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Fresh school holiday measles scare as infected people visit supermarket, library
All three confirmed cases had recently travelled overseas.
Elisabeth Nicholls not the first dementia patient rest homes have lost this year
Miles Vercoe's wife, Amy Vercoe, also went missing from an Auckland rest home in May.
Prostate cancer diagnosis raises questions about Biden's health care
The former US President was previously declared as 'healthy, active, robust'.
Doctors 'stoked' with new HIV self-test vending machine
The latest HIV self-test vending machine has been set up at a Queenstown medical centre.
'Minimal attention': GP oversight blamed for missed prostate cancer diagnosis
The clinic's recall system failed between 2014 and 2018 due to changes.
Auckland supermarket, chemist latest locations of interest in measles case
Health NZ advises checking immunisation status for those who visited the locations.
22 West Auckland supermarket staff exposed to shopper infected with measles, some sent home
People in Woolworths Kelston, on ferries and at a carpark were potentially exposed.
Vaccine rates putting New Zealand at risk of measles outbreak - Health NZ
Alerts have been issued after a new measles case was confirmed in Auckland yesterday.
Ferry crew member confirmed as new Auckland measles case
The infected person visited several public locations while contagious.
Wellington struggles to shake Crypto outbreak, reported cases 'high'
The outbreak started in March with the illness continuing to spread.
Precautions in place after intensive care unit babies test positive for bacteria
Waikato Hospital would not say how many babies were affected.
'Changed everything': Why Aucklander, 24, is running 12 marathons in 12 months
Thanks to a miracle drug, Ben Prince-Saxon is using his new lease on life to give back.
'The pain is beyond anything': Family mourn son lost to dengue fever
Misiafa Lene, 12, died after contracting dengue fever in Samoa this month.
'Every life matters': Covid inquiry urges last-minute public input
Chairman Grant Illingworth urges sharing experiences to get a fuller pandemic picture.
Frozen anchovies in recall over biotoxin threat
The affected products were sold in a few supermarkets and specialty stores.
It started with a whistling sound in his nose - then things got much worse
It took nearly six years and visits to 17 different doctors to figure it out.
'Pain beyond anything': Parents' grief after 12-year-old son dies of dengue fever
Misiafa Lene, 12, was medically evacuated to Auckland where he died of dengue fever.
Off to Fiji? MFAT's warning to Kiwi travellers as 'bone-break fever' cases spike
5000+ cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been reported in the holiday hotspot.
Cryptosporidiosis outbreak: Second swimming pool drained after ill person attends lesson
A symptomatic person attended a swimming lesson last weekend.
Cryptosporidiosis outbreak numbers soar beyond yearly average
The region has had more cases recently than it normally has in a year.
‘Nearly called an ambulance’: Mum describes horror symptoms amid crypto outbreak
The Lower Hutt woman said her husband looked like he was having a seizure.
Opinion: We need action to support 300,000 Kiwis living with a rare disorder
OPINION: Rare disorders continue to be neglected and those affected face barriers to care.
From coma to courage: Kiwi woman’s inspiring health journey
A case of listeria left Grace in a coma but she insists that life is far from over.
Spike in Legionnaires’ cases leads to warning for spa pool owners after eight fall ill
Most of the cases reported over the past year were linked to contaminated spa pools.
Opinion: Kiwis deserve a national action plan for endometriosis
OPINION: Too often, those with endometriosis feel unheard or dismissed.
Hackman had severe Alzheimer's, survived week after wife's bizarre death from rodent-borne illness
The 95yo actor was in an advanced state of Alzheimer’s and died of heart disease.
‘Unbelievable pain’: Simpson announces shingles infection
'I feel as if I have a hedgehog taped to my face,' says Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson.