An Auckland man has become New Zealand's first reported case of a new and aggressive form of malaria that has jumped the species barrier from monkeys to humans.

Swine flu has become the dominant flu virus in New Zealand and some emergency departments are struggling to cope.

NZ researchers have established that vitamin C can help to block the growth of cancer cells.

South African tourist Tayla Storm has lost her battle against a deadly bug that struck her down on her first overseas trip.

A Bay of Plenty woman is believed to be the country's first death from swine flu this year.

While a white person has a one in three chance of finding a donor, Asian and black patients have just a one in 125,000 chance.