New ZealandRSV resthome outbreak - 3 hospitalised, 11 test positiveThree rest home residents hospitalised amid RSV rest home outbreak.20 Jul 11:24 PM
New ZealandLive: 30,000 Nurses strike DHBs reduce services as staff walk outNon-urgent surgery and outpatient clinics cancelled as nurses walk off the job.08 Jun 06:45 PM
New Zealand2020 stocktake found health IT systems vulnerableThe DHBs also lacked skilled IT staff to focus on security, a report found.25 May 08:30 PM
New Zealand'Patients will die': Fears over colonoscopy delaysBowel Cancer NZ says Covid's return will worsen already dangerous backlogs.16 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: A health system we can depend on and be proud ofEditorial: We deserve much better than the public health service we've been lumped with.16 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'They just had no respect for us': Police admit trying to take dead child's body"I don't know how I'm coping but our son's home now."13 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandHospitals stocktake paints dire pictureMany areas of NZs hospitals are in "poor or very poor" shape - report.09 Jun 08:42 PM
New Zealand'I felt like I was killing him': Dying dad left alone for 10 days"It was absolutely disgusting my dad was left alone in hospital," daughter says.05 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan with terminal cancer loses 'precious days' in hospital waitDelays at Palmerston North Hospital have proved painful for cancer sufferer.29 Apr 09:20 PM
New ZealandFamily tragedy: Their dad is dying, but sisters aren't allowed to visitDying Dad goes home just in time to be with his loved ones but daughters want changes.09 Apr 08:46 PM
New ZealandCoronavirus: No isolation facilities in some areas in NZ"If needed patients could be transferred to other centres able to provide complex care."29 Feb 10:00 PM
New Zealand'Major risk': Rundown hospitals need $14 billion fixMost DHBs have listed major infrastructure problems as a risk to patients and staff.17 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuLetters: Thoughts on Majestic SquareRelocate the Peter Snell statue to Majestic Square. It's too far from the madding crowd.23 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRest-home shame: Resident breaks wrist in rough handlingNew details about complaints made to DHBs show list of failings.12 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandJunior doctors' strike starts today: What you need to knowFrom 7am tomorrow hospitals nationwide are without 3300 junior doctors for 48 hours.14 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandChild with meningococcal disease admitted to Palmerston North HospitalHealth authorities following up on others who might have been in contact with patient.12 Dec 04:45 AM
New ZealandDoctors' horror: Kids with maggots in scalps and rotting teeth"In a developed country like New Zealand, we can make choices...," paediatrician tells.19 Jul 11:01 PM
New ZealandNurse strikes: DHBs offer three 3% pay rises over 18 monthsDHBs say they have doubled their offer to nurses to settle pay negotiations.28 May 03:19 AM
New ZealandWDHB appoints two ophthalmologistsThey have secured their services despite huge demand worldwide and across New Zealand.20 Apr 11:00 PM
New ZealandRest home access by postcode: report"This can have serious consequences for their health."11 Apr 04:00 AM
New ZealandPremature baby's care: MidCentral DHB slammedThe MidCentral DHB has been ordered to apologise to a family over a baby's care.19 Feb 04:45 AM
New ZealandMan in isolation for 115 days in hospitalMore than 10,000 Kiwis end up in isolation each year with the longest a 115-day spell06 Jan 07:45 PM
New ZealandDHB chiefs spend $1.2m public moneyDistrict health board chief executives spend $1.2 million in three years on the taxpayer.15 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandCancer patients face Christmas waitCancer patients are having to wait months for treatment as hospitals struggle to keep up.12 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMidCentral DHB in breach of health codeCare of diabetic woman which ended in stillbirth of her baby prompts review of DHB.22 May 01:53 AM
New ZealandAlmost 10,000 patients harmed by hospitalsInternational research suggests half could have been avoided or minimised.12 Apr 02:00 AM
VideoWatch NZH Local Focus: Edna Pei - why my brother shot at police stationsEdna Pei reveals in an exclusive interview, why her brother shot at police stations in Palmerston North in 2015. She says the MidCentral District Health Board pushed him over the edge. Made with funding from NZ On Air.15 Mar 04:20 AM
VideoWatch NZH Local Focus: Edna Pei - why my brother shot at police stationsEdna Pei reveals in an exclusive interview, why her brother shot at police stations in Palmerston North in 2015. She says the MidCentral District Health Board pushed him over the edge. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Watch15 Mar 03:51 AM
New ZealandDHB, GP and anaesthetist 'breached code'A general practitioner, an anaesthetist and the MidCentral DHB have breached the health code after a man with cancer died when a referral for further scans was misplaced.13 Feb 03:04 AM
New ZealandGirl hit by truck transferred to StarshipA young girl hit by a truck in Palmerston North yesterday morning has been transferred to Starship Hospital.09 Feb 08:40 PM
New ZealandWidow, 96, faces losing home careA 96-year-old woman may be left to vacuum, change her sheets and do her own washing if her home support is ripped away from her.10 Nov 11:04 PM
New ZealandUrology patient concerned by constant travelA Whanganui cancer patient has had to make five return trips to Palmerston North in a month for treatment that he said was previously 06 Nov 08:44 PM
New Zealand'He doesn't even know he's in prison'Foisting a young man who has serious challenges on the criminal justice system was not appropriate, a judge said today.20 Oct 12:58 AM
New ZealandEnvironmentalists' election tactics questionedAcross the region returned regional councillors weren't impressed with some of the tactics employed by environmentalists, Dannevirke's 09 Oct 08:00 PM
