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Editorial: One specialist goes on leave and the health system cracks appear
OPINION: Our health system, including children's palliative care, has been neglected.

Fears for dying kids as the country’s only specialist takes extended leave
General paediatricians were asked to fill the role but lacked training.

Why a charity drive is a lifeline for families like Emma’s
Emma had open-heart surgery at four days old.

Nurses, social workers working as receptionists as ‘back office’ public sector cuts bite
Government assurances cuts would not affect the front line were false, the PSA said.

Police speak to family of young baby with head injuries
The child has made a recovery and has been discharged from hospital.

Police investigating after baby hospitalised with serious head injuries
The baby was flown to Whangārei Hospital and later transferred to Starship hospital.

Kiwi teen who endured brain surgery while awake forced to move to Oz for cancer care
Portia was the youngest in New Zealand to have an awake craniotomy.

'Thought we had lost her': 7yo girl's miracle recovery after shock accident
Blenheim 7-year-old Isla nearly died after a freak accident.

Triumph over tragedy: Rosie Dowling’s healing journey
The inspirational farmer is determined to make her beloved Gavin proud.

Watch: Vehicle rammed as weapon-wielding groups clash outside Auckland hospital
SUV reversed at speed, bat flung and metal pole used as spear during dispute.

Meet Dan: Life-sized 'unicorn' up for auction
Dan the unicorn from Baazar Boutique is looking for a new home.

'Tough little girl': 3-year-old has wedge of skull reattached
Daisy will go to Florida for proton treatment when she recovers from surgery.

Kiwi parents of babies with heart defects interviewed in ground-breaking research
What's it like to discover your unborn baby has a major heart condition?

Parents thought 4yo had constipation - then she was diagnosed with leukaemia
'You never wish it on your worst enemy, to feel so helpless'

'I feel like I need to be an octopus’: Mum on her year with triplet sons
One year, three times the fun for parents of 'spontaneous' Auckland triplets.

Alive to tell the story: 5-year-old happy and healthy after scary start to life
'She often claims the Westpac Helicopter as ‘hers’ when she sees it fly over.'

Starship Hospital leaders say Treaty repeal law will make their job harder
The 7AA repeal would have direct impact on the hospital floor, Starship directors say.

Mum warned kids weren't safe around her, kills her infant, then gets name suppression
'Not long before my anger becomes too much for the kids’ safety,' she warned in texts.

Hiring freeze: Doctor jobs unfilled as Health NZ cost-cutting bites
Doctors had job applications paused at the reference-checking stage, or delayed for weeks.

'Devastating consequences': Twin baby dies after getting stuck in her car seat
The 9-month-old girl suffered 'severe and irreversible brain damage'.

Young Māori cancer survivor interviews Michelle Obama
Kya Hurihanganui Thornicroft was only 13 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.