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Local Focus: Firmin standing for everyone and diversity
Second-time candidate standing for DHB and council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Newborn death: Care of mother and baby slammed
Failures found in Whanganui DHB's care after tragic baby death.
'Absolute bedlam': Falling ice slab at Ruapehu skifield cafe sends three to hospital
It was an 'absolute scene of bedlam' at Turoa skifield on Saturday.
Five of the country's DHBs post record annual high suicide figures
Waitematā, Waikato, Whanganui and Capital Coast DHBs all posted new record numbers.
So regular we are used to it': 2000 hospital workers attacked on the job a year
"Sometimes, physical abuse is so regular most of us are used to it."
Letters: We need a bylaw to the homeless people on our city streets
Do we need a council bylaw to deal with street beggars and people sleeping rough?
Letters: Homeless suffer prejudice
Perhaps it's Palliative Care who need to "take their heads out of the sand".
Letters: Catastrophe ever closer
Perhaps change will only occur when we are on the precipice of extinction.
Health boards fail to meet 'faster cancer treatment' target
How do DHBs rank when it comes to cancer treatment wait times?
Surgery screw ups: Drill bits left inside patients
Reported events could be "tip of the iceberg", a health advocate says.
Junior doctors' strike starts today: What you need to know
From 7am tomorrow hospitals nationwide are without 3300 junior doctors for 48 hours.
Man discharged from Whanganui Hospital, died hours later
A grieving Marton woman says her late husband should have been kept in hospital.
'Don't go there' - the hospital junior doctors don't want to work for
Whanganui Hospital has huge challenge to improve its ranking by junior doctors.
Hospital offers free and unlimited Wi-Fi
'Stay in hospital less stressful, and less stress can only help with a faster recovery.'
Mattresses on floors and staff assaulted at mental health unit
Staff abuse and patients sleeping on mattresses on floor at Te Awhina unit.
Ex-Whanganui DHB chief took $400 taxi
Former chief exec took $400 taxi from Wellington to Palmerston North because of weather.
Oral surgeon appeals misdiagnosis fine
The delayed diagnosis meant the patient had to have a third of his tongue removed.
Mt Ruapehu bus crash: Driver discharged from hospital
It is still unclear what the cause of the crash was.
New Zealand hospital staff abused daily: 'It's time to talk'
"In the ED environment, maybe we're going to have to have policemen on site."
CEO and mates hit marathon high in Nepal
The Everest marathon is tough - but the opportunity of a lifetime, as DHB chief found.
Nurse strikes: DHBs offer three 3% pay rises over 18 months
DHBs say they have doubled their offer to nurses to settle pay negotiations.
Half of DHB bullying cases go unpunished
Herald on Sunday investigation reveals shocking allegations of staff harassment at DHBs.
The city has just one Māori midwife
Whanganui situation reflects dire straits of Maori midwife workforce around the country.
Safe sleeping message urgent for Whanganui
The city continues to have highest rate in NZ of unexpected baby deaths.
Nazareth rest home residents move
The last residents leave Nazareth Rest Home this week - but not all to preferred places.
Russell Simpson and three mates head for Himalayas
Russell Simpson and friends want adventure - and $250,000 for charities
WDHB appoints two ophthalmologists
They have secured their services despite huge demand worldwide and across New Zealand.
Surgeon's lack of care and skill: DHB must apologise
A report said the man failed to provide the patient with reasonable care and skill.
Whanganui DHB asks how safe is your home?
Highlighting ways to prevent falls gives family members peace of mind.
Air ambulance's secret sideline carrying celebrities
Air Wanganui flies celebrities around NZ as well as providing a vital health service.
Rest home access by postcode: report
"This can have serious consequences for their health."
Whanganui children fighting the flab ... and winning
The fall has been put down to new initiatives focusing on the issue.