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One in 10 have disease that Te Pāti Māori MP battled - 400 are on wait list for transplant

Among Māori and Pasifika, the rate with the illness may be as high as one in five.

'Loyal and great man': Club rugby stalwart dies after heart attack at training

Teammates administered immediate first aid after their teammate fell to the ground.

MP slams hospital discharge after homeless woman had to sleep in car

Nicola sought emergency housing but was told she was ineligible in Rotorua.

Combined cleaner-security roles at Waikato hospitals raise safety fears

Cost savings from the scheme fell short, saving $137,300 instead of $207,300.

Brewing kindness: The volunteers bringing comfort one cuppa at a time

The group once had 25 volunteers, but now there are only eight.

Why are we cutting our babies' tongues? Warning as surgeries on newborns triple

An anaesthetist told the Herald he refused to assist with tongue-tie surgery.

One 'critical' after assault in suburban Auckland, as police hunt suspect

Hato Hone St John sent an ambulance and two rapid response units to help.

Woman's 'unexplained' death in hospital was unrelated to assault days earlier

The man who assaulted her cannot be named due to a pending appeal.

'Fractures on every limb': Daycare's concerns leads to discovery of infant's abuse

Doctors compiled a two-page list of injuries on the baby, who was covered in bruises.

Staff sickness forces early closure of Auckland school amid rising winter ills

Top GP warns the surge of winter illnesses is just getting under way.

Toddler died from 'invisible' head injury after fall at daycare

The boy might have survived if he received prompt treatment, the coroner said.

'Be like John': Businessman's five years with a brain tumour and what it's taught him

O'Sullivan was told only 10% of people with his brain tumour live longer than nine months.

'So thankful': Mum overwhelmed by community support in cancer fight

Misty Paniora, 26, was given just a few months to live after cancer spread to her brain.

Suspected arson in Auckland City Hospital ED sees man arrested

Another fire allegedly deliberately lit inside carpark building at the hospital complex.

L.A protests flare up and uncertainty over parent boost visa | NZ Herald News Update

Los Angeles protests flare up as National Guardsmen are sent in and there's uncertainty over how popular the Government's new parent boost visa will be. Video / NZ Herald, AFP

Fears for future of youth blood donations after 25% plummet since Covid

The blood service lost access to schools and universities – its key recruitment grounds.