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Second Omicron wave may have begun - expert
Deaths of 10 to 15 people a day are likely to continue for months.
Vehicle crashes through school door, two children injured in Auckland
The crash happened just before 8.40am.
NZNO to initiate legal review of pay equity settlement and process
NZNO chief executive said members showed significant dissatisfaction with back pay.
Auckland Hospital ceiling collapse: hydraulic concrete breaker used above office
Pieces of concrete and sawdust fell into an office area in the 'near miss' incident.
Biggest month on record for Wellington Free Ambulance, as health services look towards busy winter
While the Omicron wave subsides, health services are concerned for a busy winter.
Ashley Bloomfield's rise to the top - the inside story
Ashley Bloomfield's medical speciality was 'not the sexiest' - then came Covid-19.
NZ's deadliest week: 23 new Covid deaths, 104 so far this week
More than 350 people have now died with Covid-19 in New Zealand.
First-time mum with Covid forced to give birth without partner
"What was supposed to be the happiest day of my life, I had to experience it alone..."
Covid-19: The antivirals are coming. How do they work?
Pfizer's new Covid-19 pills are about to land in NZ. Who gets them and how do they work?
Lower Hutt man in ICU after violent altercation
A 22-year-old is in a critical condition at Wellington Hospital's intensive care unit.
Influx of Covid-infected pregnant women worried their baby isn't moving
Like any viral illness, if a pregnant woman is unwell the baby could move less.
Hospitals nationally offer cash rewards for staff working nights
Hospitals nationally are resorting to cash rewards to get staff to pick up night shifts.
Focus: Andrew Little on reports Middlemore Hospital leaking
Health Minister Andrew Little fonts questions around reports Middlemore Hospital was leaking during Monday’s downpour. Video / NZ Herald
Govt slated over big spend but few improvements in mental health
Improvements in services "have not materialised as we had hoped for over this time".
A note from your GP: 'Bulk of Covid work is being done in general practice'
'I'm tired of the demands, criticisms, rudeness and selfishness destroying my team'
Covid-19: Hospitals put most care on hold, staffing issues dire
Nurse says incentive payment has not fixed Auckland's dire hospital staffing shortage.
Breaking point at hospitals: 'Patients waiting in corridors for 24hrs'
Omicron had been 'the straw that has broken the camel's back', top doctor says.
Wellington and Hutt among regions with highest active Covid cases
Kenepuru Community Hospital has 21 per cent of staff off work due to Covid-19.
Exclusive: Exhausted nurses 'falling over each other' for nightly $500 Covid bonus
'We are so short staffed in every department that management are working on the floor.'
Reports of Covid at Gloriavale as NZ passes grim milestone
More than 100 people with Covid have died since the pandemic began.
Positive test Covid-denier 'lost the plot'
A Dunedin Hospital incident has highlighted the pressures medical staff are under.
Covid-19: Highest daily deaths; health workforce under pressure
Seven deaths and 20,989 new Covid-19 community cases were reported yesterday.
Auckland case numbers likely to have peaked as rest-of-NZ keeps rising
Nationally, 21,015 new Covid-19 community cases were reported on Thursday.
'More than worst case scenarios': Auckland hospitals see overwhelming Covid cases
Auckland hospitals dealing with more Covid patients than forecast, even in worst estimate,
Nearly 25,000 Covid cases in Lower North Island, Palmerston North Hospital opens specialised Covid ward
The specialised 32-bed ward recently underwent a medical gas upgrade.
Covid-19: 'Challenging' weeks ahead for Christchurch Hospital
150 staff have tested positive for the virus.
Woman discharged from hospital three hours post-birth, developed infection, claims father
"She was slowly getting worse ... that was sort of just dismissed as after-birth pain."
Epidemiologist says Auckland's Omicron cases may have peaked
Michael Baker says he is "cautiously optimistic".
Doctors' union doesn't share Ashley Bloomfield's optimism over hospital capacity
ASMS says Omicron outbreak has 'slammed' Auckland hospitals.
Omicron creating 'significant' shortages in medical staff
Departments were missing senior nurses, who are critical to triage and resuscitation.
DHBs ask Employment Court to stop healthcare strike
The DHBs says patient services shouldn't be used for bargaining leverage.
'Appalled': Man exposed to Covid-19 by roommate at Southland Hospital
The hospital apologised for the distress it had caused.
'A tsunami of long Covid': Cardiologist warns Kiwis to take Omicron seriously
"Having Covid is not trivial", warns the head of Auckland Hospital coronary care.