New ZealandMental health facility with crisis beds opens in HastingsWaiorua should help to ease pressure on Hawke's Bay emergency departments.31 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandNZ's smokefree 2025 ambitions ‘up in smoke’, health group claims'We’re just chasing a new kind of addiction and calling it progress.'31 May 03:05 AM
PremiumPremiumHealthcareHealthcare turf war: The tussle for public funds in the business of general practiceFamily practice funding feud: a fight for public money.31 May 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHealth NZ approves company's bid to become its own primary health organisationAbout 80,000 enrolled patients will move to the new Health NZ contract by July 1.30 May 06:00 PM
WorldRFK Jr proposes barring govt-funded research from top medical journalsThe US Secretary of Health says the Lancet is under control of pharmaceutical companies.29 May 07:51 PM
New ZealandFormer doctor and TVNZ presenter fined for claiming HIV doesn’t exist The tribunal would have cancelled her registration if it hadn’t already done so. 28 May 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumHealthcareNZ's largest cannabis firms propose merger amid industry challengesThree major NZ cannabis firms plan to merge into Helius Health by June.28 May 02:30 AM
New Zealand$40m upgrade for Wellington Hospital ED, more beds addedICU expansion is set for 2027, and the new ED is to be operational by 2029.28 May 01:18 AM
New ZealandStroke and road crash victims being treated in corridors, says ED doctorShe says little has changed since last winter, which was 'brutal' for staff and patients.27 May 02:08 AM
New Zealand'Putting lives at risk': The barriers facing Māori from getting immunisedMāori vaccination rates lag behind European children in Bay of Plenty and Lakes.27 May 02:01 AM
PoliticsHealth Minister intervenes as ministry reduces posting on social site XSimeon Brown said it makes no sense not to use X, formerly Twitter, to reach people.27 May 12:14 AM
New ZealandHeart patients worse off in Northland than Auckland – specialistHealth NZ data show huge variations in wait times between regions.26 May 08:25 PM
New ZealandSnug as a bug in a lunch: Dead larva found in 'new low' for school mealsPhotos show the bug, roughly twice the size of a fingernail, sitting on a potato.26 May 07:59 AM
New Zealand'Covered in faeces': Harrowing findings at Geraldine rest homeThe HDC found widespread care failures at McKenzie Healthcare.26 May 06:00 AM
PoliticsNelson Hospital redevelopment set to cost $500m over four yearsA new five-storey unit with 128 beds will be built by 2029.26 May 04:03 AM
New Zealand‘Extremely concerning’: Health NZ critical of Gisborne doctors' second 24-hour strikeHNZ believes the Wednesday strike goes against expectations of good faith bargaining.26 May 02:38 AM
New ZealandPrivate hospitals may share costs for surgical trainee programmesHealth NZ aims to establish training agreements with private hospitals for more specialities.26 May 12:16 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyNZ's biggest private hospital expansion: First look inside $190m projectCountry's biggest private intensive care unit was built as part of the Epsom expansion.25 May 09:00 PM
New Zealand'Dental disease': Thousands of children face surgery delaysHealth NZ data shows the waiting list has grown by around 1500 in two years.25 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandPatients ‘suffering’ after 1500 treated in corridors over 36 days at an Auckland EDStaff report a significant risk to patients' health – and even their lives.25 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Fragmentation': 140,000-patient GP network to leave regional funders'We think that is the best way to be able to rapidly increase funding for the front line.'21 May 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Impossible position': Principals alarmed by cuts to youth mental health serviceConcern that cuts put 'enormous pressure' on GPs, schools, families, and hospitals.21 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Deeply distressing': Pupil airlifted to hospital with critical injuriesThe Ministry of Education's traumatic incident team is actively supporting the school.21 May 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionToby Moore: Why debt ceiling fears are overblownOPINION: Finance Minister Willis warned last Tuesday of nearing NZ's debt ceiling.21 May 03:13 AM
OpinionThe Conversation: Less than a 5% increase in health amounts to standing stillOPINION: A 5% rise in New Zealand health funding may only sustain current service levels.21 May 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHospital EDs are sending up to 25 patients a day to private care with vouchersSome patients said they had used the voucher system to get a free check-up. 21 May 02:26 AM
New Zealand'Challenging times': Social workers see spike in meth, mental health issues'We’re trying ... but at times it feels like we are chasing our tails.'21 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandMidwife security bolstered after ‘very violent attack’ on worker leaving shiftA Christchurch birthing unit staff member was attacked soon after finishing work. 20 May 09:54 PM
New Zealand'No talking' limit: Union raises concerns over workplace policyHealth NZ denied a 'no talking' policy, but issues remain unresolved.20 May 08:13 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: We can't afford compromised bowel cancer screening OPINION: More than 3000 Kiwis are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhen StarJam fell silent, Hawke's Bay found its voiceHB Jammers now host about 60 participants and plan to expand to Flaxmere.20 May 05:00 PM
WorldWorld's first human bladder transplant successfully performed in USSurgeons in Los Angeles performed the first human bladder transplant on May 4.20 May 03:31 AM
New ZealandEx-partner of double killer twice ruled insane alleges 'massive' failure by NZ health systemA review of his mental health care is currently in progress.19 May 06:43 PM
New ZealandLuxon backtracks after 'unhelpful' claim of 100 Uber-driving doctorsHealth NZ is seeking interest from overseas doctors in an effort to boost GP numbers.19 May 05:00 PM
