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![One in Wellington ICU from Turakina crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One in Wellington ICU from Turakina crash
Hato Hone St John responded to the crash with three ambulances.
![Police call for witnesses to Okoia crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police call for witnesses to Okoia crash
Police are seeking a red 1997 Nissan Maxima after a crash on Monday.
!['I felt sad, I felt angry': Emergency rooms overwhelmed and need help, says mum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I felt sad, I felt angry': Emergency rooms overwhelmed and need help, says mum
Emergency rooms are overworked and understaffed and it's terrifying for parents.
![Cards with Health Minister’s contact details were 'nurses’ response to abuse'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cards with Health Minister’s contact details were 'nurses’ response to abuse'
Wellington nurses' desperate act due to short staffing and long waits, advocate says.
!['The system is broken': Health Minister's details handed to patients in busy ED](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'The system is broken': Health Minister's details handed to patients in busy ED
Long waiting times, over-worked staff leave patients vulnerable.
![Children's mental health: Services at 'crisis point' as demand surges and staff depart](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Children's mental health: Services at 'crisis point' as demand surges and staff depart
Mental health providers are struggling to cope with growing need in the wake of Covid-19.
![Doctor fears no change if DHB managers take jobs with Health NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Doctor fears no change if DHB managers take jobs with Health NZ
Senior doctor says new entity needs people who will challenge the status quo.
![Whanganui DHB boss appointed to new Health NZ role](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whanganui DHB boss appointed to new Health NZ role
Health NZ's central region covers around 954,000 people.
![Hospitals struggle: Hundreds wait for surgeries as non-urgent care paused](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hospitals struggle: Hundreds wait for surgeries as non-urgent care paused
Planned procedures cut back for two weeks due to staff absences and vacancies.
![Seismic risk assessments exposing widespread shaky hospital issue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Seismic risk assessments exposing widespread shaky hospital issue
Hutt Hospital is one of many medical facilities deemed at risk of a seismic event.
![10,000 allied health workers walk off the job](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
10,000 allied health workers walk off the job
Today's strike comes after more than 18 months of negotiations.
![Woman, 62, hits health worker after 21-hour wait in ED](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman, 62, hits health worker after 21-hour wait in ED
Emails reveal concerns in NZ's busiest emergency departments.
![Unlawful: Homeless and mentally unwell man locked up for longer than law allowed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Unlawful: Homeless and mentally unwell man locked up for longer than law allowed
Victims and defendants are suffering the consequences of delays in mental health reports.
![Crisis point as DHBs grapple with health staff shortages](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crisis point as DHBs grapple with health staff shortages
Thousands of health staff around NZ are off work with Covid, leaving others overworked.
![Daily Covid cases shows Wellington peak, hospitalisations 'fluctuate'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Daily Covid cases shows Wellington peak, hospitalisations 'fluctuate'
Three Covid deaths were announced in the Wellington Region yesterday.
![Live: Person in 20s one of 9 Covid deaths today - 14,463 cases, 1000 people hospitalised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Live: Person in 20s one of 9 Covid deaths today - 14,463 cases, 1000 people hospitalised
The person in their 20s who died was NZ's second youngest Covid-related death.
![The aftermath: Five homicides, five people failed by the mental health system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The aftermath: Five homicides, five people failed by the mental health system
A trail of grief, scrutiny, and learnings - how could these deaths have been prevented?
![Five homicides 'absolutely avoidable', a total system failure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Five homicides 'absolutely avoidable', a total system failure
Five homicides by five mentally-ill people have been the subjects of extensive inquests.
![Wellington and Hutt among regions with highest active Covid cases](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellington and Hutt among regions with highest active Covid cases
Kenepuru Community Hospital has 21 per cent of staff off work due to Covid-19.
![Exclusive: Exhausted nurses 'falling over each other' for nightly $500 Covid bonus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Exclusive: Exhausted nurses 'falling over each other' for nightly $500 Covid bonus
'We are so short staffed in every department that management are working on the floor.'
![Kenepuru Hospital closed to visitors for surveillance Covid testing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kenepuru Hospital closed to visitors for surveillance Covid testing
The closure will initially be for three days, after which it will be reassessed.