Health authorities have tightened rules around the monitoring of overseas-trained doctors, following concerns being expressed for several years over supervision.

A doctor who severed an artery in a boy's penis during circumcision may face disciplinary action.

An emergency department doctor has been charged with forging prescriptions for weight-loss pills to keep her awake while working long hours.

Auckland's controversial new community laboratory service poses "a real risk" to public safety, NZ's top health watchdog says.