New ZealandHealth shake-up: Wellington health bosses ready to work with GovtNew Zealand's 20 DHBs will be replaced by one national body from July next year.20 Apr 11:18 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandShe went blind at 37. Others with diabetes are now at risk of losing their sightAnne Niulesā woke up blind at the age of 37. Services to protect others are in crisis.02 Apr 04:00 PM
New ZealandCovid 19: Here are the rules of alert level 3 and 2 lockdownAuckland is now in alert level 3, while the rest of New Zealand is in alert level 2.14 Feb 06:19 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandParents who decline vaccinations for kids - highest/lowest regions revealedA Covid-19 vaccine information campaign will start this month.31 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandOvernight blaze at Wellington Regional Hospital, eight floors have water damageVisitors are asked to stay away for the next 24 hours while the cleanup is under way.13 Jan 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRevealed: Costly car parking - how your hospital comparesHow does the cost of car parking at your hospital compare?11 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandForeigners responsible for $68.5m of hospital debtHealth minister says "it is the cost of being a compassionate country".09 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandVision loss, harm to newborn, cancer diagnosis delay linked to Covid-19 disruptionDHB reports show some patient harm incidents related to Covid-19 restrictions.03 Jan 07:27 AM
New Zealand'Series of misunderstandings' allowed builder's apprentice to watch heart surgeryThe student's flatmate observed the entirety of a three hour-plus cardiac bypass surgery.09 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRevealed: Which DHBs have toughened cataract surgery thresholdsEach DHB sets its own threshold for surgery - find out how yours compares.06 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandElection 2020: Our diverse 40 new MPsWho are they? They include our first African, Latin American and Sri Lankan MPs.18 Oct 04:45 AM
New ZealandExclusive: Builder's apprentice snuck into heart bypass surgery - how he got inDocuments reveal a builder's apprentice watched an entire cardiac bypass operation.09 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandMan who sneaked into surgery allegedly used medical student's swipe cardMore details about how the intruder made it into a live surgery can be revealed.11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHospital security scandal: Fake medic sneaks into surgeryThe medical student allegedly involved has been banned from hospital grounds.04 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Patients will die': Fears over colonoscopy delaysBowel Cancer NZ says Covid's return will worsen already dangerous backlogs.16 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandGynaecologist failed to respect patient's refusal of consent to surgeryWoman's refusal to the treatment written in clinical notes - which doctor had not read.27 Jul 05:12 AM
New ZealandMilestone for children's hospitalThe new hospital is expected to be finished next year.06 Jul 10:09 PM
New ZealandMental health care staff cleared of wrongdoing in patient's suicideSamuel Fischer died while at a Capital and Coast DHB secure mental health unit in 2015.29 Jun 10:31 PM
New ZealandPassengers from Korea land in Wellington; school fears over quarantine facilityA managed isolation facility has been set up at the Grand Mercure for the new arrivals.26 Jun 12:05 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: A health system we can depend on and be proud ofEditorial: We deserve much better than the public health service we've been lumped with.16 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandHospitals stocktake paints dire pictureMany areas of NZs hospitals are in "poor or very poor" shape - report.09 Jun 08:42 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuBig read: Which DHBs could prioritise Māori and Pacific patientsNearly half the country's DHBs are considering the change, or will make it.05 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandCovid questions: What your hospital did to get ready, and what comes nextWaikato DHB doubled ICU bed capacity. Nelson Hospital's entire renal dialysis unit moved.23 May 03:15 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandClearing up the Covid-19 chaos: Hospitals now tackling a huge backlog of operationsPatients prioritised as elective surgeries are ramping up under level 3 at many hospitals.03 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandThousands more masks found with crumbling elasticMore face masks deemed unfit for purpose in the fight against Covid-19.22 Apr 06:49 AM
New ZealandWellington healthcare workers test negative for Covid-1979 staff were swabbed after coming into contact with a nurse infected with the virus.21 Apr 11:55 PM
New ZealandNurse caring for Covid-19 patients tests positiveHealth authorities are attempting to trace any community contact.16 Apr 10:13 PM
New ZealandNZ's second coronavirus-related death; 44 new casesThe woman, in her 90s, died at Burwood Hospital in Christchurch.10 Apr 01:23 AM
New ZealandLockdown tensions: Winston Peters - health an imperative 'but not at all costs... we'll be broke'Winston Peters says there are "huge tensions" balancing health and economic issues.08 Apr 07:50 PM
New ZealandLocks donated to Wellington hospital after bike theftsSuper-strength locks for healthcare workers on the front line of the Covid-19 crisis.30 Mar 02:54 AM
New Zealand'Incredible' builders work around the clock to ready hospitalsThe number of special rooms to treat Covid-19 patients has surged in a matter of weeks.25 Mar 09:05 AM
New Zealand'Please stay home' - 'scared' intensive care doctor's plea to NZ'The worst thing you can do is visit the supermarket.'23 Mar 08:14 PM
New ZealandPeople urged not to use ED waiting room as a shortcutInfection control measures at Wellington Regional Hospital are being put at risk.19 Mar 02:32 AM
New Zealand$9.4m for Hutt maternity services 'not a magic bullet'The money will go towards improving the Hutt's maternity services and facilities.29 Jan 09:19 PM
