$750m for restoring hospitals' urgent building needs
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Warm welcome: new state housing, insulation among Budget promises
New scheme available to low-income families who own their own homes and live in them.
DHB staff thanked for going the extra mile
This is the ninth year the Lakes DHB Nursing and Midwifery Awards have been held.
Rotorua hosts the fitting of life-changing braces
Rotorua's QE Health is hosting the fitting of life-changing braces for five people.
Cancer number one killer in New Zealand
More than 23,000 New Zealanders are diagnosed with cancer every year.
Elliott proves one leg good enough for run
Hundreds of children have done the Mini Marathon - including Elliott Crimp on one leg.
Mayors seek assurances on region's rescue chopper services
Mayors from the central North Island concerned over changes to rescue chopper services
Arthritis camp invaluable for Rotorua girl
A camp for children with arthritis was an incredible experience for Rotorua's India Heron.
80-year-old woman rescued after breaking leg on walk
The rescue was one of four the organisation carried out yesterday.
Strike imminent as nurses reject pay offer
The country's 27,000 nurses nationwide are not satisfied with a 2 per cent pay rise offer.
Miracle girl: Baby is youngest person in NZ to get liver transplant
Little Pīpīwharauroa wasn't even a month old when she had to have a life saving transplant
Breakfast raises $40k for child cancer charity
The Child Cancer Charity Breakfast and Art Auction was held at Distinction Hotel.
Families' long fight: 'I'm doing my best but I am a nothing'
Families of the severely disabled have been fighting to be paid for their work.
Opinion: New facility removes rest-home stigma
Opinion: The CARE Village poised to take away the stigma of retirement homes.
Rotorua aged care village first of its kind in New Zealand
The CARE Village offers dementia-level care and is modelled on a village in Holland.
New Zealand's birth rate at record low
Immigration has replaced fertility as the biggest source of population growth in Auckland.
Health ministry prepares for extreme heat of global warming
Extreme heat is likely to cause more health problems in future, the Ministry says.
Warning after woman killed by extreme heat
People with multiple sclerosis are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat.
Meeting Jacinda Ardern tops sick boy's bucket list
At the top of a sick boy's bucket list is meeting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Shellfish biotoxin warnings lifted
There are now no warnings in place anywhere in New Zealand.
Botulism trio want meat tested independently
The family were considering having the meat independently tested.
Dead Kiwi's family need help getting him home by Xmas
Young dad's family is hoping to bury him by Christmas.
10 sunscreen brands fail tests
That sunscreen you're slapping on may not be giving you the protection you need.
Key drives home men's health message
Sir John took part in the Men's Health Trust's annual Charity Golf Tournament at Wairakei.
Family backup arrives for Waikato botulism trio
The trio remain in Waikato hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Boar-eating trio suffering from botulism - hospital
There is not thought to be any risk to the public, the hospital confirmed.
Family who dined on toxic boar remain gravely ill
Family are flying in from India to be at the bedside of a stricken family.
Family ill in 30 mins in wild pig poisoning: was it botulism?
Doctors as yet unsure about illness that put three family members on life support.
Three people left in vegetative state after eating suspected poisoned wild boar
The family tucked into a meal of wild pig. Now they are fighting for their lives.
Kids' teeth rotting as decay rate soars
Herald investigation: More and more children treated in hospital for severe dental decay.
Kiwis to vote on changing cannabis laws
Kiwis will vote on whether the law surrounding the personal use of cannabis can change.
Gravely ill teen goes from ICU to school ball
Only three days out from the ball one Rotorua student was fighting for his life.
Bikini-clad skiers hit slopes for breast cancer
More than $650 was raised for NZ Breast Cancer Foundation in the annual event.
Little Kiwi 'trapped in his body' tackling bucket list
Heath is getting weaker by the day and his family need some help with his bucket list.