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Schoolgirl hit by a driver who may have been on the phone is "showing signs of healing".
St John were ill-equipped to deal with mosque shootings — expert
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Senior doctors settle pay dispute with Te Whatu Ora
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Emergency response like trying to put together 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle, terror inquest finds
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Aussie cop facing manslaughter charge for tasering 95-year-old gran
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Killer electrician found to have had sex with more than 100 corpses at UK hospitals
An inquiry was launched to find out how he was able to get away with it for so long.
‘Just come to bed with me:’ Male nurse censured for sexually harassing colleague
“Just one date, it’s not going to hurt you” Gareth Lunar told the woman.
Nurses plan new strikes this week
Nurses have planned to stop work this week in a campaign for better pay.
Radius expenses push profit down as it brings in nurses from overseas
Company went on a big overseas nursing recruitment drive last year to fully staff places.
Phone not pliers helps patient resolve toothache agony
With throat and mouth swelling, head pounding and painkillers useless, he needed 'relief'.
Medical students struggling to make ends meet with grant unchanged since 2006
60 per cent of medical students are skipping essentials to make ends meet, surveys show.
Gruelling five weeks: Man's long wait for triple-bypass surgery in Waikato Hospital
'Does not hold you in good stead before a major operation'.
Online emergency health care business wins Waikato awards
Online emergency healthcare business expanding into 'bricks and mortar'.
Teen girl describes brain surgery when fully awake
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'Excessively high': Te Whatu Ora's $100m consultant bill - and the firm that got $44m
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New telehealth provider goes online for the 900,000 rural New Zealanders
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The family have blown away by the support they've received from the Whanganui community.