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Tourist in fatal cliff fall may have tried to escape rising tide

25 Apr, 2018 10:48am
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Remains of Dutchman Ken Boogers were found on shoreline a month after he went missing.

A band member has left the band amid allegations of domestic violence.

NEW ZEALAND

Tomorrow People member splits amid 'domestic violence' fallout

24 Apr, 2018 4:03pm
2 minutes to read

A member of the reggae band has left just weeks ahead of national tour.

Misinformed add to doctor's workload and take up time that could be used to discuss care plans, report shows. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Dr Google patients can needle GPs

23 Apr, 2018 5:00am
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Rise in misinformed patients demanding treatments that don't work has GPs worried.

The tribunal said the damage caused by Alysha Hannaka Lyn Howe, pictured, included ripping out kitchen appliances and flooding the home. Photos / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Is this NZ's worst tenant? $48k damage after rental trashed

20 Apr, 2018 6:51pm
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Damage caused by tenant is one of the worst cases the Tenancy Tribunal's ever seen.

Hundreds of nurses protested outside Auckland Hospital on Thursday, calling for better pay and working conditions. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland nurses rally to demand better pay, staffing

19 Apr, 2018 10:26am
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Nurses say a "safe environment for both patients and nurses" at the top of their agenda.

Baden Ngan Kee has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Dying dad bypasses Pharmac, buys drugs from India 'to stay alive'

17 Apr, 2018 6:11pm
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With a prescription and the right contacts, Baden Ngan Kee bought himself an extra year.

A tree damaged by the April 10 storm was still affecting power lines on Charlton Ave in Mt Eden three days after resident Alison Murray told Vector about the issue. Photo / Alison Murray

NEW ZEALAND

'Act of God' means no compo for Vector customers

16 Apr, 2018 2:52pm
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Vector offers $50 if power off for too long - unless it's caused by an "extreme storm".

A tree which was blown over by last week's winds sits on a car on Lauderdale Rd in Birkdale. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Dead pets and rotten food after six days without power

16 Apr, 2018 10:57am
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A Henderson Valley family is among hundreds still in the dark a week after the storm.

Counties Manukau District Health Board chairman Rabin Rabindran is reported to have resigned. Photo / CMDHB

NEW ZEALAND

Health Minister: DHB chairman has not quit

13 Apr, 2018 10:21am
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Rabin Rabindran remains as acting chairman of the Counties Manukau DHB, David Clark says.

Heavy winds tore this tree and the surrounding footpath out of the ground. Photo / TJ Joubert

NEW ZEALAND

Plea for patience: 79,500 properties still without power

11 Apr, 2018 10:31am
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Storm took power from 200,000 customers in less than 24 hours.

Vector's outages map shows power out to numerous areas in Auckland. Image / Vector

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland power cuts could last for days, Vector says

11 Apr, 2018 8:35am
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More than 100,000 homes and businesses in the city have outages.

Vector says there are still 30 areas in Auckland without power. Image / Vector

NEW ZEALAND

Weather damage, power outages shut schools

11 Apr, 2018 7:47am
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Power cuts are affecting students across the upper North Island.

Piri Hemi was beaten by carer Sonali Deo. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Carer who assaulted dementia patient may face legal action

9 Apr, 2018 3:06pm
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The breach was a "very serious departure from fundamental ethical and legal standards".

Jonathan Coleman says he knew nothing of the issues at Middlemore and suggestions otherwise are

NEW ZEALAND

Coleman hits back over decaying hospital saga

9 Apr, 2018 2:17pm
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Former Health Minister in social media stoush with former DHB chairwoman.

People aged 65 and over are eligible for a free flu jab but it may be advisable to wait a month before visiting the GP. Stock photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Doctors gearing up for flu jabs

9 Apr, 2018 12:45pm
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The flu vaccine has arrived in New Zealand - but will it work?

Rewiring the brain by blocking androgen hormones could restore the fertility of women with polycystic ovary syndrome, new research suggests. Photo / Supplied.

NEW ZEALAND

Rewiring brain may reverse PCOS infertility, Kiwi study finds

9 Apr, 2018 11:08am
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Study may be a breakthrough for women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Right now Daisy can only walk the family dog Tilly for 10 minutes before she gets exhausted, and she has to use crutches. But some day she may be able to throw the crutches away. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Daisy dreams of a life without crutches

8 Apr, 2018 5:00am
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Cutting edge tech promises orthotics users a chance to walk pain free - but at a cost.

NEW ZEALAND

Nothing for reclad as DHB spends $8m on learning hub

4 Apr, 2018 6:10pm
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Documents show $8.6m spent to extend learning hub while mould festers at kids' hospital.

Jeff and Nicole Kildare with their baby son Nikau. Nicole nearly died over Christmas after a Caesarean section led to her bowel bursting. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Mum's C-section misery: 'I exploded on the inside'

4 Apr, 2018 5:00am
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Nicole Kildare says short-staffing at Tauranga Hospital over Christmas nearly killed her.

Rot, toxic mould and sewage at Middlemore Hospital can't be fixed unless the DHB fronts up about the issues, health minister says. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

DHB chair 'embarrassed' over rotten hospital saga

29 Mar, 2018 4:39pm
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Union calls for budget rules to be ripped up after revelations about rotten hospital.

Archie McDonnell was born premature and spent 91 days in hospital after birth. He was part of a trial into whether Viagra helps improve the chances of growth-restricted babies. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Jury out on Viagra benefits for babies

27 Mar, 2018 5:00am
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The drug shows promise for babies whose growth is stunted due to issues with the placenta.

Mental health nurses picketing outside Tauranga Hospital in 2004 during a six-day strike. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

DHBs preparing as nurses' strike looms

20 Mar, 2018 6:58pm
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DHBs and nursing union planning behind the scenes for industrial action.

Nicole Thornton, 13, is appearing before Parliament's Health Select Committee to call for a law change so people with inflammatory bowel disease can use businesses' staff toilets. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'I can't wait': Crohn's sufferer, 13, fighting for toilet access

20 Mar, 2018 6:45pm
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IBD sufferers want businesses required by law to let them use the bathroom.

Plans to carve up Auckland's Chamberlain Park Golf Course to make it available to more sporting codes and the wider public are still under review. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Fill in the gaps: Why sports fields could cost $15 million

17 Mar, 2018 5:00am
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Two new playing fields to be built on Mt Albert golf course could cost $15 million.

Sue Dishington is locked in a battle with AMP over her husband's life insurance. He was killed by a brain tumour - which Sue believes also stopped him paying his premiums. Photo / Martin Hunter

NEW ZEALAND

Insurance battle: Widow fights for payout

11 Mar, 2018 5:00am
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A brain tumour stopped him paying life insurance, his wife says - then it killed him.

Auckland's DHBs are unsure why emergency c-sections are increasing but have speculated the midwife shortage may be partly to blame. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Why has the number of emergency caesareans suddenly spiked?

5 Mar, 2018 5:00am
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DHBs in Auckland have seen a spike in emergency C-sections but it's not clear why.

NEW ZEALAND

NZ hospitals just had their busiest month ever. Now they're bracing for deadly flu

2 Mar, 2018 5:00am
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Perfect storm is almost here for our overloaded hospitals.

Pharmac's switch to generic medication has affected some patients. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Exclusive: New, cheaper anti-depressants causing 'headaches, deeper depression'

28 Feb, 2018 5:00am
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Patients say they're suffering over Pharmac's move to cheaper, generic anti-depressant.

A senior emergency doctor checked the patient's chest x-ray but failed to spot that anything was wrong. File photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Woman sent home with collapsed lung dies

26 Feb, 2018 4:30pm
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The woman's doctor failed to spot the pneumothorax on her X-ray.

Minors are being supplied an average of 11 drinks by their over-18 mates, down from 13 before a law change made it illegal. File photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Under-18s still given too much booze after law change

26 Feb, 2018 10:13am
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Change to legal requirement has had an effect - but it's not enough, says researcher.

New research shows mental health patients admitted to emergency departments wait longer than other patients. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Long wait for mental health patients in A&E

26 Feb, 2018 3:33pm
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'Discriminatory' system means mental health patients can wait 24 hours for a bed.

The authors said the small trial showed e-cigarettes could help manage patients who smoke and should be explored, both in detox and at mental health units. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

E-cigs help alcoholics cope with detox smoking ban

23 Feb, 2018 5:00am
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Alcoholics who smoke face an uphill battle when they go into detox.

A new non-surgical treatment has been approved in New Zealand for the treatment of submental fullness, more commonly known as double chin. Stock photo / 123RF

LIFESTYLE

Chin up: Injection promises to destroy fat cells

22 Feb, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

The injectable acid "burst[s] fat cells like little balloons".

127 Kiwi doctors must resit a critical six-hour exam set by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians after it was cancelled due to a

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi doctors 'angry, in tears' after exam bungle

21 Feb, 2018 11:01am
4 minutes to read

127 NZ doctors must resit the career-defining exam, with no word on who will pay.

NEW ZEALAND

National midwife shortage at 'crisis' level

20 Feb, 2018 5:00am
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Claims of a "crisis" in birthcare as women around NZ are stuck without a midwife.

An Indian man was killed in a workplace accident with a potato harvester on a farm in Puni, near Pukekohe, on Saturday. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Potato farm death destroys 'a million dreams'

19 Feb, 2018 7:28am
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The man's death had destroyed "a million dreams", a community member said.

Scabies - an itchy rash caused by a mite burrowing into the skin - is treated as a

NEW ZEALAND

Strong link between scabies and rheumatic fever

16 Feb, 2018 3:45pm
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Poverty, ethnicity don't explain the link, researchers say.

A real human body, plastinated and posed as a basketballer, draws the attention of youngsters at a Body Worlds exhibition. The show comes to Auckland in April. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Corpses on show: Gruesome or educational?

14 Feb, 2018 4:00pm
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Curious about cadavers? April is your chance to see them up close.

Mental health support workers have been fighting for pay equity in their sector following a win for other care workers, instigated by rest home carer Kristine Bartlett. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

Mental health support workers to get pay equity

14 Feb, 2018 2:05pm
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Government confirms it will extend pay equity to mental health support workers.

Convincing parents to get their child vaccinated isn't as simple as giving them the facts, says a visiting disease expert. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Anti-vaxxers: No one-size-fits-all fix, says prof

12 Feb, 2018 6:00pm
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Convincing parents kids need the jab not as simple as giving them the facts, says prof.

A 6-year-old who was diagnosed with a lazy right eye and given glasses lost the use of his eye 14 months later due to a brain tumour. Stock photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Boy, 6, left nearly blind after tumour missed

12 Feb, 2018 3:46pm
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The boy lost all sight in one eye after a brain tumour went undiagnosed.

A breakdown is blocking the righthand lane heading south into the Waterview tunnel. Image / NZTA

NEW ZEALAND

Traffic crawling in Waterview tunnel

9 Feb, 2018 7:27am
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It's likely to be a slow drive in to work this morning for Aucklanders.

Piha Deputy Fire Chief Ron Gorter. NZME photograph by Jordan Bond

NEW ZEALAND

Piha flash flooding 'worst in 30 years': ranger

4 Feb, 2018 9:10am
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The overflowing Kitekite Stream rose by one metre in just 20 minutes after heavy rainfall.

Heavy downpours in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges flooded the Cascades River last night, sweeping two people to their deaths. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

More downpours, thunderstorm risk for upper North Island

4 Feb, 2018 6:57am
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Auckland and Northland are due for another deluge today.

NEW ZEALAND

Think tank finds evidence weak for sugar tax

2 Feb, 2018 11:16am
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The Ministry of Health-commissioned report found only weak evidence for sugar taxes.

NEW ZEALAND

Most vapers start e-cigs to quit smoking: Survey

1 Feb, 2018 10:56am
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Most vapers used e-cigarettes to quit smoking, new study suggests.

A new blood test could allow early diagnosis of Alzheimer's, speeding up drug trials and potentially leading to slower onset of symptoms for patients. Stock photo / 123RF

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Blood test could signal Alzheimer's breakthrough

1 Feb, 2018 9:34am
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New blood test could pick up Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms show.

Alec Smith, centre, pictured with wife Diane and intensive care paramedic Curt Ward, is alive today thanks to a quick-thinking bystander and two New World employees. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Wrong CPR is better than none at all'

30 Jan, 2018 8:11pm
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Fewer than one person in six who has a cardiac arrest outside hospital survived last year.

Extremely hot weather is likely to become more common in future, putting new pressures on hospitals and community services. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Health ministry prepares for extreme heat of global warming

30 Jan, 2018 6:08pm
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Extreme heat is likely to cause more health problems in future, the Ministry says.

Coastal North Island areas like Hawke's Bay can expect 25C to 28C highs this weekend. Photo / NZME

NEW ZEALAND

Warnings as country bakes in 40C heat

27 Jan, 2018 5:00am
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Outdoor activities that were safe to do in cooler conditions could now become hazardous.

This summer's relentless heat has killed a woman in Christchurch, sparking warnings about the dangers of hyperthermia. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Warning after woman killed by extreme heat

26 Jan, 2018 4:12pm
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People with multiple sclerosis are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat.

Auckland 80-year-old Betty Jenkins is still practising nursing and loving it. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Nurse Betty: 80 years old and still working

25 Jan, 2018 5:52pm
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Nurse Betty Jenkins is still going strong after 58 years of nursing.

Sisters Kelly Wilson and Deborah Hussey (R) want better support for people like their father Don Morey, who died of a suspected suicide after suffering from depression. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Checks missed before death of depressed dad

25 Jan, 2018 5:00am
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Inquiries are continuing into how Donald Morey, 71, died in the care of Waitemata DHB.

Even well-off women who are highly motivated to breastfeed often do not make it to six months, says fresh research from Massey University. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Returning to work big barrier for breastfeeding

23 Jan, 2018 6:48pm
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Researchers say a Baby Friendly Workplace initiative needs to be developed.

Spinal and lower limb injuries are far more common at trampoline parks than at home. File photo / Stephen Parker

NEW ZEALAND

602 ACC claims, 106 trips to hospital in 90 days after parks opened

19 Jan, 2018 12:00am
4 minutes to read

Adults and older kids getting hurt more at trampoline parks, study finds.

Megan Hutchison, of digital wedding magazine She Said Yes, quit law to pursue her passion. Photo / Nardia Buist Photography

BUSINESS

Wedding blog pays off for former lawyer

11 Jan, 2018 5:00am
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Former lawyer Megan Hutchison has turned a wedding blog into a lucrative business.

Karin Newport, 44, has managed to turn a creative outlet into a side hustle to pay for her shoe addiction. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Ink-free calligraphy gets global following

11 Jan, 2018 5:00am
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Karin Newport uses a passion for pencraft to supplement her income.

Two Destiny Church charities are fighting a decision to remove their tax exempt statusr. Church founder Brian Tamaki is pictured at a hikoi for Destiny's Man Up programme. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Destiny charities going to court over tax status

20 Dec, 2017 7:37pm
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Destiny Church's charities were set to lose their tax-exempt status today.

Christchurch man Peter Retimanu was shocked to be called the n-word this morning.

NEW ZEALAND

Christchurch man shocked after n-word racial abuse

19 Dec, 2017 8:33pm
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Christchurch man Peter Retimanu was called the n-word this morning by a tradesman.

Teenica Harrex, 42, has been on life support in BIMC Hospital in Kuta since December 10. Photo / GoFundMe

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi critically hurt in Bali scooter crash

19 Dec, 2017 6:59pm
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Family faces a $200,000 bill to keep their daughter alive after scooter accident in Bali.

Kauri on Clark Bush Track in the Waitakere Ranges, where one in five kauri is infected with a deadly pathogen. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Forestry minister pillories efforts to save kauri

18 Dec, 2017 10:37am
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MP Shane Jones says the "tangi of the kauri" could be at hand.

Police and the SPCA removed three more kittens from the home of one of the offenders. Photo / Police

NEW ZEALAND

Police identify kitten killers - and they're aged 11-16

13 Dec, 2017 2:08pm
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The offenders were aged between 11 and 16 years old.