New ZealandMumps misdiagnosis: Teen fears she infected hundredsA teenager with mumps, who was misdiagnosed by three doctors, fears she infected hundreds.28 Dec 05:01 AM
New ZealandCancer patients face Christmas waitCancer patients are having to wait months for treatment as hospitals struggle to keep up.12 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleCurbs urged for infant formulaMost maternity hospitals require written informed consent for infant formula.28 Nov 03:56 AM
New ZealandMumps outbreak: Vaccination floated for 10-29 year-oldsIdeas are being touted of how to end the worst mumps outbreak in years.06 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandCourt quashes claims for special patientsThe claims brought by the three patients spanned about 13 years.30 Oct 02:52 AM
New ZealandRobot-assisted knee surgery a NZ firstNew Zealand's first robot-assisted partial knee replacement surgery has been carried.26 Sep 08:30 PM
New ZealandMarceau family outrage: 'He's a ticking time bomb'Parents upset over killer's trips to McDonald's and library.27 Aug 06:20 AM
New ZealandChristie Marceau's family fume at killer's outingsThe killer has visited McDonald's, a public library and a supermarket.26 Aug 07:30 PM
New ZealandWhy no evidence from Marceau bail judgesImportance of judicial independence means judges don't have to explain their decisions.14 Jun 09:28 PM
New ZealandSmoking ban: Supreme Court backs DHBThe Supreme Court has backed a health board's decision to ban smoking on its premises.14 Jun 02:32 AM
New ZealandNearly a quarter of elderly malnourishedNew research reveals malnutrition in elderly New Zealanders.26 May 02:28 AM
New Zealand12 finalists in KiwiNet awardsThere are 12 finalists for the KiwiNet awards.17 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNo taxi, no school for boy with cancerA boy with cancer can't get to school because of a severe shortage of disability taxis.29 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandMan hurt by falling pallet of plasterboardThe man was pinned by plasterboard weighing up to half a tonne, police said.07 Feb 08:26 AM
New ZealandMurderer causes hospital chaos with shivMurderer George Baker was involved in a stand-off with police at Auckland's North Shore Hospital after he was uncuffed by Corrections staff and "smashed up his room".28 Nov 05:20 AM
New ZealandCancers left hidden by test changeChanges undermine value of national bowel screening programme, expert says.09 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland region's DHB results releasedThe preliminary list of members who will serve on the Auckland region's three DHBs has been released.09 Oct 05:03 AM
Banking and financeAlleged illegal drug sales probedMedicine ads pulled off Chinese language sites after inquiries made.07 Oct 04:00 PM
BDBDHealthcareDHBs lined up for largest ICT research projectThe $37.8 million programme involves listed healthcare system software developer Orion Health, the University of Auckland, and DHBs.05 Oct 12:40 AM
New ZealandDHB in bid to retain murder-accusedThe Waitemata District Health Board has sought extraordinary action to keep a mental health patient accused of murder permanently under its monitoring.26 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandEmergency department flooded by sprinklerNorth Shore Hospital relocated 20 patients yesterday following a flood in their emergency department.01 Jul 04:39 AM
New Zealand'We're not free for everyone'Waitakere Hospital has hit back at an urban Maori authority which urged sick people to avoid expensive after-hours clinics by going straight to the free ED.01 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandHealth workers walk off the jobSome 500 DHB staff have walked off the job today in protest of what they've described as an "over-stretched workforce" that's putting patients at risk.10 Nov 12:38 AM
New ZealandPublic health workers set to strikeHealth professionals are walking off the job in Auckland this week in protest against "an over-stretched workforce unable to meet its patients' needs".08 Nov 07:26 PM
New ZealandDHB apologises after patient's deathA man who was going to the toilet up to 40 times a day and was bleeding from his rectum waited more than four months for hospital investigations for cancer.12 Oct 02:31 AM
New ZealandPatient files lost on busy motorwaySensitive health documents of four dead patients have been spilled on to a busy Auckland motorway.17 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandDHB and nurse fail dementia patientAn 87-year-old Auckland dementia patient's flight from a locked hospital ward has earned a nurse and the Waitemata District Health Board a rebuke from the country's leading health watchdog.24 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandCancer victim died after tests refusedA woman with a history of cancer died, after North Shore Hospital refused to order tests which would have diagnosed bone cancer.01 Oct 06:33 AM
