Ten-year-old Elijah Amoah has spent more than a year in hospital being treated for leukaemia and the complications of its treatment.

Tara Helm was 16 when she had surgery at Starship to correct the abnormal curvature of her spine.

Lucy Lawless tweets her appreciation as donations for Help Our Kids campaign to raise money for Starship hospital pass the half-way mark.

John Key says Government takes threat "very seriously" as he announces new measures to prepare for suspected cases.

The woman accused of abducting a 5-day-old baby from Middlemore Hospital can now be named after she appeared in court today - her birthday.

Kayla Nield and her brother Bodee have had around 30 procedures between them at Starship's operating theatres to help them with a rare genetic condition.

There's a good chance Leighton Leevard wouldn't be the healthy and happy boy he is today if not for the staff at Starship.

Starship nurses dressed up as cats and a doctor wrapped himself in green bandages to look like a leprechaun in their efforts to settle a young leukaemia patient.

Starship isn't just an Auckland hospital - it's the national children's hospital. Here's why it matters to all of New Zealand.

Toby Cunliffe-Steel had a golfball-sized tumour in his brain. He wouldn't be here without the care Starship hospital provided.

Samuel Davy's incredible story kicks off the Herald-Starship Help Our Kids campaign. See how you can make a difference.

Help Our Kids is a Herald campaign that aims to raise funds for Starship, the national children’s hospital. Find out how you can donate and how your money can make a difference.

It's been 23 years since the Starship children's hospital opened, replacing a cluster of old buildings. But it's time for new theatres - and that's where you come in.

Actor urges New Zealanders to get behind the Help Our Kids campaign to help raise funds for the national children's hospital, Starship.

The mother of a newborn baby that was abducted from Middlemore hospital in 2012 says she is shocked it has happened again.

A mother whose newborn baby was kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital while she showered just metres away has spoken about her terrifying ordeal .

A man and a woman have appeared in court this afternoon charged with kidnapping a 5-day-old baby from Middlemore Hospital last night.

A one-year-old who'd recently returned to Victoria from West Africa was isolated after showing symptoms similar to those of Ebola.

What makes the Ebola virus so terrifying is not its kill rate or its exponential growth. It's the fact that it threatens humanity by preying on humanity.

An anaesthetic technician who stole hospital drugs and was high while attending to a patient in theatre is one of 22 medical professionals found guilty of misusing drugs over 12 years.

When Jamie Trower took a wrong turn on Mt Ruapehu as a 9-year-old, his life became a complex mix of medical jargon and rehab.

A hospital struggling with an upsurge of influenza and similar illnesses is appealing to patients to see their GP early rather than waiting and going to the emergency department.

Incubators, beds and $25,000 worth of laundry are among items missing from district health boards in the past year.

Children on feeding tubes are being taught how to eat and drink again in a pilot programme at Starship Children's Hospital.

Cases of winter flu have spiked up to twice the national rate in Auckland, with hospitals reporting a surge in admissions.