Measles outbreak: Four strains of measles, 30 new cases per day
Measles is spreading rapidly across Auckland
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Students start returning to measles schools
Measles case at school ball has not been confirmed yet.
Measles outbreak: Child critically ill in hospital
Around 40% of those infected with measles during the outbreak have been hospitalised.
National response to measles outbreak announced
There have now been 762 confirmed cases of measles in Auckland.
Measles outbreak: School nurses being trained to give vaccinations
School nurses in South Auckland are being trained to give vaccinations to students.
Measles outbreak: Warning to fans at Eden Park Pasifika showdown
Rugby fans heading to Eden Park this weekend are being warned about the measles outbreak.
Kiwi sport star's plea: Vaccinate your kids against measles
Boxer Joseph Parker urges people to help stop the spread of measles.
Hospitals overflowing: Patients kept for hours in ambulances
EDs at crisis point: "Dangerous" practice puts patients at extreme risk.
Sewage leak in Middlemore ceiling closes room in ED
A room in the busiest emergency department in the country was closed for a week.
NZ Post staffer confirmed with measles, as outbreak grows
Customers warned phone lines closed; emails, inquiries via website and Facebook delayed.
Tobacco giant tried to target poor through poverty group and DHB
The Philip Morris tactics follow revelations it was targeting Māori
Exclusive: DHB inquiry after unborn baby dies
Two investigations into possible "serious adverse events" are ongoing.
Simple, cheap test saves 4 newborns' lives
A cheap, simple test is picking up critical defects in NZ newborns. So what's the catch?
Auckland measles 'epidemic': Another 39 cases overnight
New measles cases being confirmed every day as city teeters on an epidemic.
Another 37 cases overnight: Auckland measles 'epidemic'
Almost a third of Auckland cases occurred in the last eight days, most in South Auckland.
Outbreak: 126 cases of measles in 8 days
More than half of all cases are in South Auckland.
'He put the gun through the window and shot him twice'
Armed police hunt killer of Australian tourist after fiancee fled in dark to raise alarm.
Code Red 'crisis': Record numbers of patients seek aid at Auckland Hospital
The hospital experienced its busiest ever day as sick patients flooded in.
Nurse in hot water over strong sedatives to kids
Nurse facing disciplinary action after giving strong drugs like Ketamine to children.
Nursing 'crisis': Hospitals battle staff shortages, patient surge
DHB's chief nurse says "relentless" pressure partly due to high patient demand in ED.
Large Auckland school confirms measles case
An email from principal Steven Hargreaves was sent to parents and caregivers on Friday.
Measles outbreak: Disease spreads to average of eight people a day
An average of eight people a day are being diagnosed with measles in Auckland.
Diabetes: 'the middle of the epidemic'
"It's already got worse - we are now in the middle of the epidemic."
So regular we are used to it': 2000 hospital workers attacked on the job a year
"Sometimes, physical abuse is so regular most of us are used to it."
Middlemore in 'alarming' situation
'It is an absolutely alarming, calamitous situation at the moment.'
Middlemore X-rays delayed: union
Dismayed local community leaders are now calling for an urgent review of health funding.
Christchurch gas blast: Nine damaged houses ruled off limits
WorkSafe takes over from police as lead agency investigating giant explosion.
Extra help tipped for South Auckland maternity services
Baby deaths have been linked by the DHB to factors including lack of staff and bedspace.
PM on maternity services: 'consistent underfunding'
Deaths and stillborns have been linked to a lack of resources at Middlemore Hospital.
Sepsis warning for pregnant women: Hospital staffing 'inadequate'
Sepsis not properly treated in half of all cases, Maternal Morbidity Working Group finds.
Midwives leave Middlemore Hospital in droves
An internal review has outlined the challenges in finding and keeping experienced workers.
'Not good enough': Father waits 8 hours at Middlemore for doctor - twice
Nearly 1 in 5 patients now wait more than six hours to see a ED doctor at Middlemore.
Revealed: Cluster of baby deaths in top NZ hospital
The DHB launched a review after the deaths, has hired more staff and expanded capacity.
Editorial: Substandard care for mothers and babies is an outrage
We say: Appalling mess of maternity care must be addressed urgently and never recur.