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Dennis Schumann, pictured about four years after being diagnosed with dementia. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Can't walk or talk - but dementia sufferer faces eviction

7 Nov, 2018 7:24pm
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The 70-year-old can't stand or speak - but must move out.

Darryn Sunnex has now secured an appointment with a specialist, through the DHB. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Man in limbo after treatment declined

5 Nov, 2018 7:30pm
3 minutes to read

Taranaki DHB has now back-flipped and offered an appointment to man with lump on his neck.

Vouchers are given out at North SHore Hospital's emergency department. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Sick, hurt get vouchers to exit ED: 'Paying people to go away'

5 Nov, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Last year the cost to Waitemata DHB was almost $100 a voucher.

NEW ZEALAND

Syphilis epidemic: New system to track disease

1 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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There have been a number of mother-to-baby syphilis cases in New Zealand.

Around half of children in South Auckland are declined a specialist appointment for serious skin conditions. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Hundreds declined specialist skin care

31 Oct, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

One DHB has told GPs to encourage patients to turn to the private system.

Health Minister David Clark met some of the petitioners last week. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Breast cancer petitioners urge Pharmac review

25 Oct, 2018 4:02pm
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Health Minister David Clark has asked for advice on an early access scheme.

Counties Manukau DHB has apologised to the teenager and her family. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

'Through the cracks': Teen loses sight waiting for help

25 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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A teenager lost her sight as treatment was delayed. Her family are now speaking out.

a group of women with advanced breast cancer hoping to get funding for the drug Ibrance. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Buying time: Breast cancer patients fighting for drugs

15 Oct, 2018 5:00am
10 minutes to read

Cancer patients describe what extra time would mean to them.

The DHB 'deserves a pat on the back' the PSA says. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Māori, Pacific straight-to-interview policy

14 Oct, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

ADHB wants more Maori and Pacific workers - here's what it's doing to get them.

The hiring policy change was approved in June. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Māori, Pacific health job candidates fast-tracked

13 Oct, 2018 3:39pm
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If candidates meet the core criteria for a role they must be interviewed.

Māori, Pacific and Indian babies are significantly less likely to be resuscitated. File photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Special investigation: Māori babies less likely to be resuscitated, bias blamed

13 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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Māori, Pacific and Indian babies are significantly less likely to be resuscitated.

Tia-Jane McVeigh, with her parents Aly and Adrian, was born in Wellington Hospital at just 23 weeks. She has now started kohanga reo. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Racial bias and birth: From the cradle to the grave

13 Oct, 2018 5:00am
15 minutes to read

Each baby in the "grey zone" is a question — try for life, or give palliative care?

TRAVEL

Flight check: Dubai to Bali

8 Oct, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Nicholas Jones flies aboard Emirates flight EK360 from Dubai to Bali.

The Mason Clinic, run by Waitemata DHB, is under pressure. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Exclusive: Risk to women at Mason Clinic 'incredibly concerning'

5 Oct, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Waitemata DHB has told the ministry "the situation is now severe", documents show.

North Shore Hospital parking charges are up to $20.40 for over four hours. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Visitors sick of hospital parking rates

30 Sep, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Community groups say charges are leaving patients without visitors.

TRAVEL

Las Vegas: Looney Town

27 Sep, 2018 1:00pm
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Las Vegas is a magnificent strip of cartoon characters and make-believe for adults.

TRAVEL

Flight check: Auckland to Dubai

27 Sep, 2018 8:00am
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Nicholas Jones flies aboard Auckland to Dubai, aboard Emirates flight EK449.

The Salvation Army Bethany home in Wellington opening. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Sallies welcome adoption inquiry

26 Sep, 2018 6:22pm
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"We would welcome any inquiry that would bring people healing."

Grey Power says any commission set up would need legal powers. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Rest home shake-up: Advice on aged-care watchdog received

14 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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The Government has received advice about setting up a new aged care watchdog.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asked for the briefing, but says a tax is not under active consideration. Photo / Nick Reed

NEW ZEALAND

Sweet idea: Sugar tax would save lives, says high-level briefing to PM

13 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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Dr John Potter, chief science advisor to the Ministry of Health, says a tax saves lives.

Grey Power wants Labour to follow-up policy to establish a new watchdog for the aged-care sector. Photo / Paul Taylor

NEW ZEALAND

Grey Power calls for rest home watchdog

12 Sep, 2018 4:33pm
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Australia is setting up an Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.

The Burj Khalifa towers over Dubai and the views show the city in all its glory. Photo / Getty Images

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Dubai: Where the sky is the limit

5 Sep, 2018 12:00pm
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From the 125th-floor of the Burj Khalifa even high-rises resemble matchboxes.

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Bali: Monkey see, no monkey do

31 Aug, 2018 3:00pm
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Bali's Ubud Monkey Forest delights visitors, writes Nicholas Jones.

Forty-seven patients, including children, were affected by the issue. Photo / Phil Walter, FOTOPRESS

NEW ZEALAND

More left off surgical waiting lists

30 Aug, 2018 5:00am
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One patient had been left off a waiting list for more than three years.

NEW ZEALAND

Clare Curran responds after being sacked from Cabinet

24 Aug, 2018 3:45pm
4 minutes to read

"I've let myself down, I've let the Prime Minister down, I've let my Government down."

One of the people missed from screening later died from bowel cancer. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Revealed: Bowel cancer diagnosed years after screening failure

22 Aug, 2018 5:00am
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One person missed from screening has since died.

The negotiator retraced their steps to the station only to see the train pulling away. File photo / NZPA

NEW ZEALAND

'S*** happens': Confidential Treaty document left on train

19 Aug, 2018 1:00pm
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The Treaty of Waitangi negotiating document hasn't been recovered.

Compass provides meals to Auckland DHB's hospitals. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Warning over hospital meals: 'Significant risk' to some patients

19 Aug, 2018 12:00pm
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There have been 25 cases where the wrong meal was given to children with allergies.

NEW ZEALAND

Bowel cancer screening review released

8 Aug, 2018 9:03am
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Results of a review of the bowel cancer screening programme have been released.

MBIE said Immigration NZ confirmed all the files were present and while one of the boxes was damaged, the contents had not been disturbed. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Immigration files stored in public foyer

7 Aug, 2018 7:20pm
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The boxes were kept in a foyer outside Immigration NZ's office.

Classified military documents were stolen after being left in a rubbish bag in an unlocked car by an NZDF employee. Photo / NZDF

NEW ZEALAND

Military docs stolen during house move

30 Jul, 2018 8:10pm
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Investigation found documents were stored in a non-secure device - a rubbish bag.

Skydivers and a helicopter were briefly on a collision course over Franz Josef Aerodrome in January. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Helicopter in near-miss with skydivers: Pilot 'completely unaware'

29 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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An unscheduled refueling stop nearly went horribly wrong.

Andrew Neilson, with wife Karen and son Nicolas, urges young people to get the vaccination for HPV. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Cancer survivor urges 'just get the jab'

27 Jul, 2018 9:18am
3 minutes to read

Andrew Neilson's cancer was removed by a robot.

NEW ZEALAND

Mason Clinic 'service failure' warning

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

Waitemata DHB says the clinic will need to double in size in the long-term.

Auckland DHB says syphilis prevention is a major focus. Photo / Doug Sherring.

NEW ZEALAND

Syphilis outbreak: DHB warned of 'out of control' rates

26 Jul, 2018 10:33am
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Auckland DHB has been criticised for changes to sexual health services.

Police have now confirmed the firearm parts were mistakenly left behind. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Police lose 17 guns during raid

22 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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The rifle parts were left in a bag at the rear of an Auckland property.

NEW ZEALAND

Exclusive: Spy agency documents left in cafe toilets

20 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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The SIS says the bag left behind was locked and recovered quickly.

There was one case of syphilis in the Auckland region in 1995. Last year, there were 296. File photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Syphilis response 'totally inadequate'

18 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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Syphilis cases in Auckland have gone from one in 1995 to almost 300 last year.

A ministry spokesman confirmed that since 2017 there had been three live births where the infant had congenital syphilis. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi babies die from syphilis: 'It's heartbreaking'

16 Jul, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Preventable deaths are the 'train wreck' doctors have warned of for years.

NEW ZEALAND

'Anti-sugar man' joins Clark's team

11 Jul, 2018 1:15pm
3 minutes to read

Dr Beaglehole is a dentist and advocate of a sugar tax.

Two DHBs have urged the Government to consider a tax on sugary drinks. Photo / 123rf

NEW ZEALAND

Time to tax sugary drinks, say health boards

9 Jul, 2018 4:14pm
4 minutes to read

"NZ children could live shorter lives than their parents."

Forty-four Auckland Hospital patients were caught up in the error, the Herald can reveal. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Health bungle: Patients wrongly left off waiting lists

6 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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The error was only picked up when a patient asked about their case.

Maggie Wilkinson with her daughters Vivienne Cory-Wright, left, and Rebecca Wilkinson, and granddaughter Pippa Wright. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

No word on forced adoption inquiry

29 Jun, 2018 1:51pm
3 minutes to read

More women have shared their stories as the Government considers options.

Parachuters jumping above helicopters among terrifying flying reports. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

Dangerous skies: Parachutists' near miss with helicopter

24 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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There have been 50 near-misses reported since January 2017.

The entrance to Smiths Harbour, Auckland Island. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

First $2m step to make Auckland Island pest-free

23 Jun, 2018 1:00pm
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Eradication may cost $40 million to $50 million over eight to 10 years.

Touchdown: Emirates flight EK450 touches down in Auckland for the first time. Photo / Supplied

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Bali to Auckland with a surfboard on the inaugual Emirates flight

15 Jun, 2018 12:42pm
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Theres' space for a surfboard on Emirates first direct flight between Auckland and Bali.

Surfers will welcome the addition of new flight option to the Indonesian island. Photo/123RF.

BUSINESS

Emirates kicks off battle with Air NZ

15 Jun, 2018 9:53am
2 minutes to read

The new direct route will see Emirates take on Air New Zealand.

Ruth Schumann received a $1200 refund after complaining to health authorities about the bill for her husband's care. Photo / Dean Purcell

BUSINESS

Investigation probes rest home charging

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

Premium room charges are a growing revenue stream for aged-care facilities.

NZ's ageing population will see a growth in the number living with dementia. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NEW ZEALAND

Dementia unit monitoring welcomed

8 Jun, 2018 3:12pm
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Dementia New Zealand say the move is a step in the right direction.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush wants to meet Davidson. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Police respond to racial profiling claims

8 Jun, 2018 2:49pm
4 minutes to read

Suggestions of racial profiling at odds with police values, Bush says.

NEW ZEALAND

MP accuses police of racial profiling, 'systemic racism'

8 Jun, 2018 11:29am
4 minutes to read

Marama Davidson is the latest politician to speak openly on the subject.

A major improvement to screening for cervical cancer has been delayed. Photo/Andrew Labett Hawkes Bay Today

NEW ZEALAND

Delay in cancer screening improvement

7 Jun, 2018 2:52pm
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The change to screening for HPV is expected to save lives - but is now delayed.

Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says the extension of his office's mandate is major. Photo / Paul Taylor

NEW ZEALAND

Dementia monitoring 'will shine a light'

6 Jun, 2018 6:10pm
3 minutes to read

Grey Power now want better monitoring of all rest home and aged-care facilities.

Some elderly patients have been left sitting alone for hours on end. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Govt sees need for dementia unit oversight

6 Jun, 2018 11:14am
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Ombudsman keen to 'shine a light' into dementia units.

People involved in cervical cancer screening will have direct or

NEW ZEALAND

Concern over proposed cervical screening law change

5 Jun, 2018 3:22pm
3 minutes to read

Legislation being considered would increase access to a national register of women.

A cervical cell sample is applied to a slide. Screening rates have caused concern. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Women with cancer 'failed' by lack of screening

2 Jun, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Only three of 20 DHBs are meeting a target for cervical cancer screening.

Evan - a man who stayed in the Palms Lifecare rest home in Pukekohe. His care was subject to a complaint by the DHB, after his family learnt he had maggots in his wounds. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Deeply distressing': Family's horror after 15 maggots found in rest-home resident

31 May, 2018 3:22pm
3 minutes to read

The man's family have asked the DHB to keep investigating.

How Evan's family say they found him after he had his feet and leg wounds treated. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Family's rest-home horror: Maggots found in wounds

31 May, 2018 5:00am
12 minutes to read

How does a rest home resident end up with maggots in his wounds?

Pamela Duckworth was sent to St Vincent's home for unwed mothers in 1964. Photo supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Forced adoption 'unimaginably horrific'

25 May, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Pamela Duckworth says pressure to agree to give up babies was intense.

NEW ZEALAND

Bowel screening: Almost 10,000 missed

18 May, 2018 1:41pm
4 minutes to read

9540 people weren't invited for free screening.

Taxpayers may face more cost associated with the 2013 deal approved by the National government. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Saudi sheep saga: Govt faces legal action over tender

17 May, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Taxpayers could fork out more over controversial Saudi sheep project.

The DHB says residents still in the rest home are safe. Photo / file.

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi rest home horror: Maggots and bloodied sheets

12 May, 2018 3:39pm
5 minutes to read

Terminally-ill relative was left covered in flies and had maggots crawling in open wounds.