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Revealed: 'Deeply concerning' vaccination rates vary across NZ

In one district Māori are being vaccinated at a quarter of the national rate.

Rest home complaints: Unexplained bruising, leg fractures, bad food and cockroaches

Close to 100 rest home complaints have been fully or partially upheld since 2020.

RSV virus outbreak: 'Record-breaking' numbers flock to after hours clinics

RSV virus outbreak: Massive surge of patients to after hours and emergency departments

'It looks horrible': Hospitals flooded with breathless babies battling RSV virus

Wellington Hospital has seen more than 20 babies due to the spread of a RSV virus.

'Devastated, numb': Grieving mum's plea for accountability over baby's death

"My baby died because the medical staff didn't do their jobs properly," Laura Mallin says.

Live: 30,000 Nurses strike DHBs reduce services as staff walk out

Non-urgent surgery and outpatient clinics cancelled as nurses walk off the job.

North Shore Hospital plunged into darkness overnight, patients redirected

North Shore Hospital was without power for four hours overnight.

2020 stocktake found health IT systems vulnerable

The DHBs also lacked skilled IT staff to focus on security, a report found.

Exclusive: How 'vulnerable' hospital services will change

Services have been flagged as vulnerable: what that means, and how they could change.

How maternity services could change at Auckland Hospital after four mothers died

Radical changes could be on the way for maternity services at Auckland City Hospital.

Exclusive: Auckland DHB set to overhaul maternity services; investigations into deaths of mothers find problems

"Lack of access or co-ordination of care" was a notable finding in three of the deaths.

1700 Auckland kids wait in pain as Covid-19 aggravates dental backlogs

The crisis shows how weaknesses in the health system have worsened after Covid-19.

Covid 19 coronavirus: NZ's Covid-19 death toll rises to 26

North Shore patient who died at the weekend confirmed as NZ's 26th Covid-related death.

Lockdown mums left frightened, alone in hospital with calls for help unanswered

Medication wasn't given on time or was left out of reach, the women say.

Women who gave birth in lockdown felt 'abandoned, alone and devastated'

"I cried the whole night," one new mother said of her hospital stay.

Parents who decline vaccinations for kids - highest/lowest regions revealed

A Covid-19 vaccine information campaign will start this month.