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'I'm not afraid to die': Kiwi doctor on the frontline in Ukraine
Herald journalist Nick Jones spent a week in Ukraine with those enduring terror and loss.
Surge in aged care deaths, 164 facilities battling cases
Desperate staff shortages have worsened since the Omicron wave began.
Auckland Hospital ceiling collapse: hydraulic concrete breaker used above office
Pieces of concrete and sawdust fell into an office area in the 'near miss' incident.
Exclusive: 'When I woke she was gone' - her newborn girl was taken 57 years ago; finally, an apology
Maggie Wilkinson has received an historic settlement and in-person apology.
Death on the waiting list: He needed surgery - the cardiac arrest came first
Gerry Te Kare was overdue for triple bypass surgery when he died.
Revealed: More than 110 aged care homes hit by Covid-19
More than 370 people living in aged care homes currently have Covid-19.
Dementia care: 'Impossible to believe my dear wife wasn't slowly starved'
An apology was given after 'clear failures' in the woman's care.
Fears of dire staff shortages as Omicron hits dozens of aged care homes
Coalition includes Age Concern, Grey Power, the Nurses Organisation and Alzheimer's NZ.
Special report: Rest homes 'on verge of collapse' as Omicron threatens
Nurses are working double and even triple shifts - 24 hours - to plug gaps.
Meet NZ's first Aged Care Commissioner - a nurse who heads a $1.6b business
Carolyn Cooper led one of NZ's biggest rest home companies.
Scrapping MIQ for overseas arrivals would 'free up badly-needed resource': DHB report
MIQ rooms could be used to help people who can't isolate at home, the DHB report states.
Obese Kiwi teens with 'no other hope' get weight-loss ops
More than 130 Aucklanders aged under 30 have had bariatric surgery in the past five years.
A brain tumour took most of his sight. Now he cycles at 70km/h
Mitch Wilson was told he had vertigo. His sickness was actually caused by a brain tumour.
Meningococcal jab could save your child's life. But in NZ it costs hundreds of dollars
To vaccinate an under 16 against common meningococcal disease costs about $600.
Revealed: Why critical healthcare workers couldn't get into NZ
Emails released under the OIA show what caused the MIQ bungle.
A mother and her baby died in Auckland Hospital. This is what went wrong
The family of Dr Suliana Pasi spoke exclusively to the Weekend Herald.
Exclusive: ESR scientists reveal what's really in vaping products
"Clear discrepancies between ingredients listed and what we detected in the lab."
Auckland Hospital couldn't use ICU beds because of short-staffing
Documents released to the Herald reveal how bad staffing issues were.
Napier, Gisborne mayors urge testing, vaccination after positive wastewater samples
'Covid is on our doorstep. And we know the best protection is the vaccine.'
Intellectually disabled man held in 'cruel and inhuman' conditions in Govt facility
'I find it to be cruel and inhuman that you seclude someone in their own space.'
When the 'storm' hits: Will our ICUs cope now Delta is free?
Hospital documents reveal how ICUs planned to cope with a surge in cases.
Long Covid clinics desperately needed in NZ, experts say
Most people with Covid-19 recover completely, but some report long lasting symptoms.
Covid mum: Prem baby dies; nurses' anger over safety measures
"What is concerning our members is the poor planning," the nurses' union says.
Kiwi still struggling 19 months after Covid damaged his heart
Luke MacLean-McMahon can't do the sports and exercise he used to love.
Patients could soon be told to stay home. GPs aren't prepared to monitor them
GPs expect they may soon have to treat Covid-19 patients who have been told to stay home.
'Red alert' hospital plans for uncontrolled Covid-19 revealed
Escalation plans have been released to the Herald under the Official Information Act.
Exclusive: Mother, baby deaths review reveals 'toxic' culture at Auckland Hospital, staff overworked
Four women died during or soon after birth at Auckland Hospital in March and April 2020.
ICU nurses are in demand globally. They can't get into NZ to take up job offers
A shortage of nurses is a key reason NZ has struggled to increase ICU capacity.
Hospitals brace for 'endemic Covid'
"We may be moving into a phase of what the DHBs are calling endemic Covid."
'I look like a barbarian': Drug accused asks judge for haircut
Alleged drug importer doesn't want to look like 'barbarian' in front of jurors at trial.
Mandatory vax jabs for health workers: Who wants them, and who doesn't?
Who supports mandatory vaccinations for health workers, and who is opposed?
Frontline workers under 'extraordinary pressure', Andrew Little says
Pressure on health system likely to continue, the minister said in an exclusive interview.
Big Read: Will the health system cope with Delta?
The unvaccinated "will potentially will lead to hospital overload", one specialist warns.
Exclusive: Auckland Hospital nurses told to wear unfitted masks
Auckland Hospital has a backlog to ensure N95 masks worn by staff are fitted correctly.
Exclusive: Outbreak response hampered by DHBs flying blind on staff vaccination
The problem "presented a barrier to rapidly and safely deploying staff", an email reveals.
Exclusive: Mandatory vaccination considered for some health workers
Hipkins wants advice on mandatory vaccination for those dealing with Covid patients.
Her husband died of dementia. Days later Work and Income demanded money
"It makes you feel like you're some kind of a criminal."