Family and doctors at Sydney's Westmead Children's Hospital feared the precious 2yo was hours from death after suffering liver failure 2 weeks ago.

Frontline workers at Auckland District Health Board are complaining of under-staffing, exhaustion and unpaid overtime.

A motorcyclist who crashed into a power pole in Upper Hutt today has died. The crash happened on Fergusson Drive, near St Patrick's College, about 2.20pm.

An outbreak of a highly contagious bug at Starship Hospital has forced sick children into isolation meaning families have been ordered to stay away.

Three provincial North Island hospitals have unexpectedly high death rates, according to data released to the Herald after a two-year wait.

When it is considered how much rest home workers have to do for aged people in care, few would begrudge them a substantial improvement on the pay they receive.

Staff working for companies producing artificial hips, pacemakers and other medical devices are being allowed into surgeries at hospitals without the consent of patients.

After two bad hip replacements left Lynne McKay in agony, she tells David Fisher what really hurts is that our health system still fails to hold anyone responsible.

Half of the metal-on-metal hip implants received by thousands of New Zealanders about a decade ago experienced significant defects, a Herald investigation has found.

Alleged fake psychiatrist considered a flight risk because he planned to leave NZ to care for his sick mother instead of fighting an employment dispute.

A nurse who stole 5000 vials from a restricted medicine room was able to keep taking the drug because the hospital did not confiscate her ID swipe card.

They saved his baby's life - and now he's running a marathon to thank them.

The Rugby World Cup brought a spike in workload at Auckland City Hospital's emergency department, a NZ Medical Journal report says.

Parents of a baby born 10 weeks premature have turned to a fundraising website to say thanks to the hospital staff who kept him alive.

New Zealand ranks well down on the OECD's list of countries with the most hospital beds, but health officials say it's nothing to be concerned about.

A Kiwi man has been awarded more than $6 million in compensation after being left brain damaged due to inadequate hospital care in Britain.

Hospital staff are being punched, kicked, spat on, bitten and verbally abused daily on the job - and the problem is getting worse.

Audiologist Julie Hill said hearing aids are not “valuables”, they are essential tools that people need to hear.

One of the country's largest training centres for intensive care specialists has lost its accreditation amid reports of bullying and harassment.

William Longbottom jokes that his new thumb looks "a bit Frankensteinish" because, after all, it is really a toe.

Nurses will now be stationed at 111 emergency call centres to answer "non-urgent" calls as part of a wide-ranging shakeup which may also give nurses operating national helplines access to patient records.

A little boy who died after suffering head injuries has given the gift of life to three people.

Twin whose brother's blood circulated in her body in utero was thought to be a boy because her blood cells contained the male sex chromosome.

Our maternity model is unique to New Zealand because of the leading role that midwives play, and for that reason it's highly scrutinised, writes Sharron Cole.

Kiwi inventor Sir Ray Avery is getting help from dozens of artists around the world to raise money for lifesaving baby incubators.

Three eateries with tables on the footpath of Park Rd opposite Auckland City Hospital are going smokefree outdoors from tomorrow, World Smokefree Day.

The death of a woman who was part of a Middlemore Hospital study will be analysed afresh by a coroner, 11 years after her death.

For Maori and other ethnicities, the rates have declined, producing a widening gap in health-care inequalities which is of concern, say researchers.

Tech company Orion Health says its latest $61m loss is in line with its strategy to grow revenue before profits.

More than a quarter of ear, nose and throat patients who need surgery are being turned away from the overloaded Dunedin Hospital department, a letter released under the Official Information Act shows.