New ZealandUnused surgical centre could treat 15,000 patients per yearThe Tōtara Haumaru facility could be treating 15,000 patients a year - but it can't open.08 Apr 08:37 PM
PoliticsPublic service has responded 'fairly well' to new Govt - PMSurgery wait times, student achievement, crime and welfare are part of the plan.08 Apr 07:58 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionProperty Insider: Ngāti Whātua on iwi consultation; Waiheke marina bosses set sail; big hospital expansionWhat does a hapū leader say about consultation? What next for Waiheke Marina chiefs?08 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland's Great North Rd closed after car hits pedestrian: Police descend on Pt ChevOne person has been taken to Auckland City Hospital with critical injuries.08 Apr 08:30 AM
PoliticsChristopher Luxon reveals nine Govt targets to be delivered by 2030The Government announces a suite of policy as Parliament returns for another sitting week.08 Apr 04:44 AM
LifestyleWhat really happens to your body while you die?One nurse isn't afraid of dying - she says the body makes sure death is 'peaceful'.08 Apr 02:23 AM
New ZealandNew surgical building can't open due to lacking staffThe four-storey, 150-bed Tōtara Haumaru building was meant to open in December.07 Apr 10:29 PM
LifestyleKiwi Graeme Walls reflects on 40 years of changing lives on Mercy ShipsMercy Ships specialises in free, life-changing surgeries for people in need.07 Apr 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Pharmac funding gap leaves Kiwi babies vulnerable to devastating diseaseOPINION: It’s time for New Zealand to prioritise the health of its youngest population.07 Apr 06:40 PM
New ZealandHair cuts: ACC reveals laceration numbers by hairdressersWalking out of the salon with an injury is more common than you think.05 Apr 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Frustration' after ED patients placed in hospital corridorsNorth Shore Hospital ED has been using every single space available for urgent care.03 Apr 07:36 PM
New Zealand'Decrepit': Dire state of Whangārei Hospital shown with leak near MRI machines“Buckets and multi-million dollar electrics do not go well together," ED doctor says.03 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhanganui Hospital's about-turn on controversial speed bumps'I couldn’t believe, after everything they said, that they finally did it.'03 Apr 02:09 AM
New ZealandWhangārei Hospital leakA patient at Whangārei Hospital captured this video of the ceiling leaking close to expensive scanning equipment, during light rainfall on Good Friday. Video / Denise PiperWatch02 Apr 11:19 PM
New ZealandShane Reti defends lack of extra security at hospital hit by machete attackThe hospital did not have a track record of violent incidents before attack, Reti says.02 Apr 05:51 AM
New ZealandNo security guards on hand at time of machete attack, union saysThe man was disarmed by a doctor, attendants and the patient herself.01 Apr 11:11 PM
New Zealand'Something horrific': Man suffers skull fracture in bloody ED machete attackThe victim allegedly suffered a severe laceration to his head and a fractured skull.01 Apr 08:54 AM
New ZealandBaby nearly dies after chicken gets trapped in lungOne-year-old Lennox Knight's life was saved after mercy dash by air to Starship Hospital following rare medical emergency. Video / Jason OxenhamWatch30 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘Does this look like chicken?’ Baby narrowly survives choking incidentLittle Lennox Knight was critically ill, and his parents had no idea why.30 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldJapanese authorities raid supplement factory linked to 5 deaths and 100 hospitalisationsAbout a million packages of the supplements were sold over the past three fiscal years.30 Mar 06:34 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBriefing to health minister reveals dire state of hospitals and cost blowoutsDr Shane Reti received the briefing from health officials soon after becoming minister.29 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'She deserves a good life': Girl needs $20k machine to slow lung damageMaddi Wilson ends up on antibiotics or in hospital for even mild viruses.29 Mar 05:00 AM
WorldInmates and staff get food poisoning from curry at British prisonSome prisoners were slurring their words, giddy and in distress.28 Mar 09:38 PM
WorldHeartbreaking letter from equestrian reveals assisted suicide after debilitating injuryCaroline March needed major surgery after being knocked unconscious in a fall.26 Mar 04:48 AM
New ZealandSafety fears as police prepare to pull back from distress callsMental Health Minister Matt Doocey says a plan will be presented to Cabinet next month.25 Mar 04:00 PM
World'Wronged from the very first day': Men discover they were switched at birth almost 70 years later'They both have had who they thought they were stripped away because of this.'25 Mar 02:39 AM
New ZealandInjured man's wife says council, contractors need health and safety 'shake-up'The wife of a badly injured man says an unsafe footbridge should have simply been closed.23 Mar 11:00 PM
New Zealand'I feel guilty': Hospital bed taken by diabetic amputee with nowhere to liveShe could have been discharged more than a month ago - has been in hospital for 17 weeks.23 Mar 09:42 PM
New ZealandHospital lockdown: Man accused of gun-related call appears in courtPolice allege he said he was 'going to Tauranga Hospital with guns to get answers'.22 Mar 03:55 PM
New ZealandChildren found with brain bleeds and broken bones: Family known to police and Oranga TamarikiThe older child had brain bleeds, lacerations to their internal organs and broken bones.22 Mar 03:15 AM
New ZealandChild taken to hospital after Auckland dog attackAuckland Council is investigating the incident.22 Mar 03:11 AM
WorldPrisoner escape: Violent white supremacist on the loose after co-ordinated ambushThree corrections officers were shot and wounded.20 Mar 10:40 PM
New ZealandHospital lockdown ends as police take person into custodyArmed police have now left the hospital.20 Mar 10:08 PM
New Zealand'Heaven and earth': Three-hour drive no longer necessary for Wairoa chemo patientsCyclone Gabrielle was a catalyst for cancer treatment in northern Hawke's Bay.19 Mar 11:50 PM
