Teen hit by car after pushing brother to safety
A teenager pushing his brother in a pram was badly injured when they were hit by a car.
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Kiwi teen fighting cancer never seen in kids before
Brave Jacob Pringle, 14, is in the fight of his life. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Nurse guilty of falsifying patient notes
A nurse has been struck off the register for faking patient notes to cover up poor care.
Heartbroken mum: 'I'll never hold my baby again'
Mums discuss life, and death, with their "heart babies". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Health system 'overwhelmed' by high demand
Staff are working under extreme stress say employers.
Flu alert: the town that quarantined itself
Coromandel's historic blockade could lead the way on flu protection.
Home abortions safest, MPs told
Abortion committee urges politicians to update "archaic" law.
Waikato DHB expenses scandal involving Dr Nigel Murray
Dr Nigel Murray spent thousands of taxpayers money during the 3 years he was Chief Executive of Waikato DHB.
Waikato DHB's interim chief executive Derek Wright
Waikato DHB's interim chief executive Derek Wright talks about his new job. Video/Alan Gibson
Man's death highlights hospital failings
Wanaka man died in ambulance while being transported from Dunstan Hospital to another.
Teen's 'life list' after cancer turns terminal
She was walking around normally. An hour later she was paralysed: The cancer was back.
Crash survivor returns to NZ to thank lifesavers
A return to the place Meg Theriault almost died brought closure for the crash survivor.
'He's a god': Hillary's greatest legacy
Ten years after his death, Ed Hillary's legacy lives on strongly
Man dies after being dumped at Tauranga Hospital
Police are trying to find out how the dumped man was injured.
Woman bought coffin after hospital's cancer misdiagnosis
After saying goodbye to loved ones, Jan Scott did not expect to see another Christmas.
Kiwi critically hurt in Bali scooter crash
Family faces a $200,000 bill to keep their daughter alive after scooter accident in Bali.
Mysterious cause for teen's seizures baffle doctors
His eyes were closed and his body was racked by a violent seizure, but why?
Mental health services "clearly struggling"
Briefings: Areas of patient safety need more work the Health Minister has been told.
Curbs urged for infant formula
Most maternity hospitals require written informed consent for infant formula.
More than 500 adverse events reported by hospitals
A total of 542 adverse events were reported by district health boards in the last year.
Watch: Nurses laughing as WW2 vet dies
WARNING: Graphic. Shocking footage shows how a veteran died while his nurses laughed.
Waikato Hospital's robot birth staff training
A robot that gives birth is used in training staff at upgraded Delivery Suite Theatre in Waikato Hospital. / Alan Gibson
Hosking: McDonald's doesn't deserve this grilling
Comment: It's easy to mount a defence of Ronald McDonald house
Dental health in New Zealand's children
Data was provided under the Official Information Act by the Ministry of Health to the New Zealand Herald.
Ronald McDonald House: 'Home when our family needed one'
When plans for Ronald McDonald House dropped, many parents of sick children were shocked.
Another Ronald McDonald house under threat
Public health group wants the Southern DHB to block Ronald McDonald House in Dunedin.
Andrew Dickens: This decision really is 'PC gone mad!'
Ronald McDonald Houses support families with desperately ill children.
'Seriously ill' prisoner does a runner from hospital
A prisoner who was being treated at Auckland City Hospital has managed to escape.
Child spent night in Starship ceiling
A child spent the night in the ceiling space of Starship Hospital.
Theatre-use review costing DHB $1.4m
A $1.4 million project at Waikato Hospital will stop $25m worth of outsourced surgeries.
Starship celebrates 25 years of life-saving magic
The real heroes are the brave kids and the staff who work at Starship children's hospital.
Killer anaesthetic ends paramedic dream
Lynda Hodge's dream of becoming a paramedic has been dashed by a change of anaesthetic.