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Why Four Square is finally apologising to Kiwi feminist after 55 years
Joss Shawyer resisted forced adoption and supported other single mothers to do the same
'Can’t do anything': Brain-damaged man's decline after hospital's morphine overdose
Trevor Flood was being treated for cancer when he suffered a significant brain injury.
Opinion: A mum and new-born twins faced a health crisis - we're grateful for their world-class care
OPINION: What we saw in 20 days was world-class care delivered almost without exception.
Health NZ criticised after misread smears allowed cancer to spread
Pippa van Paauwe’s smear tests were incorrectly assessed as normal, two consecutive times.
'Witchcraft': Psychotic man who died in police custody saw ghosts before brutal attack on pensioner
A coroner says it is possible the prisoner suffocated while wearing a spit hood.
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.
Auckland Hospital tells women to expect to be discharged 3-4 hours after giving birth
A maternity advocate says the letter sent to expectant mums is 'manipulative'.
'Jump the queue': C-section private surgery quota at Auckland Hospital ongoing dispute
The proposed rules come after years of tension centred on high c-section rates.
GP sounds alarm over hospital delays: ‘We don’t know what the real wait time is’
Patients are told they'll be seen in six weeks, but wait months.
Health Minister bogged down in details of dirty hospital toilet
Dr Shane Reti asked for a briefing on cleanliness at Auckland Hospital.
Hope for cancer patients as price falls on life-extending drug
The scheme won't cover all multiple myeloma patients. Details are due within a month.
'I'm effectively cured': Gene-editing trial proves promising for treating rare disorder
Judy Knox no longer takes drugs for her potentially fatal disorder, hereditary angioedema.
Watch: 'Worse than childbirth' - Mum's life-changing spinal injury after fall from rail bridge
Son, 15, went for help after watching mum "cartwheel" off bridge on bike trip.
Refused treatment: Kiwi teen accused of faking bowel illness
Trinity, who's now 18, has been in and out of hospital since she was 2 years old.
Heart surgery delays: Where patients waited the longest
The alarming situation is revealed in figures obtained by the Herald under the OIA.
'We will love you forever': Grieving family pay tribute to celebrity physician Dr Tom
"He was so much to so many, but to us, he was everything.”
'Very, very raw': 'Hero' physician Dr Tom Mulholland dies suddenly
Known affectionately as Dr Tom, he'd helped hundreds of thousands of people over 30 years.
‘Ready to fight': Community reeling after woman accused of faking illness dies
Sufferers of 'invisible' illness say enough is enough after death of “beacon”.
Auckland woman accused of faking her illness has died
Stephanie Aston, who battled the health system for years, has died.
Auckland Hospital discusses limiting number of C-sections
The discussions come amid debate about c-section rates at the hospital.
'Hopeless': Family loses injunction bid to keep father on life support
The judge urged family to talk with hospital staff about when to turn the machine off.
Te Whatu Ora to axe 300 jobs
And hundreds more are set to go over the next few weeks as as DHB changes take effect.
‘Racial bias’ in paediatrics exam favours white candidates, doctors claim
A group of more than 30 doctors believes racial bias is behind different pass rates.
'They took out my kidney and I'm waiting for them to give me the okay'
Miriama Rubena says she's sick of getting bumped from the waiting list.
Explainer: Why Māori, Pacific are prioritised for surgery
Premium explainer: Why the controversial change has happened.
Exclusive: Rise in maternity incidents at Auckland Hospital
Nearly half of the hospital's midwifery positions were vacant.
Woman with deep vein thrombosis misdiagnosed, discharged twice
She was thought to have been suffering sciatica. It was something far more serious.