New ZealandEel-up-bum patient's privacy breachedHospital bosses have launched an investigation into a breach of patient privacy after details of an eel getting stuck up a man's bottom were made public.03 Oct 03:28 AM
New ZealandHospital staff fall ill with norovirusNine Tauranga hospital staff have caught a highly contagious stomach bug, with an outbreak of norovirus at the hospital.01 Oct 11:00 PM
OpinionCommunication helps save livesIn NZ, as in many other nations, more than half of adults have difficulty navigating the health system, writes Susan Reid24 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Sickly storm brews over healthcare, pension costsWhat will our health system look like in 2060 if we change none of the entitlements or the way they're paid for?22 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandReducing the hospital death rateWaikato District Health Board leaders do not hide from their hospitals' unenviable status as having one of the highest death rates in the country.18 Sep 05:30 PM
New Zealand‘I can’t forgive her’: MumThe mother of a newborn baby kidnapped from her hospital crib has described her terror at thinking the child was gone forever.18 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandMother died despite clot scanNatalie Rae died from a blood clot the day after being discharged from a Counties Manukau DHB hospital following a series of scans that were negative for clots.17 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandOur hospital death-ratesA Herald investigation has found hundreds of lives each year would be saved if some of NZ's highest public hospital death rates were lowered to those of better-performing health boards.16 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandRaped nurse sackedA nurse who was gang raped claims she was bullied and then sacked as she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.15 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandBaby grab leads to security shake-upMiddlemore Hospital in Auckland has beefed up security after a woman entered the maternity ward and snatched a two-day-old baby in January.14 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandShe's keen to see cash waste awayA 5-year-old girl is tracking the progress of a silver coin through her digestive system.25 Aug 05:30 PM
