New ZealandWatch: The best and worst-performing hospital EDs in NZ revealedOfficial information reveals the best and worst performing hospital emergency departments.16 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Leaving work in tears': Wairarapa Hospital short-staffed by 40 nursesOne experienced nurse said the demand in recent weeks had 'brought staff to their knees'.10 Aug 11:34 PM
New ZealandCarterton Mayor Ron Mark congratulates lucky local punter who bagged $30m Lotto prize'Good on them'.13 Apr 10:08 PM
New Zealand'Something horrific': Man suffers skull fracture in bloody ED machete attack01 Apr 08:54 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Reducing drug harm means admitting for most of us drugs are harmless11 Jul 06:30 PM
New Zealand'Author of her own downfall' - Nurse fired for anti-vax Facebook posts loses ERA case29 Jun 05:13 AM
New ZealandDrug Foundation sets up testing pop-up as Fentanyl leaves 12 in hospitalClinics in both Wellington and Masterton will be open in the following days.28 Jun 01:20 AM
New ZealandWhanganui DHB boss appointed to new Health NZ roleHealth NZ's central region covers around 954,000 people.21 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandWairarapa and Hutt Valley DHBs culpable for delayed breast cancer diagnosisFailures at two DHBs led to a woman's cancer diagnosis being delayed, a new report finds.30 May 05:40 AM
New Zealand10,000 allied health workers walk off the jobToday's strike comes after more than 18 months of negotiations.15 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLife-threatening endometriosis delays, surgery wait times up to three yearsOn average, women in NZ wait 8.7 years from onset symptoms to be formally diagnosed.08 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'I did start to feel suicidal': Endometriosis patient's agonising wait for treatment"Not because I wanted to die, but because the pain was so unbearable," 20-year-old says.04 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'They're not listening to us': Nurses say DHB failed to act on unsafe staffingHealth and safety concerns including staffing were raised with Wairarapa DHB last month.13 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandDHB board member roles scrapped three months before term endsTime is ticking for DHB board members who won't be needed come July 1.10 Mar 03:24 AM
New ZealandLocations of interest: Popular Queenstown bar, Remuera racecourse, Hamilton sites addedQueenstown Airport lounge and a Hamilton fitness centre latest on list.11 Feb 12:40 AM
New Zealand'Terrible time' to be restructuring health sector - RetiHealth spokesman says DHBs still missing agreed deadline to improve safe staffing.12 Jan 07:37 PM
New ZealandDHB investigating claim vaccination staff paid for big night out with Prezzy cards'I am not aware of how the food and beverages were paid for,' DHB boss says.06 Dec 05:07 AM
New ZealandMore than 1300 unvaccinated DHB staff stood downHow many staff have been stood down at your DHB?17 Nov 05:25 AM
New ZealandWairarapa Hospital has Covid capacity, but no ICU, as second Masterton case recordedA second positive case of Covid-19 was recorded in Masterton today.16 Nov 12:48 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNats fears for Hawke's Bay ICU if outbreak were to occurFigures provided to Reti show HB's had NZ's highest ICU occupancy since outbreak started.22 Oct 01:20 AM
New Zealand'Unacceptable': Disparity in DHB staff vaccination levels revealedLess than half of all staff at one DHB are fully vaccinated.22 Sep 04:40 AM
New ZealandMinistry of Health keeps quiet on DHB staff vaccination ratesThe deadline for DHBs to know this information was August 31.31 Aug 10:00 PM
New ZealandHealth Minister Andrew Little on planned nurses' strikeMidwives and nurses gear up to walk off the job on Thursday.16 Aug 09:33 PM
New ZealandMidwives strike: Six DHBs cancel non-urgent caesarean birthsAbout 1500 hospital midwives are holding rolling eight-hour strikes this week.11 Aug 04:37 AM
New ZealandMidwives strike: Eight-hour rolling strikes begin todayMidwives in Auckland and Northland will be the first to walk off the job today.08 Aug 07:58 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRevealed: 'Deeply concerning' vaccination rates vary across NZIn one district Māori are being vaccinated at a quarter of the national rate.27 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandSome Covid vaccine centres could pause to balance supplyThere will be an update this afternoon on the quarantine-free travel pause with Victoria.16 Jun 01:40 AM
New ZealandWellington nurses join national strike'Conditions' and 'pay' cited as reasons for today's industrial action.08 Jun 08:21 PM
New ZealandLive: 30,000 Nurses strike DHBs reduce services as staff walk outNon-urgent surgery and outpatient clinics cancelled as nurses walk off the job.08 Jun 06:45 PM
