OPINION: The arrival of the fifth wave prompted me to get my booster sorted.

Aotearoa has ongoing high rates of STIs, including chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis.

Ten per cent of Kiwi adults vape daily, with rates highest among young people.

But tobacco control experts say they are unlikely to be popular or help smokers quit.

Unregistered dispensing opticians causing problems

By next week, disposable vapes need to have maximum nicotine limits and safety features.

Trinity, who's now 18, has been in and out of hospital since she was 2 years old.

Hamilton woman Lisa Martin was among those whose aggressive cancer was eliminated.

With throat and mouth swelling, head pounding and painkillers useless, he needed 'relief'.

Returning to work in the health system was like going back into an 'abusive marriage'.

Tony Hanne was accused of professional misconduct over prescriptions he had written.

The increase was likely due to a variant which can somewhat evade immune responses.

Of the 10,000 deaths each year, a quarter were found to be avoidable.

70 per cent foresaw risk with resources or with being ready to implement changes.

A big pay parity problem will be a fiscal challenge for the incoming government.

A NZ-developed cancer therapy is safer than its overseas counterparts in early trials.

A person who recently returned from abroad is a confirmed case, after recent outbreaks.

Investment brought the 'current birthing facilities in line with relevant standards'.

"We haven’t seen the improvements we would have liked to have seen," an executive said.

A study shows Kiwis are going to work while unwell.

Recruitment agencies say doctors are prepared to take a pay cut to move somewhere safer.

National may need Act and NZ First's help to form a government.

Now that National looks set to govern, here's what they've promised to get rid of.

When doctors make mistakes, the consequences can be grave.

It's been five years since stage one of the redevelopment opened. Now, stage two is done.