New ZealandMeasles outbreak in HamiltonWaikato DHB has been notified about six cases in the past week.16 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandWarning to retirement villages after door-knocking scamThe scam sees door-knockers claim to be from the DHB and ask to inspect medication.16 Jan 07:26 AM
New ZealandJunior doctors announce second strike this monthResident Doctors at DHBs will strike twice this month.11 Jan 05:15 AM
New Zealand'An amazing guy': Tribute for cancer dad Kurt BruntonDavid Downs says Kurt Brunton put up a courageous battle to try to beat his cancer.08 Jan 09:16 PM
New Zealand20-year battle: Family carers' pay deal finally settledThe settlement is confidential but it means the families no longer have a court date.20 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandRotorua group working to reinstate rescue helicopterRescue helicopters in Taupō, Tauranga and Hamilton, began servicing Rotorua six weeks ago.19 Dec 05:23 PM
New ZealandWaikato DHB criticised in investigation after death of cancer patientHealth and Disability Commissioner deemed aspects of care 'suboptimal'.14 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandLife at stake: Doctor pleads case for desperate patientSteph Aston has been diagnosed with a life-threatening disease - but she can't get help.09 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Fighting for my life': Refused treatment for 'fake' sicknessFactitious disorder label damaging for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patients who need treatment.09 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPharmaceuticals family gifts $9m to children's healthGift of $9 million to finance Starship children's hospital training on medical manikins06 Dec 09:30 PM
New ZealandDoctors to fight new abortion lawLaw reform may make doctors refer patients specifically to another doctor for abortions.02 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand3500 hospital workers in line for pay riseFor Auckland District Health Board cleaner Lena Hiku it is life-changing.25 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandRisk of flu pandemic 'remains high'The weekend marked 100 years since the country's worst public health disaster.18 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandNine-month wait for crucial heart scanNine month delay for crucial heart scan. "It only takes that long to have a baby."16 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew vaccine launched to combat killer meningococcal B diseaseToddlers immunised during the last epidemic now need a new dose as adolescents.07 Nov 12:46 AM
New ZealandWarning over potentially deadly strain of meningococcal diseaseSix Kiwis have died from a new strand of meningococcal disease this year.06 Nov 02:05 AM
New ZealandSick, hurt get vouchers to exit ED: 'Paying people to go away'Last year the cost to Waitemata DHB was almost $100 a voucher.04 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandDoctor thought to have penned meningococcal letterHealth board suspects meningococcal claims penned by a senior doctor.31 Oct 04:40 AM
New ZealandZachary Gravatt 'can lie easy' following inquestCoroner praises father's approach at Zachary Gravatt's meningococcal inquest30 Oct 11:35 PM
RoyalsLow-key royal visit means 'today lives were saved'Over a cuppa, the Duke and Duchess push one of the last taboos into the global spotlight.29 Oct 07:00 AM
New ZealandEarly drugs would have boosted odds - expertExpert says earlier antibiotics would have boosted Zachary Gravatt's chances.29 Oct 04:30 AM
New Zealand'Pie and Coke for breakfast is the norm'Woman who shed 50kg warns of obesity-cancer links.28 Oct 09:07 PM
New ZealandFocus: Healthcare workers are burning outHealthcare workers, from doctors to nurses are burning out due to tough working conditions and environments.Watch26 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Crying in the toilet': Doctors under too much pressureWeary, stressed medics emptied of compassion for patients says an expert.26 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandSwarbrick: no stigma in mental health issuesGreens mental health spokeswoman tells AUT audience her teen anxiety was 'quite normal'.08 Oct 01:49 AM
New ZealandDoctors' fees skyrocket after DHBs cut fundingSolo mum-of-three either pays $61 to get her child after hours care, or waits four hours.03 Oct 06:04 AM
New ZealandHeroic toddler gets surgery for misshapen headMaddie Blitvitch survived her second major surgery. That wasn't the end of her troubles.29 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi father begins radical treatment in USKiwi Karl Brunton has begun last-ditch, radical treatment for cancer in the United States.21 Sep 10:34 PM
New Zealand'I won, but I felt like a wounded soldier'Rachel Phelps is mum to two happy healthy kids and looking back on an eight-year fight.21 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWho's to blame for one of Auckland's most brutal murders?Killer Gabriel Yad-Elohim was released from hospital just days before a brutal murder.20 Sep 09:27 AM
New ZealandFlu pandemic 'matter of when, not if'NZ scientist Robert Webster may have saved the world from a killer flu.16 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionKathy Spencer: Elephant in hospital waiting roomCOMMENT: We should pay doctors to work entirely in the public health system.11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSuicide numbers prove need for action - ministerNZ's record high suicide numbers prove need for action, says health minister David Clark.09 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHeart op study stuns expertsBlood transfusions given to older heart surgery patients could do more harm than good.03 Sep 06:00 PM
