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Locations can be idyllic but volunteers may find themselves unqualified for the placements they have been given and without support, or having travelled thousands of kilometres simply to wash dishes.

BUSINESS

Voluntourism warning: 'A dash of enthusiasm does not qualify'

5 Jan, 2019 5:00am
16 minutes to read

This summer we look back at the big stories of last year. This is from February.

Paula Sole didn't lodge a formal complaint over the 2012 death, partly because the rest home apologised. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Our rest home shame: Death, hunger and expired meds

4 Jan, 2019 5:00am
13 minutes to read

This summer we look back at the big stories of last year. This is from March.

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

24 Dec, 2018 5:00am
11 minutes to read

This summer we look back at the big stories of the year. This is from October.

Police have initiated a recruitment drive as the new Government expands frontline officer numbers. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

The police, the cocaine bust and the racism row

23 Dec, 2018 5:00am
10 minutes to read

This summer we look back at the big stories of the year. This is from February.

NEW ZEALAND

Unfair health care: What's going wrong?

19 Dec, 2018 5:00am
9 minutes to read

What's going wrong with our health system?

The drug Rachel Paine needs to treat a rare and potentially fatal blood condition is not funded in NZ. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Trapped abroad: NZ a 'death sentence' if she comes home

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

Rachel Paine must stay in Australia to keep getting a life-saving drug.

Jacinda Ardern with petitioners for an inquiry into forced adoption, in March 2017. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Silence over forced adoption inquiry

5 Dec, 2018 3:18pm
4 minutes to read

"There must be some compassion, somewhere."

Maggie Barry has denied all the allegations. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

National backs Maggie Barry as more allegations detailed

2 Dec, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

National Party confirms support of MP accused of bullying her staff.

Kathmandu's policy was criticised by the Mental Health Foundation. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Kathmandu drops medication query for jobseekers

26 Nov, 2018 4:59pm
2 minutes to read

The company had asked candidates to list all prescribed drugs they take.

Kathmandu asks all job applicants a range of questions through an online process. Photo / supplied

BUSINESS

What can your boss ask you?

25 Nov, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

General medical questions not relevant to the job 'not okay', says foundation head.

The Government has announced extra funding for facilities and infrastructure at Middlemore Hospital as it struggles with growing demand. New Zealand Herald photograph by Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

'Lives put at risk': Cancer warning as delays hit gynaecology services

22 Nov, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

"The real risk is that cancers are missed."

Pt England School principal Russell Burt was a co-author of the ground-breaking study. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Urgent review called for: Serious concern over preschool checks

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

The Before School Check is offered to every child after they turn four.

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
5 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

Health Minister David Clark has asked for advice on an early access scheme.

NEW ZEALAND

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

25 Oct, 2018 5:00am
11 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

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
5 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

"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
4 minutes to read

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
4 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

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

TRAVEL

Dubai: Where the sky is the limit

5 Sep, 2018 12:00pm
5 minutes to read

From the 125th-floor of the Burj Khalifa even high-rises resemble matchboxes.

TRAVEL

Bali: Monkey see, no monkey do

31 Aug, 2018 3:00pm
3 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

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
5 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

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
4 minutes to read

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
5 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

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
2 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

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
5 minutes to read

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
4 minutes to read

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
5 minutes to read

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
4 minutes to read

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
3 minutes to read

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
5 minutes to read

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
2 minutes to read

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

TRAVEL

Bali to Auckland with a surfboard on the inaugual Emirates flight

15 Jun, 2018 12:42pm
3 minutes to read

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
2 minutes to read

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.