New ZealandMedical students describe power imbalances in practiseMedical students are finding it hard to speak up when rules are broken by superiors.22 Jun 12:12 AM
New ZealandWellington hospital wrestles with staff absences, vacancies and high turnoverThe cardiac surgery waiting list is full, nurses are burnt out, some care has been paused.21 Jun 05:46 PM
New ZealandAnalysis: Hutt Hospital's improved earthquake status no saving graceNew documents reveal why district health board bosses are hardly jumping for joy.20 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Unprecedented stress, chaotic': Emergency departments overcrowdedAn emergency specialist says the situation is psychologically and physically exhausting.20 Jun 08:05 AM
New ZealandHutt mayor slams DHB for hasty communication over hospital quake riskThe DHB says patients and services will still have to be moved out of the building.17 Jun 05:22 AM
New ZealandNearly all NZ hospitals failing to meet Govt's ED wait time targets18 out of 20 DHBs didn't reach the 95 per cent of ED patients seen within six hour target.17 Jun 04:16 AM
New ZealandFocus: Hospitals under 'extreme pressure' as winter ills mountAs hospitals experience "extreme pressure" with "abnormally high" patient presentations, NZ Nurses Organisation co-president Kerri Nuku calls on the Government to act. Video / NZ HeraldWatch17 Jun 12:49 AM
New Zealand'Healthy' 50yo woman dies with brain bleed. Delays at Middlemore Hospital's ED investigatedDelays lead to 'healthy' 50-year-old woman dying with brain aneurysm.16 Jun 05:52 AM
New ZealandHospitals at 'level of panic': 71 patients waiting for beds at MiddlemoreThe South Auckland ED saw more than 420 patients for the second night in a row this week.09 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandWoman claims she sat in urine-soaked clothes for six hours in Wellington EDHer catheter broke and she was told no one had the time to change her.06 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'He always chose to live, and to live fully': Man believed to be NZ's oldest dies aged 107Pioneering heart doctor escaped death aged 28 in Karachi military hospital during WWII.05 Jun 01:30 AM
New Zealand11 Covid deaths and 6291 new cases as NZ braces for subvariant spreadNew case numbers remain steady at the start of the long weekend.03 Jun 10:23 PM
OpinionMemo to Health Minister: People get sick in winterChristchurch Hospital is overrun with surgeries deferred.01 Jun 02:04 AM
New ZealandCovid 19: Hospital defers surgery as occupancy tops 112%Situation made worse by high levels of staff sickness.31 May 03:14 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Made my week': Cystic fibrosis sufferer gifted money by strangerThe donor wanted Troy Watson to 'go and have fun' with his friends or family.29 May 08:00 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 Zealand6369 new Covid cases in the community, 13 deathsThe seven-day average of new community cases is about 1000 down on a week ago.27 May 11:28 PM
New ZealandTwo hurt - one seriously - in Parnell apartment fireFire and Emergency received "multiple calls" about a fire in the three-storey building.27 May 11:05 PM
KahuTargeted funding to improving Māori health outcomes announcedMinisters have outlined a range of funding to assist Māori health and economic wellbeing.27 May 03:03 AM
New ZealandHit-and-run survivor returns to finish race across US - with surgeons who saved himFive years on from the hit and run, Nick Ashill is returning to finish his ultra marathon.26 May 02:21 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThomas Coughlan: Is the health budget really failing Māori?Does the health budget hurt Māori or is it the biggest win in a generation?24 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSick baby may have lived if he wasn't sent home from emergency departmentThe baby died two days after being sent home from a half-hour ED visit.24 May 03:40 AM
New ZealandGang house drive-by shooting: Police reportedly find 44 bullet casings in drivewayIt comes after rising fears over gun violence and gang turf wars.21 May 07:02 PM
New ZealandMum 'trying to be Wonder Woman' repressed memory of injuring her sonDespite hazy memory, mum accepted responsibility, was sentenced to 9 months' supervision.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandBudget 2022: 10 key things - Where the money's goneHere are the highlights as Grant Robertson announces the Government's plans.19 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandBudget 2022: Health gets $13.2b boost to address inequities, sector reformsIt includes a boost to cover DHB deficits before the new health reforms.19 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandAnalysis: Government moves quickly to commit to Hutt Hospital's futureHealth Minister to meet with local leaders tonight after building deemed earthquake-prone.18 May 05:30 AM
New ZealandMultimillion-dollar maternity upgrade paused after building deemed quake-proneThe second phase of a $9.47m project to improve maternity care is located in the building.17 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSurgeries, clinics on hold as thousands of health workers prepare to strike10,000 Allied Health workers are walking off the job for 24 hours tomorrow.14 May 09:19 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWoman, 62, hits health worker after 21-hour wait in EDEmails reveal concerns in NZ's busiest emergency departments.14 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'The system is so stretched': Nurses, doctors say border changes not enough"Right now, the whole health system just needs more nurses."13 May 10:18 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandIn Her Head: Woman's life-threatening endometriosis delaysParis' life-threatening endometriosis diagnosis and surgery delays, with wait times up to three years. Video / NZ HeraldWatch12 May 07:38 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
