New ZealandExperts 'baffled' by falling rheumatic fever rates in AucklandCovid-19 restrictions may have achieved what years of Government initiatives could not.16 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandLive: 15 Covid-related deaths; average case numbers continue to riseThe number of Covid-related deaths since the start of the pandemic reaches 973.15 May 01:15 AM
New ZealandSurgeries, clinics on hold as thousands of health workers prepare to strike10,000 Allied Health workers are walking off the job for 24 hours tomorrow.14 May 09:19 PM
New ZealandLive: 7068 Covid community cases and 18 deaths todayCity's path could show what rest of country faces as infections continue.13 May 11:56 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'I don't want to die. But I need help': Revealed - NZ's broken mental health servicesKiwis are paying the price for a deficient mental health system.13 May 06:40 PM
New Zealand10,000 hospital workers to go on strike after negotiations failThe allied health workers will strike for 24 hours from midnight Sunday, the PSA says.13 May 05:55 AM
New ZealandLive: 29 Covid-related deaths, 7441 cases - only half of infections reportedBloomfield says only half of NZ's Covid cases are being reported.13 May 01:34 AM
New ZealandCovid reinfection within 90 days rare but possible, new health advice saysOlder Kiwis and those with high-risk conditions should remain vigilant about reinfection.13 May 01:11 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Dr Ashley Bloomfield gives Covid-19 update13 May, 2022. Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield fronts 1pm Covid-19 press conference. Video / Marty MelvilleWatch12 May 11:41 PM
New ZealandMinistry defends exemption process after ICU nurse goes unpaidCarlos Molina waited eight weeks, with no income, for a medical exemption.12 May 07:55 PM
New ZealandCancer drug debate: Give Pharmac more funds, Greens sayCancer drugs, mental health support system in spotlight ahead of Budget.12 May 05:23 AM
New Zealand9392 new Covid cases and 9 deaths, 7 people in ICUAn expert has said a rise in cases may be due to people taking fewer precautions.12 May 01:25 AM
New ZealandFocus: NZ just passed a million Covid cases - what comes next?NZ has just passed a million Covid cases but University of Auckland Senior Lecturer Dr David Welch says the real number of infections could be more than double. Video / NZ HeraldWatch12 May 12:04 AM
TravelEU to stop recommending masks for air travelThe decision is a "big step forward" in returning to normal travel.11 May 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSome could 'lose their lives': 72 people waiting for mental health support at DHBTwo patients have died in the past six years before treatment.10 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandCovid minister's warning after 9173 new cases, 14 deaths reportedThere are 385 people in hospital with the virus, including 13 in intensive care.10 May 05:30 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Like a dark blanket that covers your life': Depressed mum 'not critical enough' for support"She looks at me and goes 'mummy do you not want me any more?'"09 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand6407 new Covid cases, two more travellers have BA.5 variantOmicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 have been detected in New Zealand.09 May 01:14 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLife-threatening endometriosis delays, surgery wait times up to three yearsOn average, women in NZ wait 8.7 years from onset symptoms to be formally diagnosed.08 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandEating disorders increase 'significantly' in NZ, calls on Govt to step up support, servicesKiwis with eating disorders say plans to help are too little, too late.08 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand5647 community Covid cases, 350 hospitalisations, three deaths - and another new variantNew Zealand is just under 20,000 cases away from reaching the one million milestone.08 May 01:16 AM
New ZealandHospices struggling as costs skyrocketHospice sector calling for an increase in baseline funding for hospices from government.07 May 10:11 PM
New ZealandHealth workers' industrial action starts tomorrow, DHB offer hopes to avoid strikeDisruption will vary around the country when health workers take industrial action.07 May 09:49 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'We live in a man's world': NZ lags behind other countries in women's health"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."07 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDoctors told her she was just overweight - turns out, she had ovarian cancer'Something needs to change, you can't just push it away as women's problems.'07 May 08:29 AM
New Zealand'Women let down by system': ACC pays out $27m to women harmed by health treatment'There are so many areas that could be improved to better [women's] outcomes," GP says.06 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Just part of being a woman': How our health system ignores and neglects female patients - and what can be done about it'I kept thinking maybe I'm just being weak, maybe I just need to harden up...'05 May 11:27 PM
New ZealandDrug money used to fund anti-drug initiativesNew Zealand's criminals have helped pay for a range of community programmes this year.05 May 10:30 PM
New ZealandYears of agony waiting for surgerySome sufferers have spent years in pain while hoping for life-changing procedures.05 May 06:23 PM
New ZealandSurgery backlog: 'Trucking people around the country'There are 27,000 people waiting over four months for surgery, triple that before Covid-19.04 May 06:42 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'I don't want to live my life in pain': Why Aleisha had a hysterectomy at age 22"I didn't feel believed and felt like doctors thought I was over-exaggerating."04 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'I can't even walk properly': Mum's $30K loan for hysterectomy to end painHer pain was so bad she would regularly faint at work.04 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'I felt like I'd failed as a parent': Mum speaks out about traumatic birthsMonique Cross says she was repeatedly dismissed by health professionals.04 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Get pregnant, that'll fix your problems': Mum's endometriosis fight - for 20 yearsDallas was accused of being a drug seeker for repeatedly turning up to ED in pain.04 May 05:00 PM
