Fresh concerns over our hospital buildings, how buy now, pay later schemes could be fueling addiction and cold plus fog hits the country in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Mental health nurse fired after he had sexually suggestive contact with vulnerable teen.

Ashley Bloomfield's final message to New Zealand as director general of health. Video / Ministry of Health

The man is believed to have been in a relationship with his alleged victim.

Muck-slinging and bickering continues to blight the freed-camping review.

The Government gears up for a winter Covid peak, concern about the effects of alcohol on mental health and why the economy might be able to avoid a recession in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Expert warns that complacency could mean even more Covid hospitalisations.

Professor Michael Baker says monkeypox is 'nothing like Covid-19' and has 'good outcomes'.

Covid-19 cases back on the rise, more staff hired to fill surge in passport demand and more details revealed of Chicago Independence Day Parade mass shooting in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Doctors wait 'with bated breath' to see impact of DHB shakeup

Workers are burnt out, working double shifts and moving to Australia for better pay.

New Covid-19 Response Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall said alongside Director-General of Health Dr Ashely Bloomfield that lockdowns and border closures would still be a last resort. Video / Mark Mitchell

The Australian healthcare sector is offering better pay and other perks.

As hospitals experience "extreme pressure" with "abnormally high" patient presentations, NZ Nurses Organisation co-president Kerri Nuku calls on the Government to act. Video / NZ Herald

Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says there is an 'encouraging' decrease in cases. Video / Mark Mitchell

Coroner says baby's death eight hours after birth "utterly tragic".

All Black sidesteps Court appearance, how builders are working around the GIB shortage and the Government gets called out for spending too much in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

What’s on Jacinda Ardern’s agenda ahead of a chat with the Aussie Prime Minister, could we see a second Covid booster? And fire in Auckland’s second tallest tower in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Older Kiwis and those with high-risk conditions should remain vigilant about reinfection.

13 May, 2022. Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield fronts 1pm Covid-19 press conference. Video / Marty Melville

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 Herald

Māori liaison specialist nurse Patumahoe Leaf-Wright is taking specialty cardiology services to rural and remote communities. Video / Hāpaitia te Hauora Manawa

Andrew Little announces the Government’s plan to tackle delays in hospital waiting lists caused by Covid-19. Video / Supplied

Music festival aims to help whānau get over the Covid blues.

Women, trans, inter-sex and non-binary people are slipping through the cracks.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield is stepping down as Director-General of Health. Video / NZ Herald

As the new XE Covid variant spreads overseas, Dr David Welch explains how variants evolve and why it's too soon to be concerned. Video / NZ Herald / AP

Medical treatment injury claims lodged with ACC tally 139,000 over 10 years.

As the booster and child vaccine rates slow across NZ, Northern Region Health Coordination Centre's clinical director Dr Anthony Jordan and Starship paediatrician Emma Best explain why even after Covid infection, vaccinations are critical. Video / NZ Herald