New ZealandTwo Covid exposures at Middlemore, 66 patients are close contactsTwo new exposure events have been identified at Middlemore hospital.30 Sep 03:31 PM
New ZealandExclusive: Mother, baby deaths review reveals 'toxic' culture at Auckland Hospital, staff overworkedFour women died during or soon after birth at Auckland Hospital in March and April 2020.29 Sep 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Unwelcome' nurses leaving NZ over immigration rulesNurses are leaving New Zealand because of restrictive immigration conditions.27 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandICU nurses are in demand globally. They can't get into NZ to take up job offersA shortage of nurses is a key reason NZ has struggled to increase ICU capacity.23 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHospitals brace for 'endemic Covid'"We may be moving into a phase of what the DHBs are calling endemic Covid."18 Sep 05:15 PM
New ZealandMandatory vax jabs for health workers: Who wants them, and who doesn't?Who supports mandatory vaccinations for health workers, and who is opposed?18 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKerre McIvor: Delta causing damage regardless of 'bodies not being piled''There's not much you can do about the batshit crazy conspiracy theorists.'18 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldOpioid Crisis: Purdue Pharma profits to go to fighting epidemicPurdue Pharma made OxyContin - the drug partly behind the US opioid epidemic.18 Sep 06:19 AM
New ZealandFamily's move to NZ turns to tragedy after three children killedTwin girls and their sister were found dead at their new home in Timaru on Thursday night.17 Sep 05:20 PM
New ZealandRSV outbreak: Nearly 900 children admitted to Wellington hospitals in June and JulyMore than a third of children admitted to hospital were less than a year old.16 Sep 01:11 AM
New ZealandAuckland DHB changes visitor policy after being accused of playing 'Russian roulette' with patient safetyVisitors will now only be able to enter Auckland City Hospital on compassionate grounds.13 Sep 03:58 AM
New Zealand'Don't delay seeking help': People urged to keep using Middlemore Hospital EDThe hospital is safe to attend, Counties Manukau Health chief medical officer says.12 Sep 12:45 AM
New Zealand'Very risky' to leave level 4 with mystery cases popping up - expertPeople who tested positive after turning up at Middlemore could be "tip of the iceberg".12 Sep 12:26 AM
New ZealandMiddlemore not unique: Hospitals lack isolation space for patients awaiting Covid test results"They have to put them somewhere, they can't just put them back in the community."10 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldPresident Biden labelled 'dictator' over vaccination demandsJoe Biden has seen his popularity plummet as Covid-19 Delta fills intensive care units.10 Sep 05:02 AM
New ZealandDelta outbreak: Cops stood down after 'incident' involving latest Middlemore caseOfficers are linked to woman at Middlemore's ED who tested positive for the virus.09 Sep 10:53 PM
New ZealandBemused PM answers question about sex during hospital visitsArdern said people should not be having sex in hospital, regardless of Covid status.09 Sep 06:33 AM
New Zealand'Russian roulette' - Auckland DHB under fire over visitor numbers, claims of patient sex in shared room'It's totally unsafe and unacceptable,' says health and safety rep.08 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMiddlemore infection: Testing for Covid before hospital entry 'not possible'Changing symptoms have made screening for Covid more difficult, health boss says.06 Sep 07:08 AM
New ZealandMiddlemore Covid-19: Patients, staff now 'close contacts'Staff and patients on two wards linked to Covid-19 case are now 'close contacts'.06 Sep 03:25 AM
New ZealandNZ's Delta outbreak turns deadly – Auckland woman dies in hospitalThe woman had a number of underlying health conditions, the Ministry of Health says.04 Sep 05:43 PM
New ZealandSix terror attack victims still in hospitalA statement about those in a serious condition is expected from police today.03 Sep 09:04 PM
New ZealandParents of baby who died of rare condition launch campaign to help others"Nothing, no cent, no dollar, no wish could make the machine available when we needed it."03 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBig Read: Will the health system cope with Delta?The unvaccinated "will potentially will lead to hospital overload", one specialist warns.03 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMore people rushed to hospital with Covid compared to last year's outbreakThe ratio of those critically ill has remained much lower, data reveals.03 Sep 05:36 AM
New ZealandAll major hospitals in Auckland build more specialist roomsNegative pressure rooms prevent Covid-19 Delta virus spreading to other areas.01 Sep 07:50 PM
New ZealandCan you visit your loved ones in hospital under Level 4? It depends where you liveSome hospitals allow two visitors, others one support person in "extreme" circumstances.01 Sep 06:30 AM
New ZealandMiddlemore Hospital ED 'under pressure' with staff stood down due to CovidAt least 24 staff at Middlemore Hospital's emergency department have been stood down.30 Aug 04:10 AM
New ZealandLockdown may have helped stamp out RSV outbreak, says immunologistLong-term lockdowns also leave us vulnerable to future infections by reducing immunity.27 Aug 08:21 PM
New ZealandExclusive: Auckland Hospital nurses told to wear unfitted masksAuckland Hospital has a backlog to ensure N95 masks worn by staff are fitted correctly.27 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandHis brother raced across the globe to donate a kidney. Now the life-saving surgery has been cancelledNurses isolating amid Covid outbreak has had a devastating impact on one man's surgery.25 Aug 09:37 AM
New Zealand'We are busy saving lives': Hospital nurses finish 12-hour shifts to discover cars stolen, broken intoThieves are targeting the cars of frontline health workers at Auckland Hospital.22 Aug 11:10 PM
World'10 people a day': Fiji's Covid death toll keeps risingFiji's death toll is at 433; of those, 431 were in this latest outbreak.21 Aug 08:39 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhy there's concern over ICU capacity amid Covid Delta outbreak'We are regularly at capacity and need to cancel planned surgery,'' one DHB has warned.20 Aug 05:00 PM
