The radiology department will be upgraded, and a new cancer treatment machine added.

The blanket ban on donations by gay and bisexual men is being scrapped.

A senior Northland doctor is worried about a lack of medical staff.

Health NZ will be audited due to soaring surgery wait lists.

Higher-risk births were sent to a hospital more than an hour away after specialists quit.

Police say further arrests or charges cannot be ruled out.

And other news briefs from around Tairāwhiti.

Hospitals across the city were affected by the outage.

A GP at an urgent care clinic failed to provide the unwell woman with appropriate care.

Dr Shane Reti lost the portfolio in Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's reshuffle.

Christopher Luxon insists he still has confidence in Shane Reti.

The Government has faced increasing scrutiny due to pressures within the health sector.

Rest homes and other facilities may be required to allow assisted dying.

The nurse was stabbed during a callout in Rotorua.

A family has lost their baby due to the highly infectious disease.

A report into claims of racial bias in a major medical exam has been completed.

A support organisation says it's important to diagnose and treat ADHD 'before it spirals'.

A patient attempted to strangle an ED nurse at Middlemore Hospital.

Pinnacle and Tūranga Health collaborated on the event for Gisborne pēpī and tamariki.

'We’ve lost people ... all vital to making sure a hospital functions accordingly.'

Nurses allegedly reluctant to test for Covid and take time off work amid latest influx.

New Zealand researchers say there is a need to tackle alcohol-related health problems.

'The victim was taken to Rotorua Hospital for treatment for their injuries.'

Health NZ has proposed getting rid of national maternity and early years programme.

One worker says the building is decrepit and falling down around them.

Call for the Government to ensure the town gets elderly/respite care facility.