New ZealandVacancies, Covid-19 create long wait for face surgeryElective face and neck surgery wait times have increased by three months at Waikato DHB.03 Jul 05:00 AM
New ZealandWaikato DHB privacy breach 'disappointing'A doctor had his medical records accessed by colleagues after he went to the ED for care.02 Jul 11:40 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSurgery wait times to be slashed for Māori and Pacific: How it will happenDocuments outline how Auckland DHB is tackling decades-old health inequities.28 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandLittle warrior: Boy celebrates miracle milestoneMum remembers the horror of being told her precious baby boy had just 12 hours to live.27 Jun 05:14 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionNZ's biggest private hospital wins first step in controversial expansion plan"We have been working on plans to expand Brightside Hospital for several years."22 Jun 05:30 AM
New ZealandFirst weekend at level 1 draws crowds to rugby - and emergency roomsEDs across the country also felt the impact of the return to normality.14 Jun 10:49 PM
New ZealandWoman gets MRSA 'super bug' infection after giving birthMRSA infection is caused by staph bacteria that's become resistant to most antibiotics.12 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'It's endangering them': Daughter furious Middlemore Hospital continues to restrict visitsAll Auckland hospitals removed visiting restrictions - apart from Middlemore Hospital.12 Jun 06:44 AM
New Zealand'You slept for a month': Meet NZ's last Covid-19 hospital patientLilian Su'a is lucky to be alive after she and her husband caught Covid-1908 Jun 08:27 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHow emergency services coped with island eruption"I told them there'd be no pissing around, no gawking ... just get in and do our job."08 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandRevealed: More DHBs consider prioritising Māori and PacificOne DHB chair says the post-Covid period is a 'Big Bang' opportunity to reset the system.05 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuBig read: Which DHBs could prioritise Māori and Pacific patientsNearly half the country's DHBs are considering the change, or will make it.05 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandSecurity guards stabbed while helping hospital staff memberThe guards were stabbed in the hand and the back of the neck.03 Jun 10:15 PM
New Zealand'There was nothing more they could do': Four mums die after treatment at country's largest hospitalGrieving father has spoken of losing his unborn child and wife in quick succession.29 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCovid testing gaps not rest home's fault: Aged Care AssociationMinistry told health boards to only test those who had symptoms.29 May 03:58 AM
New ZealandCovid questions: What your hospital did to get ready, and what comes nextWaikato DHB doubled ICU bed capacity. Nelson Hospital's entire renal dialysis unit moved.23 May 03:15 AM
New ZealandMiddlemore worker injured in violent attack, WorkSafe urged to actViolent and aggressive behaviour towards nurses remains an ongoing problem.22 May 08:20 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMeasles victims died after catching superbugsA trove of official documents track the terror of Samoa's measles catastrophe.22 May 06:00 PM
KahuAuckland DHB debates prioritising Māori and Pacific patients: 'Covid gives us a big-bang opportunity to reset'Covid a 'big bang' opportunity to reset health system, says board chairman.20 May 01:11 AM
KahuElective backlog: Māori and Pacific patients could be prioritisedMāori and Pacific often among "the first to miss out at times of high demand," DHBs say.08 May 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSwitched at birth: Two Kiwi girls were raised in the wrong lives, until they ended up with one set of parents30 years ago two babies were swapped at Timaru Hospital. One of the mums finally speaks.08 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNurses at Covid-hit rest home worked hospital shifts"Staffing a non-DHB facility on top of our normal obligations was complex."06 May 06:12 AM
New Zealand'It just seems cruel': Kiwi in LA begs for exemption to see dying dad in Christchurch"It's hard to explain this feeling of complete and utter helplessness," daughter says.06 May 12:00 AM
New Zealand'No physical distancing' at hospital where nurses infected, says witnessA review into how the nurses were infected is due on Friday.05 May 02:37 AM
New ZealandA toll of 11: Inside the deadly Rosewood rest home clusterVulnerable dementia patients, damp facemasks, and 11 dead. What happened?02 May 01:42 AM
New ZealandSurgery backlog: 'I've given up everything I used to enjoy'Two weeks after Gareth Milne had major surgery he lost his wife to breast cancer.01 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLocked down: The four weeks that changed NZ foreverNo one who lived through it will ever forget the great New Zealand lockdown of 2020.30 Apr 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExplainer: Why are we still seeing new cases of Covid-19?We talk to the scientists who have steered us to alert level 3.28 Apr 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhy women are bearing the brunt of frontline work during lockdownThey work in jobs long undervalued and underpaid, but made up the bulk of our frontline.24 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandBloomfield blunder: Officials review language used to describe virus patientsPolice also have a warning for Kiwis wanting to sneak away this weekend.23 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Significant drop' in injury-related hospital admissions during lockdownMedical experts say hospitals should offer full services until resources run dry.23 Apr 12:00 PM
New ZealandBreast cancer surgery delay costs patient $15,000Breast cancer diagnosis on day lockdown start forces woman into costly private surgery.23 Apr 05:42 AM
New ZealandWhat health care can you expect under alert level 3?GPs given the green light to open, dentists to do urgent surgeries.23 Apr 03:11 AM
New ZealandHDC assesses 50 complaints over Covid-19Access to specialist treatment, cancelled procedures, visiting patients, among complaints.22 Apr 10:29 PM
