New ZealandHealth NZ to take longer to hit budget targetsThe organisation is also expecting a deficit of $1.1 billion in the next year. 02 Dec 11:00 PM
New ZealandBird Flu on Otago chicken farm, Health New Zealand workers on strike today | NZ Herald News Update40,000 chickens with bird flu to be culled on Otago egg farm, weather conditions hinder search for three missing climbers and healthcare workers on strike. Video / NZ HeraldWatch02 Dec 06:01 PM
New ZealandMassage therapist tells woman to lose weight, surgically alter her heightOther women complained he was sexist and racist and wouldn't stop when asked.02 Dec 01:43 AM
New ZealandReport questions if harm from Covid-19 vaccine mandates outweighed benefitsGovernment will receive the inquiry's report today but its release date is unknown. 27 Nov 05:21 PM
New ZealandNZ's secret radioactive waste facilityThe storage facility, made with concrete and steel, was kept secret at the request of the Health Ministry. Video / Ben Dickens Graphics / Corey FlemingWatch26 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Remove the gag clause': Doctors should be able to mention assisted dying - ministryGovernment says any changes will be left to a member's bill.26 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandPublic sector cuts: More job losses considered before ChristmasA senior leader tells staff he doesn't feel 'in the least bit Christmassy'.24 Nov 11:41 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘Deeply worried’: Nomination of Robert F. Kennedy jnr to health role alarms NZ health expertsRFK's peripheral role in the Samoan measles epidemic has been raised by several experts. 22 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandPuberty blockers to be prescribed more cautiously in New Zealand after reviewThe ministry says a more cautious approach will be taken to prescribing the drugs. 21 Nov 01:07 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Matter of time': New measles outbreak would be worse than 2019, with up to 90 cases a weekAfter a measles scare on Waiheke, briefings show the potential toll of a large outbreak.17 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Speed up access' to health services: New child wellness centre opensIt is a 'significant milestone' in Health NZ's commitment to improving children's health.12 Nov 04:01 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: A healthy society doesn't leave people behindOPINION: Also in today's letters – abuse redress; hard health facts; populism v fascism.12 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTwo families who lost premature babies share their second chances at parenthoodPre-term birth rates are rising, but a new initiative starts today.12 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandMan died within two days of being sent home from hospital without oxygenThe much-loved husband and father was rushed back to hospital but died there.11 Nov 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: All Blacks' win as underdogs; meddling in medical school selectionOPINION: 'I wonder if World Rugby knows about this interpretation or rule change?'10 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandWho is getting into medical school? New study sounds alarm over diversificationAffirmative action policies have had less success in lifting enrolments of poorer students07 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandMental health crisis call-outs: Police agree to delay next phasePolice have started cutting back on time spent escorting patients to hospitals.05 Nov 04:42 AM
New ZealandChina’s Trump presidency concern and fight for free dental | NZ Herald News UpdateChina’s growing concern about possible Trump presidency, the fight to make dental care free and union meetings for Health NZ nurses to be held.Watch03 Nov 06:44 PM
New ZealandHealth workers worried about violence as police pull back on mental health call-outsHealth NZ's scrambling to bring in new ways to cope with people in mental health distress.02 Nov 09:23 PM
New Zealand'Her legacy': Auckland mum dies as cancer drug is fundedAdrienne Smithson spent her last months fighting for wider access to the medication.31 Oct 08:14 PM
New Zealand'Ruthless': Sam Neill condemns Govt over proposed Dunedin hospital cutsThe Hollywood actor has weighed into the Dunedin Hospital cutbacks saga.30 Oct 11:08 PM
Letters to the EditorLetters to the editor: Take health and education out of politicsOPINION: Herald readers share their views.28 Oct 11:28 PM
New ZealandTributes flow for 'incredibly valued' doctor after shock death in Auckland hospital he worked inThe doctor presented to the North Shore hospital as a patient.25 Oct 03:00 AM
New Zealand'So dire': Hospital staff refuse to care for racially abusive patientMore than 30 staff agreed not to look after the man until his behaviour was addressed.24 Oct 05:03 PM
New ZealandHealthcare in NZ: Why do GPs charge different amounts?It could depend on where you live, and how much you earn.23 Oct 07:36 PM
New Zealand'I was begging them': Man with broken neck went home fed up after ED wait"They just didn't take my concerns seriously," Urlich reflects on his ordeal.23 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'100% preventable': Man dies after hospital fall, more than 24-hour wait in EDKerry Mason's father Brian Brosnahan died after a 'huge fall' on a hospital ward.21 Oct 05:10 PM
New Zealand23andMe in trouble: What does it mean for Kiwis who sent DNA to the company?Users' genetic information could be sold to third parties if the company goes bankrupt.20 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandChatGPT-like AI models can correctly forecast hospital flu surgesAI models similar to popular ChatGPT may help stretched hospitals manage bumper flu years.20 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNo assisted dying oversight for seven months as doctors sound alarmA newly appointed committee is working double-time to catch up on the reports.18 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Incredibly valued' senior doctor dies at own Auckland hospital, ED faces disruptionThe hospital considered diverting patients elsewhere after the death.17 Oct 12:21 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: How Labour could win the next electionOPINION: Spending more on healthcare has not fixed the problems.15 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Deeply concerned': Christchurch Hospital staff exposed to toxic fumes through A/COne staff member ended up in ICU while others suffered symptoms for months.14 Oct 09:19 PM
New Zealand'Deep impact': Middlemore Hospital announces changes after man's death in overcrowded EDTony Knott collapsed and died in the toilet at Middlemore Hospital's ED waiting room.14 Oct 04:42 AM