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.
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Covid 19: Here are the rules of alert level 3 and 2 lockdown
Auckland is now in alert level 3, while the rest of New Zealand is in alert level 2.
Parents who decline vaccinations for kids - highest/lowest regions revealed
A Covid-19 vaccine information campaign will start this month.
Overnight blaze at Wellington Regional Hospital, eight floors have water damage
Visitors are asked to stay away for the next 24 hours while the cleanup is under way.
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.
'Series of misunderstandings' allowed builder's apprentice to watch heart surgery
The student's flatmate observed the entirety of a three hour-plus cardiac bypass surgery.
Revealed: Which DHBs have toughened cataract surgery thresholds
Each DHB sets its own threshold for surgery - find out how yours compares.
Election 2020: Our diverse 40 new MPs
Who are they? They include our first African, Latin American and Sri Lankan MPs.
Exclusive: Builder's apprentice snuck into heart bypass surgery - how he got in
Documents reveal a builder's apprentice watched an entire cardiac bypass operation.
Man who sneaked into surgery allegedly used medical student's swipe card
More details about how the intruder made it into a live surgery can be revealed.
Hospital security scandal: Fake medic sneaks into surgery
The medical student allegedly involved has been banned from hospital grounds.
'Patients will die': Fears over colonoscopy delays
Bowel Cancer NZ says Covid's return will worsen already dangerous backlogs.
Gynaecologist failed to respect patient's refusal of consent to surgery
Woman's refusal to the treatment written in clinical notes - which doctor had not read.
Mental health care staff cleared of wrongdoing in patient's suicide
Samuel Fischer died while at a Capital and Coast DHB secure mental health unit in 2015.
Passengers from Korea land in Wellington; school fears over quarantine facility
A managed isolation facility has been set up at the Grand Mercure for the new arrivals.
Editorial: A health system we can depend on and be proud of
Editorial: We deserve much better than the public health service we've been lumped with.
Hospitals stocktake paints dire picture
Many areas of NZs hospitals are in "poor or very poor" shape - report.
Big read: Which DHBs could prioritise Māori and Pacific patients
Nearly half the country's DHBs are considering the change, or will make it.
Covid questions: What your hospital did to get ready, and what comes next
Waikato DHB doubled ICU bed capacity. Nelson Hospital's entire renal dialysis unit moved.
Clearing up the Covid-19 chaos: Hospitals now tackling a huge backlog of operations
Patients prioritised as elective surgeries are ramping up under level 3 at many hospitals.
Thousands more masks found with crumbling elastic
More face masks deemed unfit for purpose in the fight against Covid-19.
Wellington healthcare workers test negative for Covid-19
79 staff were swabbed after coming into contact with a nurse infected with the virus.
Nurse caring for Covid-19 patients tests positive
Health authorities are attempting to trace any community contact.
NZ's second coronavirus-related death; 44 new cases
The woman, in her 90s, died at Burwood Hospital in Christchurch.
Lockdown tensions: Winston Peters - health an imperative 'but not at all costs... we'll be broke'
Winston Peters says there are "huge tensions" balancing health and economic issues.
Locks donated to Wellington hospital after bike thefts
Super-strength locks for healthcare workers on the front line of the Covid-19 crisis.
'Incredible' builders work around the clock to ready hospitals
The number of special rooms to treat Covid-19 patients has surged in a matter of weeks.
'Please stay home' - 'scared' intensive care doctor's plea to NZ
'The worst thing you can do is visit the supermarket.'
People urged not to use ED waiting room as a shortcut
Infection control measures at Wellington Regional Hospital are being put at risk.
$9.4m for Hutt maternity services 'not a magic bullet'
The money will go towards improving the Hutt's maternity services and facilities.
DHB scammed, 1000s of bogus emails sent
No private information was compromised, but 1000s of scam emails have been sent.