Teen girl tried to stop cop attack
A fifteen-year-old schoolgirl tried to fend off the group of teenagers who viciously bashed a South Auckland police officer.
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Primary health services are set to undergo a big shake-up with some hospital services shifting into the community to create new super-clinics.
Patient found under resident's walking frame before death
Rest-home nurses who rushed to an 82-year-old patient's scream found her on the floor with another patient's walking frame on top of her.
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Ian McPherson writes that NZ needs a better strategy for coping with healthcare needs.
Robin Brooke's baby anguish
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Hospitals propose preferential treatment
Two DHBs propose to offer public hospital patients the option of paying for treatment that is not funded by the public health system.
TV stunt star dies after beach rescue
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Building consents up in November
Building consent stats released this morning show a 3.1 per cent jump in the number of new homes authorised for construction in November - the highest level since May 2008.