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![Man wanted in relation to sex assault on student midwife found, arrested](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man wanted in relation to sex assault on student midwife found, arrested
The man was taken into custody without incident, police said.
![Middlemore Hospital patient died in suspected suicide after discharge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Middlemore Hospital patient died in suspected suicide after discharge
Hospital managers to apologise to family of patient who died in suspected suicide in 2018.
![Fake doctor: Middlemore Hospital moves to prevent it happening again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fake doctor: Middlemore Hospital moves to prevent it happening again
Yuvaraj Krishnan, 31, was jailed for tricking his way into a job as a doctor.
![Woman who left newborn in hospital waste bin didn't know she was pregnant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Woman who left newborn in hospital waste bin didn't know she was pregnant
The woman pleaded guilty in November to concealing the dead body of a child.
!['Severe pain all over my body': Nurse overdoses patient on fentanyl](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Severe pain all over my body': Nurse overdoses patient on fentanyl
The nurse accidentally mixed up the woman's medication.
![Elective surgery waiting lists continuing to grow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Elective surgery waiting lists continuing to grow
Thousands of people are overdue for elective surgery in NZ.
![Fake Middlemore doctor pleads guilty to raft of new charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fake Middlemore doctor pleads guilty to raft of new charges
Yuvaraj Krishnan allegedly used bogus CVs, reference letters and certificates.
!['Where's my baby?': Mum distraught after miscarried remains lost at hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Where's my baby?': Mum distraught after miscarried remains lost at hospital
Tuakau mum fears her fourth child was "just chucked in the tip, like it was nothing".
![Is Middlemore's ED changing after patient death, or is it business as usual?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Is Middlemore's ED changing after patient death, or is it business as usual?
Health NZ says Middlemore's under-pressure emergency department is continuing to adapt.
![City on knife edge: One person stabbed in Auckland every day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
City on knife edge: One person stabbed in Auckland every day
Recent high-profile stabbings could result in more people carrying knives for protection.
![DHB ordered to apologise to new mum over failures in care](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
DHB ordered to apologise to new mum over failures in care
New mum says misdiagnosis of a rare complication of her Caesarean caused great distress.
![Nearly all NZ hospitals failing to meet Govt's ED wait time targets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Nearly all NZ hospitals failing to meet Govt's ED wait time targets
18 out of 20 DHBs didn't reach the 95 per cent of ED patients seen within six hour target.
!['Healthy' 50yo woman dies with brain bleed. Delays at Middlemore Hospital's ED investigated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Healthy' 50yo woman dies with brain bleed. Delays at Middlemore Hospital's ED investigated
Delays lead to 'healthy' 50-year-old woman dying with brain aneurysm.
!['Morally repugnant': Doctor stripped of licence after sexually violating patient](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Morally repugnant': Doctor stripped of licence after sexually violating patient
The offending was labelled 'morally, ethically, and professionally repugnant'.
!['Utterly tragic': Newborn's death and why dialling 0800 was a factor - coroner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Utterly tragic': Newborn's death and why dialling 0800 was a factor - coroner
Coroner says baby's death eight hours after birth "utterly tragic".
![Auckland hospital 'imploding': Patient with typhoid fever slept in car due to lack of beds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland hospital 'imploding': Patient with typhoid fever slept in car due to lack of beds
Hospitals around NZ are being hit by a perfect storm of issues.
![Seismic risk assessments exposing widespread shaky hospital issue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Seismic risk assessments exposing widespread shaky hospital issue
Hutt Hospital is one of many medical facilities deemed at risk of a seismic event.
![Experts 'baffled' by falling rheumatic fever rates in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Experts 'baffled' by falling rheumatic fever rates in Auckland
Covid-19 restrictions may have achieved what years of Government initiatives could not.
![Man discharged from mental health facility now missing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man discharged from mental health facility now missing
Jamie Way's sister said her brother was not dangerous but likely suffered from paranoia.
![10,000 allied health workers walk off the job](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
10,000 allied health workers walk off the job
Today's strike comes after more than 18 months of negotiations.