler's injuries were non-accidental. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Toddler death: Health Minister expects DHB to review policies

7 May, 2019 6:27pm
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"Mistakes were made, with tragic results," Health Minister David Clark said.

NEW ZEALAND

Toddler death: Three doctors ignored suspected abuse

6 May, 2019 4:06pm
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A health board was too slow to pick up signs of abuse, an investigation has found.

Many who saw the livestream of Friday's shooting will have been traumatised by it. Photo / AP

NEW ZEALAND

Christchurch mosque shooting: Livestream viewing traumatic for many

20 Mar, 2019 3:53pm
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"They are not going to forget what happened. You can't unsee what you've seen."

Mourners react as they carry the body of a victim for a burial at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch today. Photo / AP

NEW ZEALAND

Culturally appropriate mental health support in short supply

20 Mar, 2019 3:52pm
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Talking about grief in your own language is important but the skills are in short supply.

NEW ZEALAND

Safety fears: Muslim students in NZ being escorted to shops and university

20 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Friday's attack has left hijab-wearing Muslim women scared to leave home.

Wasseim Alsati posted a video update from his hospital bed.

NEW ZEALAND

Website to report Islamophobia goes live

19 Mar, 2019 5:56pm
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Waiting for Alin to come out of surgery, a group of Muslim women decided to take action.

People from all walks of life, in all jobs, across the country are feeling the toll of the shooting at Christchurch's mosques. Photo / Getty

NEW ZEALAND

Christchurch mosque shootings: The toll on the community

18 Mar, 2019 4:31pm
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School students, medical staff, survivors and Christchurch residents will all be affected.

Marine distress signal, Walters Rd, Auckland by Anthony Phelps is one of the photos of the 1981 Springbok Tour going up for auction.

NEW ZEALAND

Powerful Springbok tour photos for auction for the first time

18 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Photos of NZ's most divisive event, which have been hidden away for years, are being sold.

Waikato DHB's interim chief executive Derek Wright has resigned. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Mr Fix-It resigns as interim CEO of Waikato DHB

15 Mar, 2019 11:49am
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The man tasked with transforming the embattled DHB has resigned from his role.

Women whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are more likely to be short and become obese later in life. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Women whose mothers smoked more likely to be short and fat

15 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Research led by a Kiwi scientist found evidence of more harm from smoking in pregnancy.

Measles cases have been found in Auckland, Canterbury, the Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Otago this year. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Almost 50 measles cases in NZ this year: What you need to know

14 Mar, 2019 2:19pm
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The number of confirmed measles cases in Canterbury remains at 28.

North Shore Hospital's birthing unit hit capacity yesterday. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Hospital's birthing unit hits capacity, woman sent elsewhere

13 Mar, 2019 6:19pm
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North Shore Hospital texted midwives to let them know its beds were full yesterday.

NEW ZEALAND

Measles: Rest of NZ just as vulnerable to outbreak, experts warn

13 Mar, 2019 4:44pm
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As Canterbury fights an outbreak experts warn against anti-vaccination event.

Kurt Buchanan's weight ballooned after he ate for comfort following the death of his son Elias. Now he's lost 40kg and is doing a half marathon. Pictured with wife Becca. Photo / Supplied

Dad loses 40kg, tackles half marathon in memory of son

10 Mar, 2019 11:46am
4 minutes to read

In case you missed it: This was one of the Herald's top stories on social media this week.

Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome NZ executive officer Denise Astill, right, with twin daughters Jazmyn, left, and Natasha who were born with the disorder. Photo / Supplied

Epilepsy drug fear: 26 babies born with serious disorder

10 Mar, 2019 11:29am
4 minutes to read

In case you missed it: This was one of the Herald's top stories on social media this week.

Many people are still facing long waits for diagnostic tests for bowel cancer. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Half of people with severe bowel cancer not getting urgent referral

8 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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A new system is needed to make sure all urgent cases are fast-tracked, a study has found.

LIFESTYLE

Dad loses 40kg, tackles half marathon in memory of son

7 Mar, 2019 3:28pm
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Kurt Buchanan is running a half marathon to raise money for Ronald McDonald House.

NEW ZEALAND

Epilepsy drug fear: 26 babies born with serious disorder

6 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Babies are being born with a serious disorder because of a medication taken by their mums.

A new study has found no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

New study further discredits link between vaccine and autism

5 Mar, 2019 11:00am
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A study of more than 600,000 children has found no link between MMRR vaccine and autism.

AUT University Associate Professor Dong-Xu Liu's research could help predict the best treatment for breast cancer patients. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

NZ study helps doctors predict best treatment for breast cancer patients

28 Feb, 2019 11:00pm
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New Zealand research could help save the lives of breast cancer patients around the world.

The time and season dogs are allowed on Auckland beaches could be changed under a proposal supported by Auckland Council. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Dogs' beach ban hours could be extended

28 Feb, 2019 11:40am
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The council is asking Aucklanders for their thoughts on the proposed change.

Melanie Camoin at home in Waihi Beach with some of the products she is now forced to cook with after becoming gluten intolerant since moving to New Zealand from France. Photo / Alan Gibson

LIFESTYLE

Scientists seek key to great Kiwi bread mystery

12 Jan, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Why can many gluten-intolerant Kiwis eat wheat overseas without the pain they get at home?

Patricia Prime, 79, had a short smoking addiction after retiring work. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

17,000 more Kiwis need to quit smoking each year to hit target

14 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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Major changes are needed to reach the Government's Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 target.

Heidi Harty-Eugster, 38, needed a life-saving heart transplant. Pictured with husband Chris and daughter Coco, 10. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Organ donor saves life of Christchurch mother

15 Nov, 2018 5:55pm
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"Because of the donor, I'm now able to be a mother, a wife, a daughter and a friend."

Kain Parsons died after being injured during a charity boxing match in Christchurch. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

NZ medical organisations call for boxing ban

15 Nov, 2018 11:32am
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The NZ Medical Association and a trauma network are both opposed to boxing.

A rare form of vitamin B3 called nicotinomide riboside, marketed as Tru Niagen, can slow the effects of aging. Photo /Supplied

LIFESTYLE

Supplement which claims to slow ageing launched in NZ

18 Sep, 2018 1:11pm
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A new supplement claims to slow the effects of ageing but not everyone is convinced.

A nurse convicted of money laundering has had her registration cancelled. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Money-laundering nurse has registration cancelled

18 Sep, 2018 11:45am
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A nurse convicted of laundering $300,000 in drug money will no longer be able to practice.

Michaiah Simmons-Villari had her breast implants removed because of health issues. Photo / Michael Craig

LIFESTYLE

Under the knife: Kiwi women kissing goodbye to breast implants & filler

26 Aug, 2018 5:00am
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Kiwis joining the likes of Kylie Jenner and Victoria Beckham in reversing cosmetic surgery

A snow flurry whipped through central Auckland on August 15, 2011, with it falling on Queen Street. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Snow in Auckland? It fell this time 7 years ago

16 Aug, 2018 9:17am
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Aucklanders found themselves in a snow flurry in August, 2011 but it won't happen today.

Folic acid should be added to all packaged bread, a new report argues. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Folic acid should be mandatory in bread, science adviser says

3 Aug, 2018 11:00am
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Adding folic acid to all packaged bread could save 10 babies from a neural tube defect.

Eight-week-old Bryan Wang, held by mother Huie Chen, is the first Auckland baby to be vaccinated against tuberculosis in two years. Nurse Alice Ma prepares the BCG vaccine. Photo / Dean Purcell.

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi babies vaccinated against TB

2 Aug, 2018 1:00pm
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The BCG vaccine is available for the first time in two years following a global shortage.

A surgeon hired by Waikato DHB racked up a series of complaints. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Health Board hired surgeon despite referees' concerns

30 Jul, 2018 3:57pm
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A commissioner found the DHB failed to ensure the surgeon was fit to practise.

NEW ZEALAND

Drinking while pregnant like 'Russian roulette'

27 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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Almost quarter of Kiwi women drink during their first trimester of pregnancy.

Croatian football fans, clockwise from back left, Joseph Ukic, Goran Kacurov, Bono Kacurov, 10 and Vito Kacurov, 12, are celebrating their team's success in making the World Cup final. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

'I can't explain how proud we are and how happy we are': Croatian football fan

16 Jul, 2018 4:00am
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Croatian football fans are celebrating this morning after a historic Football World Cup.

NEW ZEALAND

Obesity inevitable: Kiwis and junk food

11 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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Schools are still selling sugary drinks and kids are being bombarded with junk food ads.

Nurses look set to strike on Thursday for the first time in 30 years. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Nurses strike: Up to 8000 people to have treatment rescheduled

10 Jul, 2018 2:47pm
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Hospitals are ramping up preparations for when up to 30,000 nurses strike on Thursday.

Dame Margaret Bazley, and Russell McVeagh chairman Malcolm Crotty, at the release of the findings of her independent report on the firm. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

University to re-establish links with Russell McVeagh in wake of report

5 Jul, 2018 7:01pm
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Auckland University is taking steps to re-establish a relationship with the firm.

Middlemore Hospital emergency department nurses are wearing safety alarms as the number of physical attacks rises. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Violent threats against nurses: Staff wearing personal emergency alarms

5 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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Nurses at Middlemore are wearing emergency alarms as the number of violent assaults rises.

NEW ZEALAND

Two million obese New Zealanders by 2038, study finds

5 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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Urgent action needed to halt the growth of waistlines, researchers say.

Southern Clinical Trials medical director Simon Carson said results from the trial of a new drug for diabetics were looking positive. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Promising results from drug trial for diabetics

4 Jul, 2018 1:56pm
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A drug being trialled to help diabetics control weight and blood sugar looks promising.

The Orbera gastric balloon helps people lose weight without resorting to gastric band surgery. Image / Orbera

NEW ZEALAND

Gastric balloon helping obese Kiwis regain their lives

2 Jul, 2018 3:39pm
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A morbidly obese man who could walk no more than 20m at a time can now live a normal life.

The nurses organisation recommends its members take new offer, which would avert planned strikes. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

New pay offer may stop nurses' strike

2 Jul, 2018 2:03pm
4 minutes to read

Nurses and midwives offered 12.5 per cent pay increase in latest negotiations.

Jessica Davenport-Lee has had numerous surgeries on her heart and now needs a liver and heart transplant. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'I look well - but I carry a defibrillator'

2 Jul, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Jess Davenport-Lee's heart could stop beating at any moment but all she can do is wait.

Doctors failed to tell a woman her cancer was more serious than first thought. Photo / File

Incurable cancer diagnosis follows shocking communication breakdown

1 Jul, 2018 4:15pm
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The gynaecologist assumed the woman was getting six rounds of chemotherapy. She wasn't.

Beverage companies like Coca-Cola are committing to reducing sugar in the industry in Australia by 20 per cent but there are no plans for New Zealand yet. Photo / File

LIFESTYLE

NZ beverage industry to consider sugar reduction target

29 Jun, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

A move to reduce the amount of sugary drinks sold in Australia could be considered in NZ.

Anna Kooperberg was diagnosed with stage 2 bowel cancer in 2014. Now she's encouraging people to talk about the disease. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Bowel cancer: Plea to Kiwis – don't die of shame

27 Jun, 2018 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Don't be afraid to talk about poos and bums – it just might save your life.

The number of women who die during or soon after pregnancy has halved. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Maternal death rate halves but work needed to save prem babies

26 Jun, 2018 8:00am
3 minutes to read

Maternal death rate drops for the first time in 10 years but neonatal deaths a worry.