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Are you in pain after Black Caps loss? Expert says it's not just in your head

15 Jul, 2019 9:51am
2 minutes to read

"Recognise anger and irritability is likely to show up but to be aware," expert tells.

Clinical psychologist Karen Nimmo shares some words of wisdom to cricket fans. Photo / File

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Emotion is raw: How do we cope?

15 Jul, 2019 9:08am
2 minutes to read

Psychologist Karen Nimmo offers tips to help Kiwi fans deal with the devastation.

Marilyn Wales with her late husband Geoff in one of their last moments together. Photo / Supplied

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Caring for a sick loved one: 'It's my duty as a wife'

7 Jul, 2019 9:00am
11 minutes to read

Family members will now be paid to look after disabled loved one - here's why.

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'Cowards': Beauty queen hauled from stage after anti-bullying speech

6 Jul, 2019 9:01am
3 minutes to read

In dramatic scenes at the pageant, Auckland University law student's mic was turned off.

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This is cancer victim Blair Vining's story

3 Jul, 2019 8:33pm
7 minutes to read

"Blair won't live to see change but he lives for hope change is coming."

Blair and Melissa Vining with their two girls Lilly (12) and Della-May (17) - have had their world tipped upside down after Blair's deadly cancer diagnosis. Photo / Supplied

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Cancer disgrace: Public pressure builds for Govt to take action

30 Jun, 2019 3:00pm
8 minutes to read

Five people who signed the petition explain why they did and what it means to them.

Blair and Melissa Vining with their two daughters Lilly, 12, and Delia-May, 17. Photo / Supplied

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Woodhouse commits to help save hundreds of cancer patients lives

30 Jun, 2019 12:31am
3 minutes to read

It's the biggest cancer-related petition New Zealand has ever seen.

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All Blacks back dying dad's final stand for change

29 Jun, 2019 5:41pm
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A group of All Blacks turned out to show their support for Blair Vining's petition.

Jacinda Ardern has written letter to 12-year-old Lilly Vining whose dad Blair is dying. Photos / Mark Mitchell, Supplied

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Jacinda Ardern's heartfelt letter to dying dad's daughter

29 Jun, 2019 10:22am
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"She is going back on her promise and that's heart-breaking," Lilly's mum says.

Adults suffering severe depression are two-and-a-half times more likely to attempt suicide if they are taking antidepressants compared with a placebo drug. Photo / File

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Expert: 'Antidepressants are not the silver bullet'

27 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Antidepressants should only be given as a second line of treatment, expert says.

Police at the scene where a man died after riding a Lime e-scooter on Fanshawe St in central Auckland on Monday. Photo / Hayden Woodward

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Lime to roll out additional safety measures days after man's e-scooter death

26 Jun, 2019 1:50pm
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Lime says it is working with authorities to provide information.

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Is it time to put the brakes on e-scooters?

26 Jun, 2019 7:58am
6 minutes to read

Over eight months e-scooters have costed tax-payers nearly $3m in ACC injury claims.

Debra Christensen, sporting head injuries, after she was hit and knocked out by a Lime scooter rider, as she was getting off a bus, near Auckland's Victoria Park. Photo / Brett Phibbs

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Woman left bleeding under bus after being hit by Lime e-scooter

25 Jun, 2019 12:10pm
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"Her head was under the wheel of a bus, that's how bad it was," husband says.

Dying mum Selina Gilfedder, 38, has been given new hope. Photo / Dean Purcell

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New hope for dying mum waiting on ACC

15 Jun, 2019 7:00pm
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Dying mum says she's been given new hope after ACC agrees to fast-track her claim.

Pregnant women are often advised to keep an eye on their babies' movement patterns. Photo / File

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Eight myths about pregnancy you need to know

13 Jun, 2019 6:00am
3 minutes to read

It's common for pregnant women to feel their babies hiccups. True.

Selina Gilfedder with her husband Wayne and two sons Luke, 8, and Beau, 4. Photo / Dean Purcell

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Dying mum says ACC gave her ultimatum

12 Jun, 2019 2:16pm
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National Party calls on ACC minister Iain Lees-Galloway to treat case as urgent.

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Dying mum's ACC fight: 'I'm running out of time'

12 Jun, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

"I can't believe how the system makes you fight when you're already fighting for life."

A group of junior doctors picketed outside Hawke's Bay Hospital. Photo / Paul Taylor

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Junior doctor strikes cost DHBs $19m for staff cover

11 Jun, 2019 12:42pm
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Significant delays for surgeries but DHBs yet to budge.

Critics say regulation on vaping is needed urgently. Photo / File

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Concerns loom vaping is being marketed as 'cool lifestyle choice'

11 Jun, 2019 7:00am
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"It suddenly appears like it's a cool thing to do rather a method to quit smoking."

Two still critical - including an 11-year-old girl - after the serious crash on Dominion Rd, Mt Eden. Photo / Sam Sword

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Mt Eden crash horror: People 'bawling in the street'

8 Jun, 2019 10:24am
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Two still critical - including an 11-year-old girl - after crash ripped one car in half.

Lynmore School principal Lorraine Taylor says her decile 9 school is struggling to pay the electricity bills and now it's missing out on almost $80,000 of Government funding. Photo / Supplied

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School principals warn new wave of inequality looms

1 Jun, 2019 11:49am
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Govt plans to scrap school donations in some schools mean huge inequities - principals.

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS)'s director of policy and research Lyndon Keene says DHBs pressures to keep up with demand will continue. Photo / Supplied

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DHB funding 'hardly enough to keep the lights on'

30 May, 2019 6:40pm
4 minutes to read

DHBs have not been given enough to keep up with demand, experts say.

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Hundreds could dodge getting throat cancer with vaccine

24 May, 2019 8:32am
3 minutes to read

"This study highlights how much of a problem HPV cancers are in New Zealand," expert tells

Bowel cancer is not an old person disease and Sheryl McGiffert is evidence of that. Photo / Supplied

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Bowel cancer: 'It's not an old people's disease'

17 May, 2019 11:30am
5 minutes to read

"If you leave it too long, people can die," cancer patient tells.

Ana-Carolina has live at Starship for five years but hopes to finally go home with her parents Peter Bircham and Elane de Moraes Lobo. Photo / Dean Purcell

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Nursing needs delay Ana-Carolina's homecoming after five years at Starship

15 May, 2019 3:00pm
4 minutes to read

Parents strike hurdle in their desperate bid to bring their daughter home after 5 years.

Health Minister David Clark slams DHBs for keeping cancer patients waiting. Photo / File

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Too many cancer patients experiencing 'unreasonable' delays'

14 May, 2019 6:27pm
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Health Minister slams DHBs for keeping cancer patients waiting for radiation treatments.

Health officials urge people to get immunised against measles as outbreak continues to spread. Photo / File

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Measles outbreak continues to spike

14 May, 2019 4:26pm
3 minutes to read

Canterbury outbreak seems to have been contained while Auckland's continues to spike.

Clifford Subritzky (with wife Reanne and kids Zoe and Corey) is dying after a doctor told him he was too young to have bowel cancer. Photo / Supplied

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Cancer-care cracks: Terminal patients call for change

10 May, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

At the end of their lives, they want to ensure the same mistakes won't happen to others.

Louise Clark at her home near Hamilton. She was diagnosed with a brain tumour and operated on within three days at Waikato Hospital. Photo / Natalie Akoorie

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How 800 New Zealand cancer patients could be saved every year

10 May, 2019 5:00am
9 minutes to read

Hamilton mum-of-five battling brain cancer wants New Zealanders to know there's hope.

Cancer specialists said more work was needed to accurately measure how each DHB was treating cancer patients. Photo / File

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Cancer: Hundreds dying while on hospitals' waiting lists

8 May, 2019 5:00am
14 minutes to read

"The not knowing what was wrong with me or how serious it was, was the worst part."

Clifford Subritzky in hospital with his kids Zoe, 2, and Corey, 5. Photo / Supplied

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'If you had cancer you'd be dead by now'

7 May, 2019 8:00am
16 minutes to read

Thousands of people are only being diagnosed with cancer after ending up in ED.

Foxton couple Craig and Jennie Gutry want change. Photo / Supplied

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Kiwi dad was told 'it's nothing serious'. Now he's dying of cancer

6 May, 2019 11:00am
3 minutes to read

Father told his severe symptoms were nothing to be concerned about. Now he's dying.

Karyn Robson, her late fiance Kris who died of bowel cancer, and her daughter, Danika. Photo / Supplied

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Cancer: Dying solo mum waited year for follow-up scan

6 May, 2019 9:00am
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Solo mum says her daughter should not be about to lose a second parent to cancer.

To Toni Adie-Kinraid (centre), her daughters Ruby Adie-Kinraid, 5, and Anashai Kinraid, 17, and her husband Shaun are everything. Photo / Craig Baxter

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$15m errors: Why are doctors missing cancer in Kiwis?

6 May, 2019 5:00am
9 minutes to read

"My chance to fight was taken away from me," dying mum tells.

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Cancer series: Experts on failing system and the need for medical accountability

6 May, 2019 5:00am
7 minutes to read

The Herald speaks to a top oncologist, researchers and a cancer patient advocate.

A week out from Amy's big day her mother Karin Svedlund died of cancer in her womb. They shared a glass of wine shortly before she died in an attempt to bring the wedding to her. Photo / Supplied

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Woman watches two loved ones fighting cancer suffer ill treatment

6 May, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

"It was such as shock and I was so angry," grieving daughter tells.

Brando Yelavich, also known as Wildboy, is at it again. Photo / Supplied

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Young Kiwi to ride 4670km across Australia

18 Apr, 2019 1:03pm
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He is believed to be the first person to ever cycle across Australia, through the desert.

For Renda Ranzow, 65, gastric bypass surgery was life-changing. She lost 21kg and her diabetes is no longer a problem. Photo / Doug Sherring

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'Postcode lottery' for weight loss treatment

13 Apr, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Your chances of getting the surgery are influenced by where you live, expert tells.

Ana-Carolina has live at Starship for five years but will finally be able to go home with her parents Peter Bircham and Elane de Moraes Lobo. Photo / Dean Purcell

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Five years at Starship: Ana-Carolina is finally coming home

10 Apr, 2019 12:00pm
4 minutes to read

'We will finally be able to sit around the dinner table and enjoy a meal together.'

Karisma Prasad said it was terrifying hearing shots fired outside her home on Palermo Place, Clover Park. Photo / Dean Purcell

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'Terrified' family hid in home while shots fired outside

6 Apr, 2019 11:49am
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A mother-of-two said she saw a man walking up her driveway holding a gun.

Ana Waalkens is heartbroken precious memories of her 4-year-old dead daughter Lila have been ripped away from her. Photo /Supplied

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Grieving mum: 'That home was meant to be our new beginning'

4 Apr, 2019 2:13pm
2 minutes to read

Stolen: 'Precious' reminders of dead daughter and son's life-dependent medication.

Ruby Hill wanted to thank all the generous people who had offered support. Photo / Michael Cunningham

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Public outrage at Ruby Hill's story: 'This is so wrong'

2 Apr, 2019 6:46pm
3 minutes to read

Sent home to die, it's Hill's mother who provides her with full-time care without help.

Gail Ellison is reunited with lifesaver Paul Donovan today in Blockhouse Bay Auckland. Paul found Gail unresponsive in her car and raised the alarm saving her life. Photo / Doug Sherring

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'It was like an oven': Woman who was unconscious in car meets man who saved her life

2 Apr, 2019 5:45pm
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The Herald captured the bittersweet moment when the two strangers were reunited.

Ruby, 23, weighs just 22kg and can't digest food. Photo / Michael Cunningham

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Dying young woman unable to eat refused palliative care

2 Apr, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

WARNING: Confronting images. "I'm dying and nobody believes me," says Ruby Hill.

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Family track down mystery hero who saved the life of 69-year-old

1 Apr, 2019 6:38pm
2 minutes to read

"I opened car door and it was like opening an oven," Paul Donovan says.

Middlemore Hospital nurse Jeffry, 33, is off work for three months while he recovers from his attack. Photo / Supplied

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Nurse attacked outside Middlemore Hospital speaks

29 Mar, 2019 6:54pm
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Attacked nurse: "I couldn't react because after a second I was hit in the head."

Dozens of cancer sufferers are waiting more than two months for urgent treatment. Photo / 123RF

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Health boards fail to meet 'faster cancer treatment' target

26 Mar, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

How do DHBs rank when it comes to cancer treatment wait times?

Sara says her father Abdel was the apple to her eye. Photo / Supplied

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Father with 'heart of gold' killed while helping people

26 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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"He died doing what he always does, helping people," daughter tells.

Ozair Kadir, 24, will be remembered by his many aviation brothers and sisters for the rest of the careers. Photo / Supplied

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Aspiring pilot Ozair Kadir will 'soar in the skies'

22 Mar, 2019 2:26pm
2 minutes to read

"For the rest of their careers, every time they fly, they will remember Ozair."

The Auckland doctor has been practising for decades around the world. Photo / 123rf

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Auckland doctor stood down over anti-Muslim comments

21 Mar, 2019 8:26am
2 minutes to read

The doctor's employer has launched an internal investigation.

A Givealittle page for 25-year-old Ansi Alibava's husband to take her home to India has raised over $37,000. Photo / Supplied

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Nearly $10m raised to 'help lessen their burden'

21 Mar, 2019 6:26am
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Thousands of generous donors rally together to help victims of Christchurch terror attack.

Pictured are sisters Iqra aged 21 and Asma aged 18, who didn't want to be identified, after being racially abused at Mt Albert Train Station. Photo / Doug Sherring

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Muslim girls told 'go back to your f***ing country' at Auckland train station

17 Mar, 2019 2:45pm
3 minutes to read

The family are now considering not wearing their headscarves in public.

The body of a girl lies on the ground outside the Linwood Mosque. Photo / Supplied

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Mosque shootings: Man ran for his life while friends were shot dead

15 Mar, 2019 2:57pm
2 minutes to read

"A lot of people have been killed and many are injured," eyewitness says

Doctors racing to get vulnerable people vaccinated. Photo / File

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Doctors refuse to see measles patients in clinic, opt for car visit

13 Mar, 2019 6:01pm
7 minutes to read

"Not an unreasonable request," says Primary Health Organisation ProCare.

Staff often don't have time to take residents for a walk or give them fresh air. Photo / File

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'Rotten care': Elderly rest home residents dying due to low level of help - union

13 Mar, 2019 1:00pm
6 minutes to read

Reports of man dying after being too scared to report infected wound due to low staffing.

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New Zealand's high poison deaths a concern, expert says

12 Mar, 2019 4:40pm
2 minutes to read

Over 1400 people died from poison in NZ between 2008 and 2013, study finds.

Jai Costello, 9, has regular surgeries to trim a growth in his airway and he's top of his class. Photo / Alan Gibson

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Revealed: Just how safe is general anaesthesia on babies?

5 Mar, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

These latest findings are the strongest evidence to date.

Police believe the blaze may have been deliberately lit. Photo / via video

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Young man saves woman from burning house

2 Mar, 2019 2:46pm
3 minutes to read

'It went down really fast, she was lucky to be out when she was,' he said.

Makerita Sio Eletise cuddles her son Stephen Sapakuka. Stephen spent five months in hospital after she says a nurse made a mistake with his feeding tube. Photo / Doug Sherring

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Baby fights to live after feeding tube inserted into lungs at hospital

2 Mar, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Mother speaks out after frightening hospital error prolongs son's stay.

The Auckland Regional Public Health Service says the incident highlights a desperate need to increase the vaccination coverage across the country. Photo / File

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Measles outbreak 'serious concern'; hundreds in danger

1 Mar, 2019 8:19pm
4 minutes to read

The Auckland Regional Public Health Service says hundreds could be in danger.

Former finance manager Trish Wakelin found herself struggling to add basic maths, stumbling and passing out from migraines - her only relief is Botox. Photo / Dean Purcell

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Calls for Botox to be funded for migraine sufferers

24 Feb, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

"It felt like someone was smacking my head with an axe," migraine sufferer says.

Together they get each other through. Mum Alison Whybro with two precious daughters Isabella (13), left, and Anna (22), right. Photo / Jason Oxenham

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Two sisters - both live with the same deadly heart disease

23 Feb, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

"I could hear the terror in the teacher's voice and I was just in shock," mum tells.