A man who severed part of his thumb in machinery had to wait eight hours for a hand specialist, who then told him it was too late to reattach it.

Expanding New Zealand's pay-for-treatment sector may wreck the free one.

Clown doctors are now a staple part of treatment for young patients at Auckland and Christchurch – and soon Wellington – hospitals.

A top Kiwi sports broadcaster underwent brain surgery yesterday morning in Auckland after a tumour was found last week. The TV veteran...

A midwife and a doctor have been censured for missing problems which led to the death of a newborn baby girl. Both blamed fatigue and exhaustion for some of their mistakes leading up to her death.

A DHB's scheme has raised concerns that surgeons involved can earn nearly four times as much as general physicians and psychiatrists.