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Cut the fat, hospital cafes told

Pies are expected to be cut from public menus at the Auckland District Health Board as officials try to make their hospitals into models of healthy eating and drinking.

9 in 10 ED staff abused by drunks: poll

Pushing, punching, spitting and biting are all behaviours emergency department staff have to deal with when treating drunk patients, a survey has found.

Tobin amazes his lifesavers

Two doctors who saved the life of a little boy met him again yesterday for the first time since he made a remarkable recovery.

Starship sound hits the right note

Starship theatre staff are glad of the improvements in the first of their refurbished operating rooms - especially the new sound system.

454 major incidents at health boards

A baby died in a water-birth, a mother bled to death after giving birth, and a mental health patient with motor-skills trouble choked on food and died.

Trio cleared of Ebola after arrival here

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says three people arriving in NZ from West Africa have been cleared of Ebola after temperature monitoring.

All Black shows off artistic side for Starship

All Black Keven Mealamu is not only a star on the rugby field - he has also made his mark in the realm of children's books, helping to illustrate a story that will help raise funds for Starship children's hospital.

Starship help... then hope

When Sarah Morrell had operations to place screws, rods and plates into her bones at Starship, there was no way of treating the rare underlying genetic cause of her troubled skeleton.

Help Our Kids passes $100K

"A huge thank-you to the thousands of Kiwis from all over the country, and even some abroad, who have helped so far," says Starship foundation chief.

'We are a Starship family'

Ten-year-old Elijah Amoah has spent more than a year in hospital being treated for leukaemia and the complications of its treatment.

Teenager's moving letter of thanks

Tara Helm was 16 when she had surgery at Starship to correct the abnormal curvature of her spine.

NZ hospital prepared for Ebola

'Kiwis are amazing!' Here's why

Lucy Lawless tweets her appreciation as donations for Help Our Kids campaign to raise money for Starship hospital pass the half-way mark.

PM: New Zealand 'not immune' from Ebola

John Key says Government takes threat "very seriously" as he announces new measures to prepare for suspected cases.

Woman accused of baby's kidnap named

The woman accused of abducting a 5-day-old baby from Middlemore Hospital can now be named after she appeared in court today - her birthday.

Kayla's debt to Starship

Kayla Nield and her brother Bodee have had around 30 procedures between them at Starship's operating theatres to help them with a rare genetic condition.