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Heavily bleeding woman denied treatment by police, says family

A woman's family claim she was denied hospital attention while in custody at the Rotorua Police Station, despite bleeding heavily after a miscarriage.

Kidney couple one in five million

Alcoholics told keep drinking as beds full

Vital managers making easy money out of Oz move: adviser

Ride-on mower sends King to emergency dept

A run-in with a ride-on mower is being blamed for keeping the Maori King from at least one high-profile event.

Party brawl victim still critical

Healthcare firm to expand in Australia

Call for back-up after home birth death

Woman dies after failed diagnosis

A grieving husband wants answers on how his wife died from meningococcal disease, despite repeatedly seeking medical help.

TV Pick of the week: <i>Hawthorne</i>

No teeth... life sucks thanks to hospital

A man will have to go without red meat for at least five weeks after his dentures were accidentally thrown in the bin at Middlemore Hospital.

Strikers bending law, say hospitals

DHBs: Patients hurt by 'dirty' industrial tactics

District health boards have asked the Government to "review" the right of health workers to strike, saying patients are being harmed.

Radiographers angry as health boards ditch talks

Haven at twilight of life

Kick to head sounded 'like an apple dropping on concrete'

A horse kick left Mark Isaacs with 400 stitches, three steel plates screwed into his face, a broken jaw and a reconstructed eye socket.