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Woman admits abducting 5-day-old baby

A South Auckland woman has admitted abducting a 5-day-old baby from Middlemore Hospital.

Why hospital is bursting at the seams

Norovirus, surgery for burns and trauma and the onset of "asthma weather" have combined to push one of Auckland's major hospitals beyond capacity.

Kidnapped baby's mother still waiting for answers

DHB and nurse fail dementia patient

An 87-year-old Auckland dementia patient's flight from a locked hospital ward has earned a nurse and the Waitemata District Health Board a rebuke from the country's leading health watchdog.

Readers beat Starship target by extra $84,000

Thanks to the generosity of Herald readers, the Help Our Kids campaign for the Starship has ended on a high note, bringing in over $80,000 more than planned.

Seven dead at Chinese resort town

China's official Xinhua News Agency reported that six nurses and one caretaker were killed in a knife attack at a hospital in a northeastern resort town favoured by the country's Communist Party elite.

After 100 nights ... it's good news

Two-year-old Southland liver transplant patient Elliott Gulliver has spent more than 100 nights in Starship, but her parents hope she may now be over the worst.

High praise for staff's combined effort

At 13, Celine Ceraudo started suffering disturbing symptoms which eventually put her in Starship.

Former patients celebrate fundraiser

Family of former patients and staff at Starship Children's Hospital spent yesterday afternoon laughing and reminiscing about their experiences.

Hospital 'totally ready' for Ebola

Clinical head of infectious diseases says hospital has spent the past three months getting prepared in case an infected person turned up in New Zealand.

Thank you, New Zealand!

You've done it. Herald readers have cracked the $150,000 target of the Help Our Kids campaign to raise money for Starship children's hospital.

Casey owes her life to Starship 'angels'

Casey Nickson credits the "angels" of Starship for helping her to cope with life-saving surgery on her heart.

First operation moments before birth

The odds stacked against Blake Mouat meant he had the first of many operations before he was even born.

Bored boy lifts sick kids' spirits

A 7-year-old boy who was bored while visiting his dad at Waikato Hospital started spending his own pocket money on activity packs for sick children but needs more help.

Rippa rugby lover had a rocky start

Riley Ross was born with heart defects that would have killed him had they not been detected in a pregnancy scan and later corrected at Starship, his mother says.

Easing age tensions among nurses

When four generations work together the differences are often seen as challenges and sources of tension.