A court ruling says health officials told Housing NZ to meth-test a rehab patient's house.

Only three of 20 DHBs are meeting a target for cervical cancer screening.

DHBs say they have doubled their offer to nurses to settle pay negotiations.

Tests continuing to identify substance that made Qantas staff ill.

ADHB surgeons have called for an urgent "sea change".

The Health Minister's admission is evidence that Labour over-promised says National.

All three DHBs have had acting chairs since December.

"This can have serious consequences for their health."

Theresa Gattung was in a business meeting when she abruptly collapsed.

New Zealand is in the middle of a pertussis outbreak, with thousands affected.

At the top of a sick boy's bucket list is meeting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Sting stays in your togs, so wash them thoroughly.

A baby girl was critically injured when she fell from a North Canterbury playground.

More than 10,000 Kiwis end up in isolation each year with the longest a 115-day spell

All Val Ireland wants is to be able to face herself in the mirror again.

Busy weekend for rescue helicopters saving leisure-loving kiwis

Cancer patients are having to wait months for treatment as hospitals struggle to keep up.

A person has died following a suspected case of meningococcal disease in Auckland.

A teenager attempted to take her life after an indecent assault at Auckland hospital.

The Herald breaks down who knew what - and when - before Moko was killed.

The baby desperately needed surgery but the surgeon was stuck 30km away in heavy traffic.

Auckland City Hospital is struggling to cope with record demand.

A 4-year-old girl locked inside her body will have no house to come home to.

EXCLUSIVE: A sex offender with dementia released to retirement home because of gap in law

Auckland mum lost her husband and now faces a battle to save her daughter.

She wasn't supposed to survive after just 12 weeks in the womb. Now Maya Gourlay is 7.

International research suggests half could have been avoided or minimised.

A petition is calling for a change to how hospital parking is handled.

District health boards are making their final preparations for the three-day strike by unionised resident doctors that starts tomorrow morning.

The new State Services Commissioner was once one of the highest paid public servants but is now promising a "conservative approach" to pay rises for chief executives.