WorldConjoined twins out into a new worldThe Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne yesterday farewelled their two star patients, Trishna and Krishna, as they left five weeks after being surgically separated.21 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandIHC facing ruin after multi-million pay orderThe IHC is seeking Govt help over an Employment Court case that could cost it $80 million in backpay and an extra $20m a year in wages.21 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandVirus-hit Waikato DHB restarts computersWaikato DHB is re-starting computers in key locations after staff worked all-night battling a computer virus which crippled the organisation17 Dec 07:23 PM
New ZealandDHB board member who questioned another's integrity suspendedDr Suresh Vatsyayann was asked to withdraw comments made in an email and apologise to the Waikato board and management, but refused.17 Dec 03:40 AM
New ZealandComputer virus cripples Waikato DHBWaikato DHB is trying to keep as many people out of hospitals as possible while it tries to fix damage caused by the Conficka computer worm.16 Dec 09:55 PM
New ZealandTechnology brings Santa to his fans at StarshipJust hours after surgery, 6-year-old Tabitha Monk rushed to put on her Sunday best for a chat with Santa from his North Pole grotto.15 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandBan on P ingredient at least a year awayA promised Government crackdown on the main ingredient in the drug P is likely to be at least a year away.15 Dec 03:00 PM
LifestyleBronze ageThe suntan, fake or natural, has always caused a stir. Once a sign of poverty and vulgarity it is now the preserve of the rich and famous.11 Dec 03:00 PM
Small BusinessACC chairman denies acting politicallyACC board chairman John Judge today rejected an allegation he had acted politically over levy proposals.10 Dec 06:20 AM
Small BusinessAverage worker hit with $200 ACC levy hikesThe Govt's ACC levy increases are less than were recommended by the ACC board but still about $200 a year for an average income worker with a car.10 Dec 03:30 AM
New ZealandLegionnaires outbreak in CanterburyOne person is dead and four others have fallen ill in a recent spate of cases of Legionnaires' Disease, which officials blame on potting mix.10 Dec 03:09 AM
New Zealand'Charter for rapists' - critics savage ACCTherapists and counsellors say tight new rules for claiming ACC subsidies for sexual abuse counselling have become "a rapists' charter"08 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandParents fume over delay in home-care pay decisionEight families who say they need help to look after their disabled children have been left waiting almost a year for a decision by the Human Rights Review Tribunal.06 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandKiwis letting health slide, study findsNew Zealanders are putting off doctors visits and surgeries and giving up on healthy behaviour, according to a survey.02 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandFalls major cause of hospital injuriesHospital falls caused more than a quarter of the major "adverse events" listed by DHBs in their latest report on potentially preventable healthcare harm. 30 Nov 03:00 PM
New ZealandNearly 100 patients die after hospital incidents - reportNearly 100 patients died after "serious" incidents in public hospitals during the year to June 30, according to a report out today.29 Nov 11:33 PM