Auckland DHB chairman gets vaccine early, explains why
"There's no way in which we are preventing people ... getting access to the vaccine."
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She went blind at 37. Others with diabetes are now at risk of losing their sight
Anne Niulesā woke up blind at the age of 37. Services to protect others are in crisis.
Exclusive: How 'vulnerable' hospital services will change
Services have been flagged as vulnerable: what that means, and how they could change.
Ambiguous discharge notes linked to woman's stroke
Woman stopped taking medication to reduce her risk of stroke after hospital stay.
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.
Sick Auckland MIQ patient transferred to hospital
Returnee transferred from MIQ facility earlier today for non-Covid related issue.
Warning after out-dated testing letter circulating on social media
Advice on an outdated Covid-19 fact-sheet is circulating offering wrong advice.
Health workers get early jabs to ensure no vaccine waste
Hundreds of frontline Auckland medical staff have received Covid jabs today.
90-year-old's 192m birthday plunge for Starship
"If it does some significant good for Starship, I shall be very, very happy."
Parents who decline vaccinations for kids - highest/lowest regions revealed
A Covid-19 vaccine information campaign will start this month.
Hospitals stretched for beds, spike in demand over holiday period
Middlemore is blaming the surge on post-holiday injuries and health checks.
Revealed: Costly car parking - how your hospital compares
How does the cost of car parking at your hospital compare?
Foreigners responsible for $68.5m of hospital debt
Health minister says "it is the cost of being a compassionate country".
Vision loss, harm to newborn, cancer diagnosis delay linked to Covid-19 disruption
DHB reports show some patient harm incidents related to Covid-19 restrictions.
Doctor denied C-section: 'Why is the Ministry of Health controlling how we birth?'
Doctor who was initially denied a caesarean section claims it is every woman's right.
Aucklander saw psychiatrist to get C-section: Warns others 'robbed' of choice
"The psychiatrist produced a very compelling report supporting my decision."
'Absolute last resort': Pregnant woman's throat cut open in last-resort medical procedure to save baby and mum
'You train for it but you never think you will actually have to do it,' doctor tells.
C-section clampdown: Mums complain to health watchdog
"Intervention rates are inexplicably high for private obstetricians."
Exclusive: C-section mums face scrutiny at biggest NZ hospital
Elective caesarean sections account for more than one in five births at Auckland DHB.
Shock and heartbreak after sudden death of respected nurse
Suresh Vengetaraman died just days before his 43rd birthday.
'Real life angel' makes couple's baby dream come true
"Two years earlier we didn't know each other from a bar of soap."
Ministry stands by information 'provided and released' over sick student
Health Ministry says statements were "an accurate reflection of the information provided".
Cars lined up at Northcote testing site before opening
Reminder Covid tests are also available at GP clinics and some urgent-care clinics.
Revealed: Which DHBs have toughened cataract surgery thresholds
Each DHB sets its own threshold for surgery - find out how yours compares.
Cataracts so bad driving isn't possible - but public system says 'No'
One in four of those declined surgery had sight so bad they couldn't legally drive.
Auckland marathon runner: 'I always wished I had new legs'
Born with spina bifida and amniotic sac syndrome, Paige Boyed is defying the odds.
'Pathetically low screening rates': Doctor's Covid warning as virus spread undetected
As Auckland moves to level 1, documents raise questions about past safeguards.
'Still traumatised by the surgery': Swab left inside Auckland patient for a month
The mistake cost the woman unnecessary harm and significantly impacted her recovery.
Hospital backlog blowout: Care delayed for 500,000 Kiwis
Growing wait times are sparking fears patients are being put at further risk.
Mt Roskill cluster: Two Waitematā DHB health workers test positive for Covid-19
One staffer was already on leave, while the other doesn't work with patients.
Five months, no answers: Family still waiting for information on mum and baby who died three days after birth
The AHDB is closer to completing its review of care into a mum and baby who died in March.
He's had five negative Covid tests. Why his isolation stay has been extended
The woman he was travelling with who tested positive gets out earlier than him.