Travel newsUS reportedly mulls travel restrictions affecting 43 countriesCitizens from 11 countries, including Iran and Syria, face a complete travel ban. 15 Mar 10:56 PM
LifestyleDouble tragedy: Pioneering ballerina and her mother die within 24 hoursAs an orphan from war-torn Sierra Leone, Michaela DePrince was hailed as a trailblazer.15 Sep 11:49 PM
TravelAir NZ extremely sorry after grandmother injured by wheelchair no-show'She arrived exhausted, in tears and pain from her injuries.'02 Jul 06:00 AM
New Zealand‘We cried and cried’: Kiwi nurse reunited with woman whose life she saved in Africa after 30 years10 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandEbola nurses meet Clark in stricken nationA team of Kiwi nurses working as part of the international Red Cross Ebola response team in Sierra Leone got to meet Helen Clark this week.19 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldWhat comes after Ebola?Schools are reopening, but in three Ebola-ravaged African countries, children have had their innocence stolen by a virus.27 Jan 02:02 AM
WorldEbola checks failed for nurse on British flightAuthorities are trying to trace all 71 passengers on a Heathrow to Glasgow flight who may have been exposed to Ebola.30 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldChristmas cheer banned as Ebola battle continuesSoldiers will make sure there is no Christmas cheer in Sierra Leone this year as the Ebola virus continues to spread through west Africa.13 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandNurses help Sierra Leone's Ebola victimsAn Ebola death rate of 70 per cent did not stop two Kiwi nurses from answering the call for help.07 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldEbola-infected doctor may leave Sierra Leone for treatment in USA doctor from Sierra Leone with United States residency infected with Ebola may travel to the US to be treated for the deadly virus, medical officials say.14 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi nurse: I'd go back to help Ebola fightA Whangarei nurse who spent a month working at a purpose-built Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone is home again but says she'd go back in a heartbeat.09 Oct 09:38 PM
WorldBaby isolated in Australia over Ebola fearsA one-year-old who'd recently returned to Victoria from West Africa was isolated after showing symptoms similar to those of Ebola.21 Sep 05:56 PM
WorldThe most terrifying thing about EbolaWhat makes the Ebola virus so terrifying is not its kill rate or its exponential growth. It's the fact that it threatens humanity by preying on humanity.20 Sep 02:28 AM
World'Big Pharma' slammed for lack of Ebola drugThe leading scientists have launched an attack on "Big Pharma", accusing drugs giants of failing to manufacture a vaccine, because there was "no business case".07 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldEbola: A whole country in quarantineSierra Leone's proposed countrywide 'lockdown' will not help control an Ebola outbreak and could lead to the disease spreading further as cases are concealed, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) claimed today.06 Sep 10:14 PM
WorldEbola fight a 'war', says UNThe UN's new leader on Ebola says the fight against the epidemic is a "war" which could take another six months.25 Aug 08:16 PM
New ZealandNZ nurse joins war on Ebola'I feel 100 per cent supported and safe,' says Whangarei nurse Donna Collins as she heads to Sierra Leone to join a Red Cross team responding to Ebola.13 Aug 08:00 PM
WorldEbola serum 'reverses' diseaseAn experimental serum treatment on two US missionaries has raised hopes of an effective treatment for the disease after doctors reported a "miraculous" improvement in the health of one of those who contracted the disease.05 Aug 05:12 AM
WorldEbola: One flight awayIn an era when the next pandemic can seem just a pathogen away, Ebola still retains a grisly fascination.02 Aug 02:48 AM
New ZealandNo screening for ebola in NZHealth officials will not start screening for deadly ebola infection among passengers arriving in NZ, despite the seriousness of the outbreak of the disease in West Africa.30 Jul 03:09 AM
WorldWorld's biggest health risk?As Ebola, Mers and HIV/Aids make headlines, what are the biggest risks to the world's health? And what is being done about them?28 Jul 06:14 AM
WorldChief doctor fighting Ebola is infectedHe's been labelled a 'national hero' for battling Sierra Leone's deadly Ebola outbreak. Now he's been infected with the disease that has no cure.23 Jul 06:32 PM
