New Zealand'Utterly tragic': Newborn's death and why dialling 0800 was a factor - coronerCoroner says baby's death eight hours after birth "utterly tragic".10 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandAuckland hospital 'imploding': Patient with typhoid fever slept in car due to lack of bedsHospitals around NZ are being hit by a perfect storm of issues.29 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSeismic risk assessments exposing widespread shaky hospital issueHutt Hospital is one of many medical facilities deemed at risk of a seismic event.19 May 11:12 PM
New ZealandExperts 'baffled' by falling rheumatic fever rates in AucklandCovid-19 restrictions may have achieved what years of Government initiatives could not.16 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan discharged from mental health facility now missingJamie Way's sister said her brother was not dangerous but likely suffered from paranoia.16 May 05:20 AM
New Zealand10,000 allied health workers walk off the jobToday's strike comes after more than 18 months of negotiations.15 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLife-threatening endometriosis delays, surgery wait times up to three yearsOn average, women in NZ wait 8.7 years from onset symptoms to be formally diagnosed.08 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'We live in a man's world': NZ lags behind other countries in women's health"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."07 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'I did start to feel suicidal': Endometriosis patient's agonising wait for treatment"Not because I wanted to die, but because the pain was so unbearable," 20-year-old says.04 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandScaffolder learns he has lost both arms after electric shockJahden Nelson has been heavily sedated for 15 days.04 May 05:56 AM
New ZealandScaffolder who lost both arms after electric shock conscious, off life support'It shouldn't have happened."03 May 05:31 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Safe and sensible': The schools sticking with mask mandatesSome schools join doctors' and scientists' call for classroom mask mandate over winter.30 Apr 06:37 PM
New Zealand'Atomic bomb in his body': Young dad's arms amputated, fighting for life after electric shockA high voltage current ripped through Jahden Nelson's body as he dismantled scaffolding.28 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandOmicron surgery delays frightening for cancer victimsThousands of planned surgeries have been delayed due to the Omicron outbreak.18 Apr 10:06 PM
KahuStudy shows ethnic disparity in ear infection treatment for Māori, Pacific kidsTargeted screening is needed for Māori and Pacific children in South Auckland.15 Apr 12:32 AM
New ZealandCovid cases peak in Canterbury, expect a 'slow and steady' declineThe CDHB area has the highest number of active cases in the country.04 Apr 08:18 PM
New ZealandHospitals nationally offer cash rewards for staff working nightsHospitals nationally are resorting to cash rewards to get staff to pick up night shifts.23 Mar 03:46 AM
New ZealandLive: Person in 20s one of 9 Covid deaths today - 14,463 cases, 1000 people hospitalisedThe person in their 20s who died was NZ's second youngest Covid-related death.21 Mar 12:33 AM
New ZealandThousands of Covid-hit Kiwis seeking welfare support every dayNinety per cent of people are contacted within 24 hours, according to the ministry.18 Mar 05:10 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Hospitals put most care on hold, staffing issues direNurse says incentive payment has not fixed Auckland's dire hospital staffing shortage.17 Mar 09:36 PM
New ZealandExclusive: Exhausted nurses 'falling over each other' for nightly $500 Covid bonus'We are so short staffed in every department that management are working on the floor.'16 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandDHB board member roles scrapped three months before term endsTime is ticking for DHB board members who won't be needed come July 1.10 Mar 03:24 AM
New Zealand'More than worst case scenarios': Auckland hospitals see overwhelming Covid casesAuckland hospitals dealing with more Covid patients than forecast, even in worst estimate,09 Mar 07:38 PM
New ZealandDoctors, technicians filling in as nurses struck downStaff absences reach a critical point at Middlemore Hospital as Omicron surges.07 Mar 05:50 PM
New ZealandOmicron outbreak: More than 800 staff from one DHB off workAll of Auckland's district health boards are now postponing some non-urgent operations.28 Feb 05:52 PM
New Zealand'Children and young people' dominating Omicron cases in South AucklandDr Matire Harwood is seeing a rapid rise in positive results in young people.23 Feb 11:22 PM
New ZealandSouth Auckland primary schools consider onsite vaccination clinicsCounties Manukau DHB has asked primary schools to allow vaccinations on their sites.08 Feb 10:58 PM
New Zealand'Outdated language': DHB removes baby formula pamphlet after online fury'We agree that the document uses outdated language,' DHB retracts pamphlet.08 Feb 03:42 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandScrapping MIQ for overseas arrivals would 'free up badly-needed resource': DHB reportMIQ rooms could be used to help people who can't isolate at home, the DHB report states.25 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Terrible time' to be restructuring health sector - RetiHealth spokesman says DHBs still missing agreed deadline to improve safe staffing.12 Jan 07:37 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandObese Kiwi teens with 'no other hope' get weight-loss opsMore than 130 Aucklanders aged under 30 have had bariatric surgery in the past five years.12 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandHundreds of shooting victims treated at Auckland's hospitals amid surging gun violence"What do we do here because our families are being caught in the middle."23 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandReturnee who escaped from hospital back in quarantine after handing themselves inAuthorities have given an update on a person who escaped Middlemore Hospital with Covid.22 Dec 12:03 AM
New ZealandLocation of recent returnee unknown after escaping from hospitalThe person was transferred to Middlemore Hospital from a MIQ on Sunday.20 Dec 03:29 AM
